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Matsui’s wedding a strange spring tale
Published 3/27/2008 by Ben K. at River Avenue Blues
It seems that Hideki Matsui has gone and gotten married to an unnamed 25-year-old Japanese civilian. What makes this story so strange is that Matsui, one of Japan’s most famous bachelors, presented his bride as a black-and-white sketches today. It seems that he won the marriage bet he had going with Bobby Abreu and Derek Jeter. How odd.

Man, this is priceless...
Published 3/27/2008 by Jessica Lee at Let's Go Yankees Blog
The marriage bet between Matsui, Abreu and our captain, Jeter is so funny. Just in case, you miss this story. Please use this link to check it out this story from Peter's blog.

Matsui Got Married, Jeter Owes Money
Published 3/27/2008 by Matt Watson at FanHouse
... Well, here's the thing: it seems Matsui already had secret wedding plans in the works. In fact, he snuck back to New York to get married yesterday -- no one on the team had a clue until after the fact except Joe Girardi, whom Matsui told just before he left. From Peter Abraham of the Journal News: ...

Matsui Betting Triggers Bet Winnings
Published 3/28/2008 by Patrick at YanksBlog.com
... handicap and Abreu received a six month handicap. Upon arriving at the clubhouse, both Jeter and Abreu were surprised by the news. But, both of them have conceded to Godzilla, saying that they won't be getting married within that time frame. Humorously, it seems like Hideki may have been betting on what was a sure thing. "Sometimes you should have all the information before you make a bet," Joe Girardi is quoted as saying, by Bryan Hoch . Read more from Kat O'Brien , Peter Abraham , Tyler Kepner and Pete Caldera .

Matsui Marriage Triggers Bet Winnings
Published 3/28/2008 by Patrick at YanksBlog.com
... handicap and Abreu received a six month handicap. Upon arriving at the clubhouse, both Jeter and Abreu were surprised by the news. But, both of them have conceded to Godzilla, saying that they won't be getting married within that time frame. Humorously, it seems like Hideki may have been betting on what was a sure thing. "Sometimes you should have all the information before you make a bet," Joe Girardi is quoted as saying, by Bryan Hoch . Read more from Kat O'Brien , Peter Abraham , Tyler Kepner and Pete Caldera .

HIDEKI MATSUI PWN3D JETER, ABREU
Published 3/28/2008 at With Leather - Sports news and gossip for your impressionable young children
Yankees teammates/bachelors Derek Jeter, Bobby Abreu, and Hideki Matsui made a bet during spring training that the first person to get married would receive an undisclosed sum of money from the other two.  Turns out, Matsui already had secret wedding plans in the works, as he announced yesterday at a press conference that he had been married to a "25-year-old civilian" who was unidentified beyond the sexy sketch pictured here.  Jeter was caught off guard by the trickery. Captain Cool, the man who loves to say ...