I have no problem with his language skills. It's hard to learn a new language when you're in your 30's, and I certainly would be unable to carry on an informal conversation in Japanese after being there for 4 years. I agree that your Dice-K idea might work, unless they don't really like each other.
As to the reporters demanding the right to ask a guy why he screwed up ... F* them. They are useless leaches. If they can't write about what they saw on the field without imagining themselves to be Woodward and Bernstein, then they should give me their jobs. Any of us could do it as well. On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 10:47 AM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> wrote: > Okijima speaks! > > > http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/mlb/columns/story?columnist=edes_gordon&id=5416219 > > My comments - > > - Hard to feel sorry for the guy. I mean, this is his 4th year in the US. > If he doesn't speak English yet, or at least enough > to have a simple conversation with his bullpen mates, whose fault is > that? I've read that Dice-K actually speaks > English quite well, or at least understands a lot more than people > think.... But then again, I have this wacky idea > that people who live here ought to speak our language..... > > - This whole media thing is bull. Yeah, they are a PITA and many of them > try to create news, not just report it. But there > are plenty that are also apologists for the players, or at least aren't > looking to kill them, just give them an opening to > state their side. And again, is he just noticing NOW the difference in > approach between here and Japan? > > - I wonder why the Sox wouldn't let Dice-K hang in the BP when he's not > pitching? That seems like kind of a simple > (partial) solution to his issue of 'loneliness'. OTOH, it seems like > they don't have much of a relationship outside of > the team. > > Dan D > Central NJ USA > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > -- Author of "FPGA Simulation: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide" www.fpgasimulation.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en.
