Dork on dork violence.Isn't Ken Rosenthal the epitome of a dork?
Dork on dork violence.Isn't Ken Rosenthal the epitome of a dork?
Yeah same. For me it's the only place he could go where I won't be rooting for him.Anyway, aside from not wanting the MFY to get better, I hope they don't sign YY because he seems to be a likeable guy, and the kind of talent you want to root for and see succeed. And if he becomes a Yankee I will not be able to do that.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto had just touched down in Logan, the biting Boston air a stark contrast to the Tokyo sunshine he left behind. But the chill held a thrilling promise: Fenway Park, a new home, a dream come true. He wasn't just another tourist; he was Yoshinobu "Yoshi" Yamamoto, the Red Sox's prized off-season signing, ready to paint the Green Monster with his fastball symphony.
His apartment in Back Bay traded ramen shops for Fenway views. Every morning, the sunrise bled crimson over the ballpark, a fitting omen for his Sox ambitions. Downstairs, a "wicked strong" coffee and a friendly "Morning, champ!" from the corner deli fueled his day. Learning the lingo was part of the game: "Bah hahbah" in place of "hamburger," "pahk ya cah" instead of "park your car." Boston was a crash course in accents and attitude, and Yoshi loved it all.
He wasn't just pitching for the Sox; he was becoming one of them. He spent afternoons at Fenway, not in the plush seats, but mingling with the bleacher bums, their salty wit and unwavering loyalty making him feel like he belonged. They taught him the intricacies of "Sweet Caroline," the chant that sent shivers down his spine, and the sacred rituals of Fenway Frank consumption.
Nights were for exploring. North End trattorias welcomed him with open arms and mispronounced Japanese, their boisterous celebrations of family and food mirroring the spirit of his own homeland. In hidden Irish pubs, he'd swap baseball stories with gruff locals, their faces etched with tales of past Sox legends, weaving him into the city's rich tapestry.
Boston wasn't just a team, it was a tribe. They embraced him, warts and all, celebrating his every strikeout with a guttural "You da man, Yoshi!" Even the occasional "Yankees suck!" felt like a badge of honor. This wasn't just a contract; it was a pact.
As a crisp November rain slicked the streets, Yoshi stood on the Fenway mound, the Green Monster towering behind him. He looked out at the sea of red faces, their voices a united roar, and his heart swelled. This was his city, his team, his family. He didn't need to understand every word to know the love etched in their eyes. He gripped the ball, ready to unleash his fire, ready to paint Fenway green with victories, ready to be Boston's own Samurai of Sox. This wasn't just a new chapter; it was a love story written in fastballs and cheers, a story forever etched in the heart of Boston.
Can't wait to go to Fenway, eat a hot dog with him in the bleachers, and watch him paint the Green Monster with his fastball symphony.I asked Bard AI what it thought:
Surely this is a reference to the 300m report that started this thread?View: https://twitter.com/ken_rosenthal/status/1736915246361833504?s=46
“The Red Sox have reportedly made a big bid”
A man who trades ramen shops for bleeding sunrises has to be worth knowing.Can't wait to go to Fenway, eat a hot dog with him in the bleachers, and watch him paint the Green Monster with his fastball symphony.
World Series game 5 played Nov 1, 2023Lost me when it had him on the mound in November.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto had just touched down in Logan, the biting Boston air a stark contrast to the Tokyo sunshine he left behind. But the chill held a thrilling promise: Fenway Park, a new home, a dream come true. He wasn't just another tourist; he was Yoshinobu "Yoshi" Yamamoto, the Red Sox's prized off-season signing, ready to paint the Green Monster with his fastball symphony
FewerI took a nap ... I promise to make less mistakes the rest of the day
This was the tell for me. For a pitcher that would … not be a good thing?Can't wait to go to Fenway, eat a hot dog with him in the bleachers, and watch him paint the Green Monster with his fastball symphony.
I don't care if it is stupid, we need a BOLD move dammit! Sure, Ken.Red Sox are dorks of the week for not making any bold moves. Stupid take of course but to be fair, baseball writers everywhere are starved for material.
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But what else could happen in a lyric little bandbox of a ballpark?This was the tell for me. For a pitcher that would … not be a good thing?
