Comments on: New York Yankees win rights to Hiroyuki Nakajima http://yakyubaka.com/2011/12/08/new-york-yankees-may-have-won-rights-to-hiroyuki-nakajima/ Japanese Yakyu News Sat, 18 May 2013 13:19:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 By: tristan http://yakyubaka.com/2011/12/08/new-york-yankees-may-have-won-rights-to-hiroyuki-nakajima/#comment-163825 tristan Wed, 07 Dec 2011 23:26:54 +0000 http://yakyubaka.com/?p=63470#comment-163825 Out of topic but Milledge signs with Yakult

https://mobile.twitter.com/#!/ScottyD30/status/144457657439367168

]]> By: Jonathan http://yakyubaka.com/2011/12/08/new-york-yankees-may-have-won-rights-to-hiroyuki-nakajima/#comment-163763 Jonathan Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:58:30 +0000 http://yakyubaka.com/?p=63470#comment-163763 It’s now official.
As announced in the Daily News:

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/yankees-earn-negotiate-hiroyuki-nakajima-bombers-30-days-agree-deal-japanese-shortstop-article-1.988084?localLinksEnabled=false

Darvish and Nakajima both in NY will definitely get me back to Yankee Stadium! (I’ve been too upset to go back after they let Matsui go after winnnig the 2009 World Series MVP)

]]> By: fighting ham http://yakyubaka.com/2011/12/08/new-york-yankees-may-have-won-rights-to-hiroyuki-nakajima/#comment-163746 fighting ham Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:23:51 +0000 http://yakyubaka.com/?p=63470#comment-163746 You guys frequent Yakyu Baka. Don’t tell me you don’t know the relationship between Nakajima and Darvish.
http://sennohana.com/blog/archives/2010/11/post-268.html

]]> By: Scott Kaneko http://yakyubaka.com/2011/12/08/new-york-yankees-may-have-won-rights-to-hiroyuki-nakajima/#comment-163730 Scott Kaneko Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:52:27 +0000 http://yakyubaka.com/?p=63470#comment-163730 Ugh … that is the worst place for him. To even try to share playing time with Jeter is a nightmare. Jeter is “god” in NY and Nakajima should avoid that shortstop position at all costs. Maybe … think about it 20 years after Jeter has retired. Nakajima should make a quick phone call to Kaz Matsui and discuss the “fun” of playing in New York.

]]> By: IM http://yakyubaka.com/2011/12/08/new-york-yankees-may-have-won-rights-to-hiroyuki-nakajima/#comment-163724 IM Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:47:28 +0000 http://yakyubaka.com/?p=63470#comment-163724 Considering the age of Jeter, and the ARod’s recent history, they must be expecting those guys to spend some time on the DL this year.
I’m hoping that he doesn’t sign (hate to have to root against him), but it seems likely that he will.

]]> By: Chris http://yakyubaka.com/2011/12/08/new-york-yankees-may-have-won-rights-to-hiroyuki-nakajima/#comment-163715 Chris Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:18:34 +0000 http://yakyubaka.com/?p=63470#comment-163715 As a Yankees fan, I’m astonished. They already have their legendary SS Derek Jeter and Eduardo Nunez as a young utility man being groomed to take over for Jeter. I can only imagine that they are working out a big-time trade for an Ace, which could mean no bid for Darvish whenever he decides he’s ready to post. Darvish keeps waiting like this and teams are going to find alternatives to lock up for starting pitching.

On a different note, it was my understanding that Nakaji wanted to be a starter and play on the west coast. There is NO WAY the yankees will bench Jeter for Nakajima. So who knows if he’ll even want to sign with NY.

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