Japanese pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka said yesterday he was “relieved” to hear the Boston Red Sox had won the bidding battle to negotiate with a US$51.1 million offer for him to play in the major leagues.
The $51 million may seem the reason for his “relief.” But I know the real cause for relief is that Su-san, my brother in-law, won’t have to go very far to see him play.None of the newspaper articles seem to pick up on this obvious fact. They keep fixating on the exorbitant sum of money.
I wonder if he’s philanthropic…
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