From day one of Hideki Matsui's MLB career, the Boston Red Sox have been haunted with the fact that Godzilla is a New York Yankee, and who would of thought that when it came time to get Matsuzaka, that the Red Sox would luck out in the end! Is it just me or does it seem like the hype between Boston and New York will just never ever end?
With the signing of Matsuzaka people have been questioning if the ammount of money Boston paid will be worth it? I say why not, if anything the Red Sox can easily make that back. If you think about the marketability of this new addition to the Yankee, Red Sox rivalry, not only can the Red Sox make money, but the Yankees can cash out too.
Since Matsuzaka decided to take the money train to the states, many people in Japan who follow Matsuzaka are now going to follow the Red Sox. Remember the following Matsui got when he first arrived? Or the monsterous one he still has. With this knowledge you can easily assume that alot of money will be made because of this. I can already see the hype, Boston's Matsuzaka vs The Yankees Godzilla.
With the birth of Red Sox nation Japan, and plenty of Yankee fans currently in Japan. I'm sure people in Japan are already taking sides, it's fun to the Japanese, and it's pretty interesting because this rivalry is literally going international with many financial possibilities to be taken adantage of. Now the two teams will basically have another country watching them to see which son of Japan is having more success. You can bet anything that the first timeMatsuzaka and Matsui face of millions will be tuned in from Japan, because to that country its like Babe Ruth against Nolan Ryan. Pretty cool notion eh? The addition of Matsuzaka is not just money to Boston either.
To Boston the addition of Matsuzaka makes the starting rotation for the Sox look a little something like this come spring time: Schilling, Beckett, Matsuzaka, Papelbon, and Wakefield. Which is very impressive on paper. Being that Schilling and Beckett both won over fifteen games each last season. While Papelbon was excellent dishing out 35 saves as a closer. The only shakey spot in the roation seems to be Wakefield, but if Matsuzaka plays well enough Wakefield won't be depended on as much.
The Yankees starting rotation doesn't look too bad, but its a little questionable. The Yankees roatation would look something like this. Mussina, Wang, Pettite, Johnson, and Jeff Karstans (rookie). Last year Mussina won 14, Wang won 19, Pettite won 14, and Jonson won 17. You might see nothing wrong with that, but when it comes down to it, Wang is the only young blood with experience on this staff. Mussina, Pettite, and Johnson are all older guys, and older guys are known to break down during a long season. If Pettite and Johnson go down, Wang and Mussina can't carry that staff. Simply the Yanks may look like contenders on paper,but the pitching they have is just not as good as Boston's.
More than likey you will see a veteran sign with the Bombers, its not like Zito is out of the price range, no one ever is, but he might not be worth the money. Clemens might come back, but there is no guarantee there. Yanks could go for Leiber from the Phillies, if they are willing to loose a bat, but it's starting to look like the Yankees could be in a jam, with a limited market on pitching.
Boston bulked up for that legendary Yankee lineup this year, and now the Yankees need to respond. Because Boston's line up isn't too bat shy either, so if the Yanks don't get some backup in case a vet goes down, the Yanks could be in for a long one.
The ball is now in Steinbrener's court, and if the bossman lives up to his reputation, a response will be made to Boston's new man, hopefully for Boston it's not Barry Zito.
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