Wednesday, November 26, 2003
MATSUI "OPEN" TO POSITION SWITCH
So now Kazuo Matsui says he's open to playing another position besides shortstop.
Obviously this is just to drive up his price in the market, but these comments are disturbing. Not because he could be a Yankee, but just his attitude:
All fall, speculation in New York has centered on the Yankees signing the Japanese free agent, who spent his career with the Seibu Lions and is no relation to the Yanks' Hideki Matsui. That would set in motion a chain of position changes in the Bronx, with Alfonso Soriano moving from second base to the outfield to open up a spot for Kaz Matsui.
But that doesn't mean Derek Jeter's job is safe, at least in Matsui's eyes. Nor is any other big-league shortstop, for that matter.
Wherever he ends up, Matsui would eventually like to return to shortstop. "My ambition would be to get my old position back."
Who the hell does Kazuo Matsui think he is? We all hate Derek Jeter, but we also respect the guy as well. Hell, the guy has won FOUR WORLD SERIES RINGS. And he's clutch in October.
There's no "I'll settle for Kazuo Matsui if the M's can't get Tejada" B.S. It's Tejada or bust as far as I'm concerned. And for those who say that the M's should sign both Tejada and Matsui are just stupid. Yeah, let's just disrespect a former MOST VALUABLE PLAYER and move HIM to third base, just so little Matsui can have his God-given right to play SS.
"The U.S. has so many Japanese people and restaurants," he says, "I think I can feel at home when I want to."
This is true. There are even Japanese people and restaurants in Arkansas, if you can believe that. So Arkansas is still with the current times, sort of. I say "sort of" because the local CBS station won't air the "Victoria's Secret" special because soccer moms are afraid of their little 8 year old boys being exposed to Tyra Banks' "wings". Remember folks, I live in the state of WAL-MART, i.e. God.
So anyways, that is your weekly "Screw Little Matsui" report...
FIRE UP THE MIGGY HOT STOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Obviously this is just to drive up his price in the market, but these comments are disturbing. Not because he could be a Yankee, but just his attitude:
All fall, speculation in New York has centered on the Yankees signing the Japanese free agent, who spent his career with the Seibu Lions and is no relation to the Yanks' Hideki Matsui. That would set in motion a chain of position changes in the Bronx, with Alfonso Soriano moving from second base to the outfield to open up a spot for Kaz Matsui.
But that doesn't mean Derek Jeter's job is safe, at least in Matsui's eyes. Nor is any other big-league shortstop, for that matter.
Wherever he ends up, Matsui would eventually like to return to shortstop. "My ambition would be to get my old position back."
Who the hell does Kazuo Matsui think he is? We all hate Derek Jeter, but we also respect the guy as well. Hell, the guy has won FOUR WORLD SERIES RINGS. And he's clutch in October.
There's no "I'll settle for Kazuo Matsui if the M's can't get Tejada" B.S. It's Tejada or bust as far as I'm concerned. And for those who say that the M's should sign both Tejada and Matsui are just stupid. Yeah, let's just disrespect a former MOST VALUABLE PLAYER and move HIM to third base, just so little Matsui can have his God-given right to play SS.
"The U.S. has so many Japanese people and restaurants," he says, "I think I can feel at home when I want to."
This is true. There are even Japanese people and restaurants in Arkansas, if you can believe that. So Arkansas is still with the current times, sort of. I say "sort of" because the local CBS station won't air the "Victoria's Secret" special because soccer moms are afraid of their little 8 year old boys being exposed to Tyra Banks' "wings". Remember folks, I live in the state of WAL-MART, i.e. God.
So anyways, that is your weekly "Screw Little Matsui" report...
FIRE UP THE MIGGY HOT STOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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