Sox, A's start '08 in Japan

by Randy Booth on Nov 14, 2007 12:06 PM EST in News

It's official: The Red Sox and A's will be in Japan to start the 2008 MLB season:

The five days of festivities include regular-season games between the two clubs on March 25 and 26, exhibition day-night doubleheaders against Nippon Professional Baseball teams on March 22 and 23, and an off-day workout sandwiched in between on March 24.

The announcement coincided with the owners gathering for their final quarterly meetings of the year on Wednesday and Thursday at a local resort hotel.

I think this will be really exciting. I'm interested to see how Japan responds to the World Champion Red Sox. But I've got to mention Dice-K. He is going to get mobbed out there. It'll be a love fest when he steps out on the field. Which brings up another question: should Dice-K start that game? I think he should.

The downside to this is jetlag. How will the flight effect the Sox? I think it could really do a number for them trying to adjust afterwards. Let's just hope it's an easy flight.

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Re: Sox, A's start '08 in Japan

Just HAD to trump me, didn't you?

by Allen Chace on Nov 14, 2007 12:16 PM EST reply actions

Re: Sox, A's start '08 in Japan

I guess Dice-K is going to have to work hard to get one of the top two sports in the rotation, or else he'll be on the bench watching.

(Yeah, yeah, he'll get one of the starts, I know. It'll be Beckett and Dice-K, barring injury.)

The As have given up two home games for this? I wonder if they get a cut from the concessions?

Good luck for the Sox - having two extra games where they can use their top two starters can only be an advantage.

Of course, this will also mean an extra game facing Dan Haren, so who knows?

by RickD on Nov 14, 2007 12:30 PM EST reply actions

Re: Sox, A's start '08 in Japan

Unless, of course, he's traded this off-season...

OverTheMonster.com

by Randy Booth on Nov 14, 2007 1:53 PM EST up reply actions

Re: Sox, A's start '08 in Japan

I'd like to hear more about this possibility.
I wonder what it would take from the sox for the A's to part with him...
(Beckett, Haren, Dice-K, Schill, Lester/Buccholz. I'm drooling)

by Schulz on Nov 14, 2007 3:02 PM EST up reply actions