After the New York Yankees won the 2009 World Series title, Hideki Matsui was named the World Series MVP. While Matsui had a great Game 6 and hit extremely well, I actually think Johnny Damon should have been named the World Series MVP.
The problem with Matsui winning the MVP is that he is the team’s DH and didn’t have much of a role in the three games played in Philadelphia. How can a player be an MVP of a six-game series in which he only started three games?
Damon, on the other hand, was a pain in Philadelphia’s side the whole …read more

With football season upon us, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox apparently were in the mood to celebrate. After nine innings of this slugfest, the Yankees were able to tackle the Red Sox by a final count of 20-11.
Hideki Matsui was the big hitter for the Yankees on the night. In six at-bats, he blasted two homers – a three-run homer in the fifth and another three-run homer in the ninth. For the game, he finished with seven RBIs.
Both Alex Rodriguez and Melky Cabrera had four hits for the Yankees. Andy Pettitte got the win despite giving up …read more

We mentioned the other day how Pope Benedict XVI will be saying Mass (*holds tongue and refrains from making anti-Yankees joke*) at Yankee Stadium tomorrow.\r\n\r\nAnd who else but Hank Steinbrenner would make sure to tell him to keep off the grass? Not just His Holiness. Everyone else, too, has to steer clear of the sacred ground where Hideki Matsui and Johnny Damon retrieve fly balls.\r\n\r\nDevoted reader Caesar was good enough to share a philosophical post inspired by the no-grass stipulation that poses the question, Which Steinbrenner is More Outrageous? (A case can be made for both, but we think George\’s …read more

You know how the “house” always wins at the casino? And how, luck and (sometimes) skill aside, the “little people” don’t really have a chance?
Playing the role of the “house” today is Hideki Matsui of the New York Yankees (Bobby Abreu serves as understudy). Derek Jeter is stepping into the role of the “little people.”
That roundabout analogy describes a bet among the trio of Yanks: Who would tie the knot first? The first to take the pledge till death do us part collects cash from the other two.
Matsui won (he made an altar run the other day). And if we …read more