January 23, 200422 yr I haven't seen this discussed yet but i was wondering ya'll's opinions on the matter. Shingo signed with us under the impression that he would be our closer, turning down more lucrative offers from the Padres and Yankees to make an impact on a team...but in a few articles i have read (rotoworld for example) we plan to use him as a setup man initially...do you think that this will cause controversy or that he will feel duped by the White Sox? Maybe situations like this cause so many people to leave the organization on a sour note.
January 23, 200422 yr Author i guess i can see that i just took it as we signed under the condition that he wuld be our closer...
January 23, 200422 yr I'm guessing he looked at our pen and assumed he had a shot and the Sox said if you pitch well, you can earn the closer job.
January 23, 200422 yr I'm guessing he looked at our pen and assumed he had a shot and the Sox said if you pitch well, you can earn the closer job. That's my thinking as well. He wasn't gonna close for New York or San Diego or anywhere else, so why not sign where you have at the very least a shot at closing.
January 23, 200422 yr That's my thinking as well. He wasn't gonna close for New York or San Diego or anywhere else, so why not sign where you have at the very least a shot at closing. Yeah, that's it. I'm hoping he will be good enough to take it by far.
January 23, 200422 yr Yeah the conversation probably went like this... Mariano Rivera, Trevor Hoffman or Billy Koch... who do you think you have a better chance at beating out to become a closer?
January 23, 200422 yr Yeah the conversation probably went like this... Mariano Rivera, Trevor Hoffman or Billy Koch... who do you think you have a better chance at beating out to become a closer? actually, I'm pretty sure the conversation would have been in Japanese,
January 23, 200422 yr I think it helped that his wife has past ties here. I think she went to school here for a while.
January 23, 200422 yr actually, I'm pretty sure the conversation would have been in Japanese, :finger smart ass I wonder if he thought he was getting a dollar offer, when the Sox were actually negotiating in yen?
January 23, 200422 yr actually, I'm pretty sure the conversation would have been in Japanese, His wife is affluant in English so I'm sure she was part of the talks.
January 23, 200422 yr His wife is affluant in English so I'm sure she was part of the talks. KW; "As a rookie you will probably have to sweep the bullpen, answer the phone, and be our set up guy. And yes, Mrs. Zero we are close to Marshall Fields, Lou Malnattis delivers to the Stadium, and we found your old boyfriend, he's living on the southside." Mrs. Zero: "Honey, he said you can be the closer."
January 23, 200422 yr KW; "As a rookie you will probably have to sweep the bullpen, answer the phone, and be our set up guy. And yes, Mrs. Zero we are close to Marshall Fields, Lou Malnattis delivers to the Stadium, and we found your old boyfriend, he's living on the southside." Mrs. Zero: "Honey, he said you can be the closer." Hmm.. I bet she's a Nordstroms gal, but the rest sounds dead on!
January 23, 200422 yr He's a 35 year old "rookie"!!! I wouldn't expect a whole lot out of Shingo anyway! I just hope this isn't KW's annual pre-Soxfest move!!!
January 23, 200422 yr His wife is affluant in English so I'm sure she was part of the talks. She's "affluent" now. But, I believe she may also be "fluent" in English.
January 23, 200422 yr She's "affluent" now. But, I believe she may also be "fluent" in English. :finger
January 23, 200422 yr She's "affluent" now. But, I believe she may also be "fluent" in English. She has a rich vocabulary and a wealth of knowledge of the language... Yeah, Steff, I'm CRACKIN' YOUR EGGS!!!!
January 23, 200422 yr She has a rich vocabulary and a wealth of knowledge of the language... Yeah, Steff, I'm CRACKIN' YOUR EGGS!!!! OMG.. It's funnier than it was the first time!!
January 23, 200422 yr I am sure we will win the pennant now! Now that we got this here Japanese guy the stands will be full and the saki will be flowing. I just read the story in the Sun-Times about this being a one club town and it ain't the Sox he talks about. Really I say let's give it a chance to work out.
January 23, 200422 yr QUOTE (The Critic @ Jan 23 2004, 10:55 AM) She has a rich vocabulary and a wealth of knowledge of the language... Yeah, Steff, I'm CRACKIN' YOUR EGGS!!!! OMG.. It's funnier than it was the first time!! I am glad we got that straightened out. For a minute I thought she had a wierd intestinal disease or something...
January 23, 200422 yr Is Jim back from Bowling yet? I don't think you've gone to sleep yet, Steff? I think you might be right...
January 23, 200422 yr I think it helped that his wife has past ties here. I think she went to school here for a while. How do you know this s***. Why wouldn't this be in the press? If she knows baseball she will know that he can get his feet wet with no pressure whatsoever unlike LA, Seattle, New York or playing for the cub, have some fun playing in the majors and go home with a nice few years here in the states.
January 23, 200422 yr How do you know this s***. Why wouldn't this be in the press? If she knows baseball she will know that he can get his feet wet with no pressure whatsoever unlike LA, Seattle, New York or playing for the cub, have some fun playing in the majors and go home with a nice few years here in the states. It has been in the press.
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