Mets to sign Japanese pitcher

[Guest Bret Sabermetric]

When I was a six-year old reading "Batman" comics, I asked my dad what does "Got-ham" mean?

He told me that it means you had ham.

I accepted his answer. And ever since, I've accepted the importance of pork products in forming our sensibilities.

[Zvon]

Farmer Ted wrote: That cheerleader has cankles.

she should see a doctor for that.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Times sez:

]Iriki throws five pitches, including a shuto, a sort of cut fastball that Masato Yoshii used to throw, and his fastball reaches 93 miles an hour.

[G-Fafif]

Iriki has a history of bringing the 'tude:

http://www.gothambaseball.com/bigmedium/moxie/baseballnews/mets/iriki-not-your-garden-var.shtml

[Guest Edgy DC]

Greg, any connection between the end of Healy's tenure and Wilson Pickett's passing?

That's an interesting piece. I'd like to read more specifics, quotes and such.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Nice.

Does the lack of attributed facts in the article indicate the deeply placed source was noted Japan insider Shingo Searchengine?

[metirish]

Cool piece, this guy could be a fan fave quickly, and his reggae song is a classic....lol

[Frayed Knot]

]Iriki throws five pitches, including a shuto

It's not a pitch he had as an amateur, so it's essentially a pro-shuto, most likely something he picked up while fighting hams.

[G-Fafif]

="Edgy DC"]Greg, any connection between the end of Healy's tenure and Wilson Pickett's passing?

I understand "Mustang Sally" was electric.

[patchyfogg]

We must scour this website for Wifey Watch:

http://www.yusaku-iriki.com/


Also, we can send him an e-mail there, too.

[metirish]

It looks like #49 is special to him, on his site he has a 'club 49' link...checking the 40 man roster that # should be available, if not I think we can expect Iriki to fight for it down by the chop shops.

[Guest Edgy DC]

The scouring has been done and I've come up empty. If you'd like to do me a favor, feel free to write him and ask if he has any photos of his wife to share.

[metirish]

Iriki I think is a rocker, check out his link from his site...

http://www.j-rock.jp/pc/

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Google reveals Iriki wore No. 20 with the Giants.

[patchyfogg]

Edgy DC wrote: The scouring has been done and I've come up empty. If you'd like to do me a favor, feel free to write him and ask if he has any photos of his wife to share.

And, then I can follow up with "Wanna buy some?" An oldie but a goodie, I know.

By the way, I made a "pig" of myself with a spit take on Frayed's Pro-shuto/Ham line.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Happy to be your straight man. Damn happy.

Iriki in the blue room, wondering what to do with his hands:

[Guest old original jb]

The Nippon Ham Fighters really do fight on behalf of ham.
Nippon Ham, the company that owns the team, is a Japanese meat packing company.

The Fighters are apparently one of the least successful teams in Japanese baseball. I guess there really is more synergy between media companies (Yomiuri Shimbum--Giants) and baseball temas than there is between meat packers and baseball teams.

Bet the Fighters have a good training table, though.

http://www.nipponham.co.jp/en/

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

I guess it could have been worse. At least they're not known as the Nippon Meat Packers.


What the hell is Green Bay packing anyway?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Iriki at the US embassy in Japan, suit by Bill Bass. Hair by Rankin & Bass.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Or David Lynch: