View Poll Results: How should Hideki Matsui be honored for his excellent service as a Yankee?
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With our fond memories of his career
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With a standing O at Old Timer's Day
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With a Hideki Matsui Day (with no retired number)
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12-27-12 08:02 PM #1
How should Matsui Be Honored
I want to say #3, but I have to go with #2.
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12-27-12 09:46 PM #2
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Either option is fine, but I wouldn't be against him having his own day and receiving some gifts and a nice standing O from the fans.
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12-27-12 09:52 PM #3
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I would like to see him sign a 1-day contract, and officially retire as a member of the New York Yankees.
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12-28-12 11:53 AM #4
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This approach would truly have been the best approach, particularly since #55 is currently available.
I voted #2. Since Bernie has never been honored with his own day, I have difficulty with the idea of giving one to Matsui.
A couple of other ideas:
1. Have Hideki throw out the first pitch of the 2013 season against the Red Sox.
2. When Matsui comes back for his first OTD appearance, he is the last player introduced (save the usual suspects of Berra and Ford).Forgive me for taking the Contrarian view
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12-28-12 12:13 PM #5
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A Godzilla statue would look great in front of NYS.
In Cashman I trust.
Players come and go, flags fly forever.
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12-28-12 12:56 PM #6
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12-28-12 01:00 PM #7
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12-28-12 01:02 PM #8
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12-28-12 01:38 PM #9
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Give every person in attendance a copy of one of the 55,000 DVDs he has.
Thank you for making me calm today, Brett Gardner
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12-28-12 01:55 PM #10
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12-28-12 02:06 PM #11
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I have no problem with a day for Paulie, but Tino is stretching a bit for me. I don't dispute his value to the team, but I just don't feel he had the tenure with the Yankees to deserve a day.
Of course, I am also in the "Why the h-e-double toothpicks was Reggie Jackson ever honored" camp.Forgive me for taking the Contrarian view
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12-28-12 02:40 PM #12
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He will most definitely get a standing "O" at OTD no matter what, though I could easily see a Hideki Matsui Day set up as a way to sell tickets to a non-premium game.
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.268/.367/.483 .850 during his four years here. Can we get rid of you instead?
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12-28-12 05:18 PM #13
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As others have mentioned....we have yet to have a Paul O'neill or Tino Martinez day. Someone mentioned no Bernie day but that's not the Yankees choice, Bernie never "retired"
He will undoubtedly get a standing O at OTD...I say the best one would be to just let him throw the first pitch out on opening day at the stadium.
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12-28-12 05:35 PM #14
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is he even the type that would come back for OTD?
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12-28-12 07:50 PM #15
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12-28-12 09:43 PM #16
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I think a statue or mural would be sufficient.
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12-28-12 10:31 PM #17
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12-28-12 10:32 PM #18
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12-29-12 06:08 AM #19
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I'd have no problems giving him all three. I would balk at retiring his number (no one has suggested it and for good reasons), giving him a plaque in monument park or a statue or something akin anywhere.
He definately was a good player and great in the clubhouse.
AndyYogi is a National Treasure. Let's put him in a National Hall of Fame. The man has no peers.
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12-29-12 06:34 AM #20
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The issue that I have with the Reggie day is that he was a Yankee for a grand total of five years - granted, we were 2-1 in the World Series in those five years and he had some great games, but five years?
There are far more players than Reggie Jackson who deserved a day to recognize their contributions to the Yankee legacy. Simply stated, Reggie Jackson day was George's final payment for making Reggie a "Yankee for life".Forgive me for taking the Contrarian view
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12-29-12 08:44 PM #21
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I say give him a standing O at old timer's day. That's if he shows up.
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12-29-12 09:35 PM #22
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If I were the Yankees, I would hire him to be a director of scouting in Asia...especially in Japan.
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12-30-12 12:27 AM #23
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12-30-12 02:15 AM #24
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I never want to see anyone else wear #55, so I guess that means retire his jersey
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12-30-12 06:10 AM #25
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