From Caple's latest article
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"If you're wondering whether Hideki Matsui would be a good fit in Seattle as the DH next year, he would. (While the Mariners play in a pitcher's park, the ball does fly out to right fairly well). Except for one thing. He and Ichiro aren't exactly friends, and the problem may go all the way back to a possible breach of etiquette in high school. The two players had a game against each other in high school. In Japan teams frequently take communal baths after games, and because Matsui's team was the guest, his team went in first. But the first bath was supposed to be reserved for seniors, and when Ichiro, a senior, saw Matsui, a junior, in before him, he was upset. Matsui once said that a dozen years after the incident, when both had reached the majors, the two were guests on a TV show, and Ichiro demanded to know why he took the first bath."
I love Ichiro so much.
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Ichiro is too awesome to be a human being.
Maybe he’s God disguised as Ichiro.
Career Safeco Record: 7-2
by Taylor H on Aug 27, 2009 10:46 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Do you keep a drawer of these things, or are they all spontaneous creations?
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by Taylor H on Aug 27, 2009 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What's with the lion with heterochromia?
Fans are typically idiots.
by The Typical Idiot Fan on Aug 27, 2009 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ethereally awesome
Explains the sleeve-tug ritual too
by lemonverbena on Aug 27, 2009 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I would think a all powerful being would pack more in the pants department too.
by Robert on Aug 27, 2009 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think he means the front of the pants not the back.
by Vatinius on Aug 27, 2009 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So, Branyan then.
Awaiting the day I catch a Russell Branyan foul ball. I will make love to it.
Preserved In All His Greatness - R.I.P. The Reignman 1989 to 1997
by JLProck on Aug 27, 2009 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thome wears the deep dish model cup.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phildopip on Aug 28, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Griffey is black so therefore he is big in the front and back.
by Kirkharbaugh on Aug 27, 2009 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like big butts, I cannot lie
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
by pdb on Aug 27, 2009 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Griffey has FUPA.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phildopip on Aug 28, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Disrespecting elders = BIG DEAL in Japan
Or maybe Ichiro is just mad that he was forced to see Matsui naked.
"Here's to alcohol: the cause of, and answer to, all of life's problems."
-- Homer Simpson
by zagreusmd on Aug 27, 2009 2:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I wonder if Matsui's junk is pockmarked too.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phildopip on Aug 28, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really don't.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Aug 29, 2009 8:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd love to see it happen, to see that interaction.
And because Matsui would probably be a good short-term DH
Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on Aug 27, 2009 3:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I've heard this story before.
Ichiro dislikes Matsui for being a self-important jerk. Basically, Ichiro thinks Matsui is the player Carlos Silva thinks Ichiro is – except Ichiro’s right.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
by Llewdor on Aug 27, 2009 5:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Matsui would be nice but
might be a little pricey. I think Jack will at least kick the tires.
by houseofprime on Aug 27, 2009 6:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I've heard Yankee fans say that Ichiro and Matsui don't get along.
by svart aske on Aug 27, 2009 9:17 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
This is a great video.
Fuck Anaheim.
by Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth on Aug 27, 2009 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
WHAT THE FUCK ARE THEY SAYING
me so cool
by Humongo on Aug 27, 2009 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's the aforementioned clip about Matsui taking the first bath
Seems pretty good natured to me though, I think Matsui took it a bit too seriously.
Fuck Anaheim.
by Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth on Aug 27, 2009 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Even though I have no idea what's going on here, I love seeing Ichiro so loose and comfortable.
by Teej on Aug 27, 2009 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pretty sure Ichiro calls him a bitch-ass little punk a number of times
Loosely translated
by lemonverbena on Aug 27, 2009 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
To see both of them so animated...
I didn’t know Matsui-San had facial expressions.
by msb on Aug 28, 2009 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Paging Deanna...
WTF are they talking about…
by appleshampoo on Aug 27, 2009 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ARE THOSE THEIR NAKED ASSES AT 1:50?!
WHAT THE HELL, JAPAN!?
angels fan in seattle
by Eyebrows on Aug 27, 2009 11:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't need to see Ichiro and Matsui sitting naked on buckets, soaping themselves up.
angels fan in seattle
by Eyebrows on Aug 27, 2009 11:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're obviously not a true baseball fan.
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by Taylor H on Aug 28, 2009 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's not. He's an Angels fan.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
by Llewdor on Aug 28, 2009 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Matsui's porn collection could improve clubhouse chemistry.
by hcoguy on Aug 28, 2009 9:45 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
You ever seen the stuff they call porn in Japan?
It’d be more likely to set off an Amber Alert and get the whole clubhouse arrested than help chemistry.
by Caseys Kiss of Death on Sep 1, 2009 12:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Japan finally FINALLY officially banned rape video games.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phildopip on Sep 1, 2009 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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