Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
LOS ANGELES -- Former New York Yankees pitcher Hideki Irabu was found dead of an apparent suicide in the wealthy Los Angeles suburb of Rancho Palos Verdes, authorities said Thursday.
The body of Irabu, 42, was found at 4:25 p.m. PDT Wednesday, county sheriff's Sgt. Michael Arriaga said.
"He was found dead by an apparent suicide," he said.
Quote:
Yankees owner George Steinbrenner famously called Irabu a "fat toad" after the pitcher failed to cover first base in a spring training game in 1999.
Former New York Yankees pitcher Hideki Irabu was found dead, an apparent suicide in the wealthy suburb of Rancho Palos Verdes.
MOD CUT
Irabu starred in Japan for nearly a decade before the San Diego Padres purchased his contract from the Chiba Lotte Marines. But Irabu declined to join the Padres, insisting he would only play for the Yankees.
The Yankees put together a package and traded for Irabu a few months later and signed him to a four-year, $12.8 million contract.
Irabu tuned up in the minors before making his big league debut at Yankee Stadium on July 10, 1997. The crowd was buzzing even before his first pitch, and fans on two continents watched him. T-shirts with ''Typhoon Irabu'' were on sale at the concession stands at Yankee Stadium and sushi was sold alongside the hot dogs and beers. MOD CUT
''He was a work in progress. It just didn't progress I guess the way he had planned or the way some people planned,'' Valentine said.
I remember him demanding a trade from the padres
Last edited by NewToCA; 08-03-2011 at 09:47 PM..
Reason: copyright
Why argue when we can run a field test? Let us see if it works.
Lancet, you're a fat toad.
Still here! Now give me $20 million!!!
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
