Yanks looking at GAY pitcher?

[djohn14]

Yu Darvish On Yankees' Radar?
Yu Darvish is a 21 year-old Iranian-Japanese starter for the Nippon Ham Fighters. Darvish backs up his celebrity status as perhaps Japan's best pitcher. His Wikipedia page is a good read.

Today, East Windup Chronicle speaks of a thirdhand report indicating the Yankees' intent to acquire Darvish after the 2008 season. Apparently the Dodgers, Mets, and Cubs are on his trail as well. According to the report, Daisuke Matsuzaka's $8.6MM salary would be the floor with Darvish. And I'm guessing his posting fee would easily exceed Dice-K's $51.1MM.

Two huge questions remain. Are the Fighters actually considering posting Darvish after the '08 season? The loss of such a popular player would be a huge hit for Japanese baseball. Also, does Darvish even want to play in the U.S.?

[djohn14]

Dammit....nevermind...I dont know if he is gay or not, but when i went to his wikipedia link this afternoon it said he was gay. Now it dosent. I guess this goes to show dont believe what you read on the internet. Sorry.

[SAtown]

Dammit....nevermind...I dont know if he is gay or not, but when i went to his wikipedia link this afternoon it said he was gay. Now it dosent. I guess this goes to show dont believe what you read on the internet. Sorry.

:lmao

WOW

[djohn14]

yeah

[K-State Spur]

"Wikipedia is the best thing ever. Anyone in the world can write anything they want about any subject, so you know you are getting the best possible information."

- Michael Scott

[Vinnie_Johnson]

LMAO way to toss this guy under a bus.

[Horry For 3!]

Why would it matter if he is gay or not if he is a good pitcher?

[v2freak]

What matters more is if he is a juicer or not

[djohn14]

All Im sayin is IF he's gay and IF he is signed it would be the firts known gay player to ever play. I mean, besides Jeter.

[Budkin]

Gay people should not be allowed to play professional sports because they might try to rape their teammates in the shower and make them "catch gay."

[Mr Dio]

All Im sayin is IF he's gay and IF he is signed it would be the firts known gay player to ever play. I mean, besides Jeter.


:lol

[bostonguy]

Yanks getting desperate with their team. They are no longer the Evil Empire. That title belongs to the defending champion Boston Red Sox!

[BeerIsGood!]

Why would it matter if he is gay or not if he is a good pitcher?

I don't think you would want to be catching his balls since you wouldn't know where they've been.

[djohn14]

haha

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Why would it matter if he is gay or not if he is a good pitcher?

QFT.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

didn't cleveland have some japanese pitcher briefly who had done gay porn?

don't think this would be a first

Yeah.

Kaz Tadano.

Finished his American career in the A's minor league system this past season before returning to Japan.

[Soul_Patch]

C'mon no one has said it yet?


"At least its not a gay catcher!?!" AM I RITE?!?!?

[FirebatMIV]

Stupid attack aside, Yu Darvish (who is of mixed Iranian and Japanese descent) is probably the best pitcher in the Japanese leagues right now. I doubt he gets posted before his 26th birthday.