According to CBS4 TV in Boston, the Red Sox have finally signed Japanese right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka. The deal reportedly is worth $52 million for 6 years.
On the one hand, 6 years is quite the commitment to a guy who hasn’t pitched professionally in North America. On the other, Matsuzaka will be making less over that […]
Apparently talks between the Boston Red Sox and Japanese uber-pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka aren’t going well. Eh, they’ve got until this coming Thursday to get their act together. With so much at stake, is there any doubt it will get done?
Still, it’s amusing to hear that Scott Boras is frustrated with someone else. You know what […]
You know I’m a sucker for baseball videos and I’m always excited to see how our game is spreading across the globe. When the two collide, it’s awesome, even if I don’t understand a word they’re saying:
I also found the team’s web site. Again, it’s in French, so I have no clue what it […]
The Boston Red Sox have signed Japanese right-handed reliever Hideki Okajima to a 2-year, $2.5 million contract. I hate it when teams with huge budgets scour the globe in search of bargains. They’re supposed to play fast and loose, and give the small-market clubs more of a chance by doing stupid things. You know, like […]
A day after the Boston Red Sox spent a reported $51 million for the right to negotiate with Japanese right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka (guess I’ll have to adjust the number of Lamboghinis), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays shelled out a paltry $4.5 million so they can talk to third baseman Akinori Iwamura.
A 27-year-old, left-handed hitter, Iwamura […]
The Boston Red Sox have secured the right to negotiate with Japanese right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka. After paying his team in Japan, the Seibu Lions, between $42 and $50 million, the Red Sox now have 30 days to try and sign Matsuzaka to a contract.
If I gave you $42 million (that’s not an offer, just to […]
What’s going on in Taiwan? Glad you asked. The 16th Intercontinental Cup runs from November 9 - 19, and features teams from Cuba, Italy, the Netherlands, Australia, China, Japan, the Philippines, and South Korea.
The Cubans are considered the favorites. They won the event on their own soil the last time the tournament was held, in […]
With all the hype surrounding Japanese right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka (who the Red Sox are rumored to be paying through the teeth to acquire), lost in the shuffle is left-hander Kei Igawa. The Daily Yomiuri is reporting that Igawa will be headed to MLB as well, despite earlier efforts by the Hanshin Tigers to keep him […]
Jose Reyes hit a two-run walk-off homer in the bottom of the 10th to propel MLB to a 5-3 victory over Nippon Professional Baseball in the Japan All-Star Series finale. Ryan Howard, who had homered in each of the first four games, collected two more hits and was named series MVP. Bill Hall and David […]
Powered once again by the bat of Ryan Howard, MLB defeated Nippon Professional Baseball, 7-2, in Game 4 of the Japan All-Star Series, held in Osaka. Sparked by a Howard solo homer — his fourth in as many games — MLB scored five runs in the eighth inning to break a 2-2 tie and win […]
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