Kazuo Matsui to the Astros (per ESPN 1000)

[imb]

sweet, it's all coming together now

 

C - Soto

1B - Lee

2B - Fontenot

SS - Therio

3B - Ramirez

4B - Patterson

5B - DeRosa

6B - Matsui

[nilodnayr]

sweet, it's all coming together now

 

C - Soto

1B - Lee

2B - Fontenot

SS - Therio

3B - Ramirez

4B - Patterson

5B - DeRosa

6B - Matsui

 

7B - Cedeno

8B - Infante

[YearofDaCubs]

I heard the latest update on ESPN Denver and nothing.

[CUBZ99]

My brother Bilo just called and said ESPN radio in Denver is reporting Matsui just signed with the Cubs for 3 years 14 million. If this is true, I want an explanation Jim. I want it now.

 

http://www.prosportsdaily.com/forums/showthread.php?t=165484

 

Is this a Borat joke? :lol:

[PrimeTime]

My brother Bilo just called and said ESPN radio in Denver is reporting Matsui just signed with the Cubs for 3 years 14 million. If this is true, I want an explanation Jim. I want it now.

 

http://www.prosportsdaily.com/forums/showthread.php?t=165484

 

Is this a Borat joke? :lol:

 

I was just about to say the same....He has picture of Borat,and Borat's brothers name is Bilo...This is obvioulsy false

[Little Slide Rooter]

My brother Bilo just called and said ESPN radio in Denver is reporting Matsui just signed with the Cubs for 3 years 14 million. If this is true, I want an explanation Jim. I want it now.

 

http://www.prosportsdaily.com/forums/showthread.php?t=165484

 

Is this a Borat joke? :lol:

 

If it was, it wasnt very funny.

[rocket]

put him back in his cage to watch porno

[imb]

http://www.pe.com/imagesdaily/2006/09-04/rockies_dodgers_baseball5_300.jpg

 

you will never get this, you will never get this!

[Transmogrified Tiger]

I merged this with the existing thread since there doesn't seem to be anything substantial to this rumor, and having people think Matsui actually signed when he didn't may cause some cardiological problems.

[A New Era]

My brother Bilo just called and said ESPN radio in Denver is reporting Matsui just signed with the Cubs for 3 years 14 million. If this is true, I want an explanation Jim. I want it now.

 

http://www.prosportsdaily.com/forums/showthread.php?t=165484

 

Is this a Borat joke? :lol:

 

No, if it was it would read.

 

My Brother Bilo just a call me and say, the ESPN radio in kazakastan, report ehh. The Matsui have a sexy time with Jim Hendry, and He a give him, many monies. Ehh, Jim Hendry. He a [expletive].

[ToupeeOnFire]

Well if I've learned anything from being on-line, it is this: if it's on the internet it must be true.

 

No less a reliable source than "Cubs Hot Stove" has confirmed it. Case closed.

 

The sad thing is, when the news of this signing finally does come to fruition, people like "Cubs Hot Stove" will be able to congratulate themselves for breaking the news and getting it first...as if it takes a real Nostradamus to predict Jim Hendry's idiotic tendencies.

[Outshined_One]

Well if I've learned anything from being on-line, it is this: if it's on the internet it must be true.

 

No less a reliable source than "Cubs Hot Stove" has confirmed it. Case closed.

 

The sad thing is, when the news of this signing finally does come to fruition, people like "Cubs Hot Stove" will be able to congratulate themselves for breaking the news and getting it first...as if it takes a real Nostradamus to predict Jim Hendry's idiotic tendencies.

 

Sounds like he got it from the same source we did.

 

I'm not believing anything until I get confirmation from a more reliable source.

[mdwilla]

Where can I find Matsui's Pitches per bat stats for the last few years?

[CubColtPacer]

Where can I find Matsui's Pitches per bat stats for the last few years?

 

It's in his ESPN stats. Here are the numbers:

 

2004: 3.97

2005: 3.69

2006 (with Mets): 3.96

2006 (with Col): 4.04

2007: 4.02

 

Those numbers are surprising to me. That's well above average in P/PA, and yet he has an average to below average walk rate.