I'm picturing YY coming out of the clubhouse at 2am so devoted to his craft and wanting to long toss but having no teammate. Then throwing the ball off the monster to himself like it is a concrete wall at the little league field.This was the tell for me. For a pitcher that would … not be a good thing?
Aka. Nobody knows anything. Not shocking after the Ohtani jet shitshowView: https://twitter.com/bossportsgordo/status/1736937537443156287?s=46
The last 45 seconds of this should be mandatory viewing for every one of us lunatics on this board.
Not only do they not know anything, but they are actively saying that they do know something.Aka. Nobody knows anything. Not shocking after the Ohtani jet shitshow
YY needs to read this. And if he still doesn't sign with us, screw 'em.I asked Bard AI what it thought:
but it’s the second highest park factor for home runs and is the number one park for home runs by left handed hitters.Yankee Stadium is overall not a hitter’s park and actually has the least singles/doubles/triples to RF of any park (for obvious reasons).
I asked Bard AI what it thought:
It’s just getting ridiculous at this point with the bannings. JMOH needs to be stopped.Every morning, the sunrise bled crimson over the ballpark, a fitting omen for his Sox ambitions. Downstairs, a "wicked strong" coffee and a friendly "Morning, champ!" from the corner deli fueled his day.
FWIW, I made one prompt, asking Bard to write a story about YY falling in love with Boston while using lot of Boston stereotypes. I then made a second prompt to modify the story to include him being a FA pitcher who recently signed with the Red Sox. But I didn't tinker with the results or ask it to add any particular thing. (Hence my amusement and my posting it.)It’s just getting ridiculous at this point with the bannings. JMOH needs to be stopped.
I mean, you know its a warm day when you can smell Fenway Park in Southie. . .Yoshinobu "Yoshi" Yamamoto could smell Dunkin' Donuts and Fenway Park from his tiny Southie apartment, even with his eyes still stubbornly shut. Sunlight, stubbornly insistent, finally pried them open, revealing a panorama of brick buildings and fire escapes tangled in laundry lines, a symphony of car horns honking a Bostonian concerto. Yoshi wouldn't have it any other way.
He shuffled to the kitchen, dodging piles of dog-eared books on John F. Kennedy and the Red Sox (a testament to his dual loves) before pouring himself a cup of "wicked strong" coffee. With each sip, the city's energy coursed through him: the clatter of the "T" train, the salty whisper of the harbor, the gruff yet friendly banter of "wicked pahk yah cars" echoing up his alley.
Yoshi worked at a tiny ramen shop on Newbury Street, a vibrant mosaic of tourists and locals slurping steaming bowls of his grandma's recipe. He loved explaining the difference between "hahkah" and "chah shu" to wide-eyed college kids, their accents betraying their Midwestern origins. He'd throw in a Bostonism here and there – "Go 'head honk, ahm closin' up in a moominute" – just to see their eyebrows quirk with surprise.
Afternoons were for Fenway. Yoshi knew every brick, every scuff mark on the Green Monster, could hum Yawkey's ghosty pronouncements of "just hit it, son!" alongside the crowd. He'd cheer with the die-hards, scarf down lobster rolls dripping with mayo, and argue about David Ortiz's legacy until his voice was hoarse.
Evenings were for wandering. He'd weave through the North End, the scent of garlic and pastries tickling his nose, stopping to chat with old Nonna's on their stoops, their Italian vowels blending with his Boston drawl. He'd find a hidden pub, a haven of worn wood and dim lights, where locals with faces etched by the harbor wind recounted tales of blizzards and World Series wins.
Boston wasn't perfect, Yoshi knew. The winters were brutal, the accents gruff, the drivers...well, let's just say aggressive. But for Yoshi, it was a canvas splashed with a million shades of life, a symphony of noise that hummed the rhythm of his own heart. It was the city that had welcomed a stranger with open arms, taught him "Wicked good, kid!" when he burnt his ramen, and cheered him on when he finally aced his English exam.
As he watched the city slick with the first drops of a November rain, Yoshi couldn't help but smile. This was his Fenway, his North End, his Boston. And he wouldn't trade it for all the Dunkin' Donuts in the world.
If he signs, I think "fastball symphony" is going to stick.It didn't even occur to me until reading RR's story, but it's so obvious now that this has to happen...
