Asian sluggers in major league baseball

[d-boy]

Matsui (Yankees) just hit a grand slam today (4/8) and is batting .290

Choi (Cubs) has 1 homerun and is batting .357 so far.

Way to slay those stereotypes that Asians can only pitch!

These 2 guys plus Yao Ming! What a fantastic year it's been for Asians in sports.

the best thing? it's only gonna get better and better. there's so many prospects in Asia now for both MLB and the NBA.

[blue hoodie]

Here's a good article about Matsui's grand slam...

http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/yan...pan%2Dheadlines (http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/yankees/ny-hey0409,0,7293012.column?coll=ny%2Dsports%2Dspan%2 Dheadlines)


I'm so happy, I think I'm going to cry.

*sniff sniff*

[Iconoclastic]

haha yea go Matsui. Choi should do 280-20-80 this yr. Now the only thing left is for Asian American ballplayers to dominate, then i'll be satisfied, for a while.

[amietron]

Guess who :luv:s Matsui! MEMEMEMEMEMEMEME. :D #55 is mine! We even have the same birthdate.

[rakovlam]

Screw that! I like to see the Mets dominate. But speaking of Asian ballers, Jae Weong Seo had a decent start against montreal (would have won if not for Benitez). Tsuyoshi Shinjo is so-so in his occasional starts.

[amietron]

Originally posted by rakovlam@Apr 10 2003, 07:19 PM
Tsuyoshi Shinjo is so-so in his occasional starts.
Doesn't he have a nice smile?

[BeTheReds]

Originally posted by amietron@Apr 11 2003, 03:28 AM
Doesn't he have a nice smile?
You guys don't have the benefit of hearing these guys talk, since they don't do interviews on ESPN because of the language barrier.

Shinjo is a pompous cocky asshole.

[DaKine]

Originally posted by rakovlam@Apr 10 2003, 07:19 PM
Screw that! I like to see the Mets dominate.
Does Benny Agbayani still play for the Mets? He was with them when they went to the WS in 2000. I believe he's of a Filipino and Samoan descent, who grew up in Hawaii.

[BeTheReds]

Originally posted by DaKine@Apr 15 2003, 01:12 AM
Does Benny Agbayani still play for the Mets? He was with them when they went to the WS in 2000. I believe he's of a Filipino and Samoan descent, who grew up in Hawaii.
Lenny Agbayani is on contract with the Kansas City Royals, but he's not a part of the 25 man roster.

[d-boy]

All three full-time Asian position players are still doing well. Yeah!

Ichiro: around .280 with 1 homer

Matsui: over .300 with 2 homers

Choi: .250 with 2 homers


Don't know about Shinjo.......

[amietron]

Originally posted by dzoo@Apr 15 2003, 05:37 PM
Matsui: over .300 with 2 homers
Matsui makes the Japanese look good. He represents. :D

6/12, baby. It's all about the 6/12.

[d-boy]

Choi hit his 3rd homer today! (that's 2 homers in 2 days now!)

Amietron: Matsui has shown great stuff so far.
knowing your taste in guys, you'll like Choi too.
you know he's 6'5", don'cha? :lol:

ESPN profile (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6622)

[d-boy]

Hot da*n!!!!!!!!!

Choi just hit his 4th homer!
(3 HRs in 3 days)

[BeTheReds]

meanwhile how is Shinjo doing? :lol:

<img src='http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20030414/capt.1050373455mets_expos_hbx117.jpg[/img]

Man, this sucks. Ugly uniform, crappy stadium, and my balls fell off!

[Iconoclastic]

Hahaha, not to mention no playing time

[d-boy]

Both Matsui and Choi still doing great!

Matsui is batting .304

Choi is batting .300

Ichiro seems to be in a slump (for him), batting around .260,
but I'm sure he'll return to form.