Interview with FenwayWest.com, Twitter for 2009-12-27

Big news this week was that I was interviewed by good folks at FenwayWest.com (by Matt O’Donnell). You can read the whole interview here: “Interview With Daigo Fujiwara from JapaneseBallPlayers.com.” There were lots of good questions! Other than that, my tweets are mostly about Japanese players in MLB, such as Ryota Igarashi (who signed with the Mets) Daisuke, Hideki Matsui, Kei Igawa etc. I am reading Matsui’s book Fudoshin, loosely translated to ”The heart that does not waver,” and is very good. I am impressed.

• Thank you Matt! RT @FenwayWest: Check out my interview with @DaigoFuji http://bit.ly/520L3e #redsox #
• So, Ken Takahashi (Mets '09) signs with Hiroshima Toyo Carp. So far Johjima Tigers, Yabuta Marines & Kobayashi Giants. Is So Taguchi next? #
• My cousin in Japan sent me a book written by Hideki Matsui "Fudoshin" and it is really good. Awesome book, I started today, but almost done. #
• One of Matsui's philosophy is "let go of things that you can not control but work on 'what you can do, right now'." Simple but effective. #
• @xP3AC3MAK3Rx a lot about his baseball and life philosophy. Begins with when he broke his wrist in 2006. in reply to xP3AC3MAK3Rx #
• Now that Hideki Matsui no longer wears Yankees uniform, he may be my favorite baseball player. Well, next to Ichiro. #
• @TheJayJMan Haha, I heard that too! but now that he is a married man, you can bet that some of his lucky(?) friends inherited those. :) in reply to TheJayJMan #
• Herald's @MikeSilvermanBB: neither Yankees nor #RedSox ready to declare done shopping with Bay and Holliday unsigned. http://bit.ly/6PSgdo #
• Good Japanese Mets story in NYTimes: http://bit.ly/69kdaS incl. Tsuyoshi Shinjo tossing S. Trachsel’s one-hit shutout winning ball to stands #
• Mets' Japanese firsts: 2 in rotation (Nomo, Yoshii), infielder (K. Matsui), hitter RBI (Shinjo), oldest (Takahashi), PED suspension (Iriki) #
• RT @Ken_Rosenthal: Yanks in serious talks 4 J. Vazquez, as 1st reported by NY Post's Joel Sherman. Braves' target is M. Cabrera, not Swisher #
• Daisuke Matsuzaka is in Orlando FL, with his family. He was at Disney yesterday, here is a photo: http://bit.ly/7dY87E #RedSox #
• ESPN's @RobNeyer picks Gold Glovers of the decade: http://bit.ly/4ASz5t No #RedSox, but Ichiro Suzuki is Best RF and Hideki Matsui Worst LF. #
• Japan's "Knuckle Princess," 17-year-old Eri Yoshida, plans on playing in instructional Arizona Winter League. http://bit.ly/7hNzIj #
• RT @bradfo: Source: #RedSox having internal discussions about altering budget to make another run at Jason Bay http://bit.ly/4riAl0 #
• Merry Xmas #RedSox #FollowFriday part 1: @shelley1005 @RDSoxProspectus @Soxy_T @flaxenmanes @toeingtherubber @xP3AC3MAK3Rx @DougzInBoston #
• #RedSox #FollowFriday part 2: @TheJayJMan @FenwayWest @RedSoxFanSC @erniechiara @CMSBMatty @MisterLucky13 @eladyland
  @redsoxnation80 #
• RT @JPosnanski A Christmas story about newspapers and baseball. http://bit.ly/4Z6zt4 #
• Ha, just reading that Yankees minor league LHP Kei Igawa could have been a Chicago Cub. I would have rooted for him! http://bit.ly/7Dy5b0 #
• Dec. 26 is the day Babe Ruth was sold to the Yankees from the #RedSox, in 1919. 90 years ago today. http://bit.ly/6oG0FR #