NPB Bullet Points (2008/11/07)
Four Japanese Articles to share today:
- Add the Softbank Hawks to the list of NPB teams interested in Nelson Cruz. It turns out that Softbank was trying to get Cruz last summer at the trading deadline, which I speculated about a few weeks ago. The Hawks are also interested in Padres reliever Brian Falkenborg.
- Indians GM Mark Shapiro expects the bidding for Junichi Tazawa to reach $7M. The Indians are not interested in Tazawa, nor are the Yankees or Diamondbacks.
- Shingo Takatsu is hoping to play another year in Korea. Shingo saved 8 games with an 0.86 era in 18 games for the Woori Heroes this season.
- The Hiroshima Carp’s new stadium will be known as Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium Hiroshima. Kind of a mouthful, I wonder if they could’ve just gone with one “zoom”.
08/11/2008 at 8:23 am Permalink
Kind of a mouthful, I wonder if they could’ve just gone with one “zoom
Well since the motto is “Zoom, Zoom”, we know Mazda wasn’t going to go for just one zoom, and plus if I’m not mistaken doesn’t the Matsuda family own the Carp? Who in return own Mazda. The Matsuda’s own like 63% while Mazda owns 34.2%. So I take it there was a lot of pressure or a near certainity they would use both zooms. Though yeah I agree the name is a little overboard, but from I’m reading its shaping up to be a nice looking stadium.
08/11/2008 at 10:07 am Permalink
Tongue was in cheek there. Maybe just Zoom Zoom Stadium? It is better than Kleenex Stadium Miyagi.
I’m not sure about the details of the ownership, but it is something like that. I thought some percentage of the team was held by the citizens of Hiroshima, but my knowledge might be outdated in that regard.
08/11/2008 at 12:32 pm Permalink
I’m not sure about the details of the ownership, but it is something like that. I thought some percentage of the team was held by the citizens of Hiroshima, but my knowledge might be outdated in that regard.
Taking it from Wikipedia it says the Matsuda family owns 60% and Mazda 34.2%. Maybe the remaining 5.8% is own by the citizens of Hiroshima?
As for the name yeah Zoom Zoom Stadium would sound better, but hey its better than Kleenex Stadium Miyagi.