Hideki Matsui
Hideki Matsui became the league’s first Japanese American World Series MVP, as the Yankees won the World Series against the defending champion Phillies. He hit .615 in the series, with three homers and eight RBI’s. I didn’t watch much of the series, but I’m surprised nonetheless because I hadn’t heard his name mentioned much up until now. People kept talking about Jeter, Martinez, and A-Rod, but there wasn’t much being said about Matsui, other than that he would become a free agent when this was all over.
Anyway, congratulations to Hideki Matsui. He certainly did well.
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You had to have watched the games in order to know how pivotal Hideki Matsui was to the game. He had some great moments in Game 4 and 5, but Game 6 alone was his moment of glory. Of the 7 points scored by the Yankees in the series-winning game, 6 of them were the result of Matsui being at bat.
A friend watching that last game predicted, “He’s going to be MVP” and he turned out to be right.
Sweet deal. 6 of 7? Wow. I should check out that game when I get a chance. I guess he really pulled it off when he needed to.