[Tracer Bullet]

Where can I find Matsui's Pitches per bat stats for the last few years?

 

It's in his ESPN stats. Here are the numbers:

 

2004: 3.97

2005: 3.69

2006 (with Mets): 3.96

2006 (with Col): 4.04

2007: 4.02

 

Those numbers are surprising to me. That's well above average in P/PA, and yet he has an average to below average walk rate.

 

What are his "fouled off pitches per plate appearance" numbers? I haven't watched a ton of Matsui ABs in my life, but maybe he swings at damn near everything, but just fouls most of it off.

[Soul]

Where can I find Matsui's Pitches per bat stats for the last few years?

 

It's in his ESPN stats. Here are the numbers:

 

2004: 3.97

2005: 3.69

2006 (with Mets): 3.96

2006 (with Col): 4.04

2007: 4.02

 

Those numbers are surprising to me. That's well above average in P/PA, and yet he has an average to below average walk rate.

 

What are his "fouled off pitches per plate appearance" numbers? I haven't watched a ton of Matsui ABs in my life, but maybe he swings at damn near everything, but just fouls most of it off.

 

....and finally grounds weakly to 2nd.

 

I hope this isn't true.

[CuseCubFan69]

Where can I find Matsui's Pitches per bat stats for the last few years?

 

It's in his ESPN stats. Here are the numbers:

 

2004: 3.97

2005: 3.69

2006 (with Mets): 3.96

2006 (with Col): 4.04

2007: 4.02

 

Those numbers are surprising to me. That's well above average in P/PA, and yet he has an average to below average walk rate.

 

What are his "fouled off pitches per plate appearance" numbers? I haven't watched a ton of Matsui ABs in my life, but maybe he swings at damn near everything, but just fouls most of it off.

 

....and finally grounds weakly to 2nd.

 

I hope this isn't true.

 

I'm curious about his swing and miss ratio. That looks like he doesn't do it that often given the small amount of walks and P/PA.

[BigSlick]

Don't pull the trigger Hendry....resist....urge....to....sign....poor.....players

[JeffH]

Don't pull the trigger Hendry....resist....urge....to....sign....poor.....players

 

With Hendry on the scene, Kaz won't be poor much longer.

[Post Count Padder]

Don't pull the trigger Hendry....resist....urge....to....sign....poor.....players

Hendry not signing a bad player is like South Park not being offensive. Never gonna happen. This deal has Jim Hendry all over it.

[E.J.]

Umm....

 

Richard Justice[/url]"]Kaz Matsui has agreed to a three-year, $14-million deal with the Cubs, according to a Denver radio station. I don't know if the report is true, but I'm guessing the Astros weren't willing to spend that much. The Rockies wanted Matsui back, but offered only $7 million over two years. I love Matsui's speed and defensive skills, but his home/road splits were frightening. He hit .330 at Coors Field, .249 on the road.

 

Maybe the radio report was true. Crap.

[inari]

I don't see that as anything more than a rehashing of the old report.

[Schwarber Fan]

I don't see that as anything more than a rehashing of the old report.

 

Yup, if this was actually reported, we'd hear a lot more...

[CubColtPacer]

Umm....

 

Richard Justice[/url]"]Kaz Matsui has agreed to a three-year, $14-million deal with the Cubs, according to a Denver radio station. I don't know if the report is true, but I'm guessing the Astros weren't willing to spend that much. The Rockies wanted Matsui back, but offered only $7 million over two years. I love Matsui's speed and defensive skills, but his home/road splits were frightening. He hit .330 at Coors Field, .249 on the road.

 

Maybe the radio report was true. Crap.

 

I don't see how that adds much to the equation. He's just taking a radio report from last night and running with it. He even admits he has no source on it. The fact that it's been 18 hours since that radio report started and there is still no report from anyone else makes it seriously questionable.

[JeffH]

No out-of-town source is going to scoop the Chicago press corps on a Cubs acquisition.