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Michael Westbay
(aka westbaystars)
Founder
Let me see if I get this straight. First of all, he rips Tatsunori Hara to shreds in his book and now he wants to work for him?
Here is a guy who went into detail (almost bragging) about his infidleity in his book and as a result of his indiscretion he's divorced and presumably up to his neck with alimony payments.
He also started up 2 different business (one was a toothbrush company-the toothbrush was shaped like a baseball bat) and failed both times.
You can just see the desperation on this man's face whenever he appears on T.V. He and Randy Bass both ripped Japan and Japanese baseball while they were here and now they both jump at every opportunity to come back here in order to fatten their wallets.
As for me, I'm not buying Cromartie's act. I once met him when I was about 13 years old and he was at his peak with the Giants. He grudgingly gave me his autograph but he acted all huffy and left me with bad memories. He was just an egomaniac who did everything for money. Cro, please stay in Miami and leave Japanese baseball alone. The Giants are doing just fine without you and no one wants to see you back in Japan.