Hideki Matsui, the designated hitter for the New York Yankees, is nicknamed after the towering sea creature that mutated out of control through exposure to atomic radiation in Japanese B-flicks of old.
Matsui, the Yankees’ Japanese import, terrorized the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series. His performance earned him the series’ Most Valuable Player award, making it a true World Series.
He’s one of few foreigners playing in the Major Leagues who isn’t from a country in America’s back yard of the Caribbean and Latin America. This time I didn’t cringe when the sports announcers proclaimed the Bronx Bombers the 2009 World Champs.
Love them or hate them, the Yankees are the sporting soul of New York.
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