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...BASEBALL 125 Number of Japanese reporters covering pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka's first game for the Boston Red Sox against Kansas City on April 5. The Red Sox renovated their press box to accommodate journalists following the Japanese superstar 10 Number of strikeouts "Dice-K" recorded in his first start, one less than the team record for a major league debut...
...Sox, on the other hand, won over the hearts of America with their stirring run to the World Series in the fall of 2004. Flash forward two years and they’ve got a team salary of over $142 million, and they plunked down $51.11 mllion for Japanese pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka. Congratulations BoSox fans, you’re rooting for the new Yankees...
Although the Marines have always been Sinnott’s "first love," she said that she is excited about her reign as "Miss Boston." Her first appearance will take place today at Red Sox Opening Day. Sinnott plans to compete in the "Miss Massachusetts" pageant this June...
...spends the entire game bobbing like a prizefighter in Seibu's official cheering section, where well-drilled fans in blue and white drum and sing personalized anthems every time a Lion comes to bat. One player is missing though--superstar pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, who left for the Boston Red Sox this off-season after eight years with Seibu...
...Japanese soul. Every summer Japan is transfixed by the national high school baseball championship tournament, so passionate that it makes March Madness look like a pickup game at the YMCA. Ratings for local pro games may be low, but millions of Japanese will tune in to Matsuzaka's Red Sox games. If Japanese pro ball can liberalize--perhaps by sharing revenue to add competitive balance--there's no reason it can't recapture Japan. After all, there are some aspects of the Japanese game that the U.S. will never be able to beat. "Seibu Lions fans are known for being...