Thor99 Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 This didn't work out very well for the Yanks last time, I really don't want the Sox going to the Far East to start the regular season. Yanks, Red Sox may open '08 in Asia Rivals reportedly among clubs considered for series in Japan By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com NEW YORK -- The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, bitter rivals in the American League East, could be headed for an Opening Day showdown in the Far East. Major League Baseball has entered preliminary negotiations with several teams, including the Yankees and Red Sox, about playing exhibition games in China next March and opening the regular season in Japan, according to a report in Saturday's New York Times. The Times reported that the Yankees and Red Sox would be favored candidates to open the season in Japan, given the native stars that comprise their clubs. In a telephone interview, Howard Rubenstein, the spokesperson for Yankees principal owner George Steinbrenner, confirmed the Yankees' interest. "There's a tremendous audience out there," Rubenstein told MLB.com. "With all of the players coming out of Asia, and the Yankees brand is the best in the world, the organization does have interest." Rubenstein said that the Yankees' official position is known to Major League Baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres would also be thought of as choices to make the trip, the newspaper reported. On their current rosters, the Yankees boast left fielder Hideki Matsui and pitcher Kei Igawa, while the Red Sox own the rights to pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka and Hideki Okajima. At Yankee Stadium on Saturday, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman declined to comment on the report, saying that he had nothing to add. The Yankees' link to the Far East has gone beyond player acquisition. In January, team president Randy Levine, Cashman and assistant general manager Jean Afterman visited China on an excursion that announced a partnership with the Chinese Baseball Association, a link that the Yankees hope will someday yield Major League Baseball's answer to the National Basketball Association star Yao Ming. The Yankees also agreed to allow Chinese teams and officials to use their training facilities in New York and at Legends Field in Tampa, Fla., while swapping coaches and trainers to help the CBA's burgeoning program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsis Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 I remember Moose was Jetlagged for like 2 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor99 Posted May 6, 2007 Author Share Posted May 6, 2007 I remember Moose was Jetlagged for like 2 weeks. Maybe he's still jetlagged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsis Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 Maybe he's still jetlagged. hahaha, low blow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 Great now you bastards will convert the Yankees payroll to yen and complain about it even more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECURB Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 Great now you bastards will convert the Yankees payroll to yen and complain about it even more. 23,339,982,951.2 - Yen.... holy ****...!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 23,339,982,951.2 - Yen.... holy ****...!!! No team over 23 billion yen has ever won the Tokyo Cup. I'm Just Saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidhuman Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 Giambi got that virus from over there and I think Moose did too. Bad idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor99 Posted May 6, 2007 Author Share Posted May 6, 2007 Giambi got that virus from over there and I think Moose did too. Bad idea. You messed up. He got a "virus". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dierking Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 Giambi got that virus from over there and I think Moose did too. Bad idea. So the kids are referring to steroids as "that virus" now? We are all in deep trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbok Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 well they would start there al east season in the far east Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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