There Will Be No Thrill-as..... Without Godzilla
ladylovespinstripes.com 17 days ago — The 2009 Worlds Series had a few firsts’ happen. A full-time designated hitter won the MVP award for the first time. A 1960 record for most runs scored in a single Worlds Series game, at six was... Welcome to Lady Loves Pinstripes, a sports blog from a female fan's perspective. Feel free ...

Davidoff: It's time to say goodbye to Matsui
newsday.com 18 days ago — Godzilla's final game doesn't present motivation to continue the relationship into 2010.

An agent’s online appeal for Hideki
riveraveblues.com 15 days ago — It’s not a stretch to say that no sport has been impacted more by the power of the Internet by baseball. From the rise of cross-country sabermetrics to the proliferation of blogs and smarter analysis than that offered by local papers and sports ...

Matsui in Boston?
zellspinstripeblog.com 15 days ago — VIA NESN.com: The Red Sox have a four-year, $60 million offer out to Jason Bay, but they are reportedly hunting for backup plans. World Series MVP Hideki Matsui appears to be one of them. According to NPB Tracker, citing a report from the Japanese outlet Nikkan Sports, the Red Sox are ...

GMs think World Series MVP Hideki Matsui's days in outfield are done
nydailynews.com 17 days ago — CHICAGO - Hideki Matsui may believe that he can still play the outfield, but he seems to be the only one. More than a half-dozen general managers surveyed Tuesday unanimously agreed that Matsui's days as an outfielder were behind him, leaving a very ...

Hideki Matsui: the Silent Hero
soxandpinstripes.com 22 days ago — If this was his last night in pinstripes, Hideki Matsui had one of the most memorable careers we will almost definitely overlook. His last moments could have come during the same game as Andy Pettitte and Johnny Damon. One is a decorated hero of postseason history and a staple of the old guard ...

Matsui in Red, Varitek’s ‘C’
firebrandal.com 16 days ago — Hideki Matsui as a Red Sock? (Left: While not the best “action shot” out there on Matsui, it would offend our sense of decency to have pictures of Yankees high-fiving or trotting around the bases on our site. Therefore, we felt a picture of Matsui being brushed back by a ...

Losing Hideki Matsui after MVP World Series performance may be wrong move for New York Yankees
nydailynews.com 23 days ago — If this turns out to be goodbye for Hideki Matsui , it goes down as the greatest exit since John Elway won a second straight Super Bowl and rode off into the sunset. It's not exactly the same, of course. Matsui would love to keep his pinstripes and ...

More on Matsui
npbtracker.com 16 days ago — It looks like the reports of Boston’s interest in Hideki Matsui drew quite a bit of attention the other day, possibly getting blown just a wee bit out of proportion. All the reports in the Japanese media, which idolizes Matsui, are saying that ...

Wrapping Up the Yankees Win, the Parade, and Matsui Thoughts
noyoureatowel.net 18 days ago — I know I wrote a whole post about what a giant disappointment the Giants were, but the whole NFL day was shot yesterday for me. I won maybe three games in my spread pick-em league. My suicide team (the Packers) busted. My two best bets for the week (San Fran and Baltimore) couldn't cover. And ...

Hideki Matsui, Johnny Damon Become Free Agents — NYT > Baseball 18 days ago
NEW YORK (AP) -- World Series MVP Hideki Matsui became a free agent Monday along with New York Yankees teammates Johnny Damon, Eric Hinske, Jose Molina and Xavier Nady.

Yankees plan to take their time with free agent decisions — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 18 days ago
New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman wasn't gloating about their World Series championship Monday at the annual general managers meetings.

Damon, Matsui and Pettitte all could return — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 18 days ago
Sporting News staff reports The Yankees are strategizing ways to keep all three of their premier free agents, according to the New York Daily News. That trio includes outfielder Johnny ...

Yankees working hard to prevent offseason breakup — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 17 days ago
Sporting News staff reports The Yankees are strategizing ways to keep all three of their premier free agents, according to the New York Post. That trio includes outfielder Johnny Damon, ...

Angels' Lackey could be of interest to Cashman — NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 17 days ago
One of Yankees' focuses for 2010 could be John Lackey. With questions surrounding the futures of Phil Hughes and Joba Chamberlain, Lackey would fill a spot in the rotation, and assuming Andy Pettitte returns, would allow the two youngsters to compete ...