謹賀新年：抑えと「ヤンキース撲滅計画」

And so it's begun. The Red Sox Nation has started its annexation of Japan. The first salvo: a partnership between one of the most popular American Red Sox blogs, Boston Dirt Dogs and one of the most popular Japanese Red Sox blogs Go-RedSox.com. I've taken a look over at Go-RedSox.com, and quite frankly I can't make heads or tails of it. There aren't even any hilarious photos of Boras-san bombing Pearl Harbor. Apparently Japanese blogging is very different from American blogging. Go figure.

However, with the help of the amazingly accurate Google translator, I did manage to snag these gems: "Everyone, opening, you question with the [me], it is. During old year to grant the pulling raising of the lead socks support diary, thank you truly. Also this year changes and cannot increase, about patronage asks may."

I'm sure that's very profound in Japanese. I mean come on, the guy has a blog, and as we all know everyone with a blog is a profoundly gifted writer. But just when I thought that Go-RedSox.com was a dry well for us english speakers, I came across their latest post that (I think) was about Boston's search for a closer (or a bullpen towel boy, who knows?). The candidates:

Jiyonasan Paperubon
Hurian Tabaresu
Burandon Doneri
Microphone Teimurin
Kuretsugu Hansen*
Mani Derukamen*

*compared to Houston Street of the Asurechitsuko, Bobby Jienkusu of the White Socks, and Crith Ray of the Orioruzu.

"Because to in each case Mariano Ribera (Yankisu), BJ Raian (Burujieizu), the ray which then was lifted first it is in margin and a league east, it is at all hard there is no holding down."

Between this development and the WBC, I think it is safe to say that professional baseball has become an international phenomenon.