Apr 212009
You remember good old Hideki Irabu, don’t you? The much ballyhooed $12.8 million dollar 1997 Japanese import with the “98 MPH fastball” and the magnets hanging off his body in the clubhouse? The guy whose intestinal fortitude was so tremendous that Boss Steinbrenner dubbed him the “Fat Pussy Toad”? Which I believe in George’s lexicon puts him two steps above “Warrior” status.
In between episodes of punching out bartenders and collecting residual checks for Seinfeld episodes, it appears that the 40 year old pitcher has found the time to attempt a comeback.
Godspeed, Hideki. The world of Baseball breathlessly awaits the second coming.
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Why not? After all, didn’t Satchel Page start at 40 something? Of course, Satchel was one hell of a pitcher in the 1st place…I should think that may make a bit of a difference.
Anyhow, good luck to him. Old Ranger(Quote)
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Moshe Mandel Reply:
April 21st, 2009 at 11:27 pm
Yeah, just a slight difference between the two. Moshe Mandel(Quote)
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