McClain is Big in Japan
McClain is a ROCK STAR in Japan!!!
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Thats awesome
Good for him. Hope he continues to hit bombs over there and gets rich since he never got a real opportunity here
by m34josh on May 5, 2009 7:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Heh ho they love the way I do it
Heh ho there’s really nothing to it
I got the moon I got the cheese
I got the whole damn nation on their knees
I got the rooster I got the crow
I got the ebb I got the flow
I got the sizzle but not the steak
I got the boat but not the lake
I got the sheets but not the bed
I got the jam but not the bread
But heh I’m big in Japan I’m big in Japan I’m big in Japan
I’m big in Japan, I’m big in Japan
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
by jponry on May 5, 2009 7:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
when life hands you an opportunity to quote TW . . .
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
by oldjacket on May 5, 2009 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I always take it.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
by jponry on May 5, 2009 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cool! Hope he has a successful season there.
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by Natto on May 5, 2009 8:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Huh I would've thought he learned Japanese when he played for the Lions for 3 years.
Anyway, good on him!
McClain, Scott – 13 AB, 4 Hits, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB, .308/.615/.400
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by GiantBrass on May 5, 2009 8:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He was Yabu’s interpreter!!
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by Natto on May 5, 2009 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s so awesome, it’s a wonder more minor leaguers don’t do exactly what McClain did. I guess the culture shock is tough but still, what an amazing change from playing in run down minor league stadiums.
On the run from Johnny Law, aint no trip to Cleveland, or San Francisco.
by PAWarrior on May 5, 2009 9:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Many of the minor league stadiums are pretty nice now, especially in AAA.
Not all AAAA players can do this though: they’ve got have the kind of power he does, and most AAAA types don’t.
Adoptive Parent of Francisco Peguero. He can throw, he can run, he can hit(fastballs), and he's Dominican. What else do you need to know?
"Obviously I’m not doing things like going toe-to-toe with a ninja. Find me a ninja, for one."--Brian Wilson
by haverecords on May 5, 2009 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
For a long time there were rules as to how many foreign players an NPB team could have on their roster. I don’t know if that’s still in effect. There have been a lot of MLB players going over there this year especially.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 6, 2009 7:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Scotty needs a little work on his Japanese…but anywho, congrats to him I hope he makes it big there. Maybe one day he can somehow be eligible for the Japanese WBC team and kick our asses and show us how retarded we were for not giving him a shot.
Semi-proud adoptive father of Scott Barnes.
by boonitez on May 5, 2009 10:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He played with Seibu for about four seasons and admitted that his Japanese was not good after that time spent there. He had a good sense of humor about it.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 6, 2009 7:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The new Mr. Baseball!
Suck it, Selleck.
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by groug on May 5, 2009 10:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Jack Elliot: [addressing a crowd of Japanese fans] Any of you guys speak Americano? Jack Elliot here bringing you the best in Major League thrills for the fellas, and free moustache rides for the ladies.
Hiroko Uchiyama: I have seen ‘free moustache rides’ offered on T-Shirts in America. Always by guys you would not want to ride with.
by Fresburg on May 6, 2009 8:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
very underrated film
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 6, 2009 9:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think everyone knows about that moustache. It’s very well rated.
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by groug on May 6, 2009 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Most definitely
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
McCC = McClain Chronicles
by Useful_Idiot on May 5, 2009 11:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Right on, good for McClain
ps – all of those comments in Japanese inspired me to change my sig
Zitoは遅い球のマスターである。 少なくとも今のところ。
by jordanovich on May 6, 2009 12:53 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Machine translation?
Still in despair.
BRING BACK MARMOL!
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
by Zetsuboushita on May 6, 2009 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m going to miss that guy. I hope he goes into coaching one day.
Right now Jon Miller is somewhere wearing a flamboyant tie and thinking about me.
by Norm Median on May 6, 2009 9:02 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m surprised he needed translation for that first question. Pretty basic.
Still in despair.
BRING BACK MARMOL!
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
by Zetsuboushita on May 6, 2009 10:23 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I doubt he’s had much opportunity to practice Japanese since he’s been away from Japan for five years.
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by Natto on May 6, 2009 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also, at any Public Address sort of event, it is standard practice to use an interpreter even if the person is semi-capable in the language, just as an accuracy insurance.
Adoptive Parent of Francisco Peguero. He can throw, he can run, he can hit(fastballs), and he's Dominican. What else do you need to know?
"Obviously I’m not doing things like going toe-to-toe with a ninja. Find me a ninja, for one."--Brian Wilson
by haverecords on May 6, 2009 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If memory serves
the post headline is the first Alphaville reference in McC history
by biff pocoroba on May 6, 2009 10:35 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I think I dropped a “Forever Young” reference at some point in time.
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by Natto on May 6, 2009 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m surprised any of you whippersnappers even know who Alphaville is.
by Merope on May 6, 2009 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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