And if he signs with the Yanks, I hope "painting the Green Monster with his fastball symphony" holds true in another sense.I hope playing in front of a good defense is important to YY because I think that is an advantage the Yankees have had over the Mets and Red Sox the last couple of seasons.
This just reminds me for the umpteenth time that I have no idea how they talk to players and their agents. I would love to hear a tape of such a meeting, even an old one, where the outcome is no longer in doubt, just to get the gist of such conversations.Hopefully when they met Yamamoto, the Red Sox showed some video of Story making great plays at SS in September and Rafaela robbing HRs and hits, and some of that O'Neil highlight reel too. "Despite what other teams might be trying to tell you, we expect our defense to be vastly better this season-- these guys will be part of the team going forward, here's what they can do."
https://nypost.com/2023/12/18/sports/yoshinobu-yamamoto-now-accepting-free-agent-offers-with-mets-bit-expected-soon/?utm_campaign=nypost_sports&sr_share=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitterThe clock has started for teams to start talking serious dollars — potentially hundreds of millions of them — with Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
After a whirlwind courtship by MLB teams, the Japanese ace was open to begin taking formal offers on Monday, according to an industry source, as first reported by ESPN.
The source added the Mets planned to bid on Yamamoto within a couple of days.
During Yamamoto’s recent meetings with teams, broad contract parameters were discussed, without “serious” offers presented, according to the source.
The sessions served more as a forum for teams and the player to get to know each other.
The Mets’ expectation is Yamamoto will reach a decision by Christmas.
Following his posting last month by the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball, the right-hander is within a 45-day window to sign a contract that expires on Jan. 4.
Yamamoto spent the weekend in New York meeting with Yankees and Mets officials and later posted a picture on Instagram of himself on a plane with his agent Joel Wolfe in the background.
The top pitcher on the free-agent market, the 25-year-old Yamamoto has also reportedly met with the Dodgers, Giants, Red Sox and Phillies.
You can get to Citifield or the Stadium pretty quickly from Greenwich.I’d personally check SF or Boston for stadiums proximity to where I’d want to live in the cities. That would be my difference maker.
Yea, this is something I keep coming back to. Pepen is the only person to this point to mention the Fenway visit.Still no mention of a meeting in Boston while he is/was out here. You would think someone would have leaked it by now. Miracles do happen though.
Especially if you have a Rolls Royce limo and drive available 24/7.You can get to Citifield or the Stadium pretty quickly from Greenwich.
I've started reading the thread title as "Sox perusing Yoshinobu Yamamoto.""Sox are aware of a baseball player named Yamamoto"
assume that’s true- what’s the point? This isn’t an election and I’d think if I were on YY’s team I’d find that annoying af.There was a while there, maybe a decade ago, where the Yankees were exceptionally quiet about their interest in players and negotiations until they actually acquired them. But in the Twitter era it seems like it's more often their strategy to leak "frontrunner" story angles to reporters regarding their big acquisitions. That way it dominates every 24-hour news cycle and seems like an inevitability.
This is the one guy I’d make an insane offer to.The old adage remains true: if the Red Sox and the Yankees are interested in the same free agent, the Yankees always, always sign him.
My hope is… the Yankees aren’t prepared to go to war with the Sox and Mets over YY… and when they lose out, they’ll play it as “we made an offer, Yamamoto took it to the other team, used it as leverage, caught us flat-footed, etc”assume that’s true- what’s the point? This isn’t an election and I’d think if I were on YY’s team I’d find that annoying af.
Your post made me laugh and is spot on how that bard AI passage made me feel. Boston is a great city, the Red Sox are a storied franchise, if he doesn’t sign here… then f’ em NEXTYY needs to read this. And if he still doesn't sign with us, screw 'em.
I don't think it will be about money. I suspect the other teams involved value him similarly and that he'll basically just choose where he wants to play the most for non-monetary reasons.If he’s going to another team because of dollars; it had better be absurd.
If Morosi is right about this and the bit "YY is tired of being on the smaller team" then there is no realistic shot for the Red Sox. Maybe this is why the Yankees appear so confident.Morosi: My belief is the Yankees are the front runners. Mentions the Mets and Dodgers as the other teams he may go to. He wants to go to the biggest market and on the biggest stage.
Does not bode well for the Red Sox