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Michael Westbay
(aka westbaystars)
Founder
Several examples:
Firstly, Yomiuri TV always puts up a brief profile of each player as he comes to the plate or mound, featuring major statistics, and a quick comment from that player about a particular theme. This comment is usually something like how old the player was when he first started to play baseball, or what his goal is for the season. Today, however, each and every player on both teams, regardless of how much or little connection he had with Matsui, was asked to give him a piece of advice or a few parting words as he heads to the majors. I'm sure that Godzilla will feel much better about going to MLB now that he has received public blessing from the likes of Makoto Imaoka!
Secondly, no matter how little Godzilla was involved, the comentators tried to fit him into their spiel about every play! This part usually features the commentator's voice steadily going up an octave every time they mention HIM: "And what a big hit from Chavez! There it goes... over the head of Matsui!"
But the one that really made me snort was at the end. An MLB batter hit a tame infield grounder, and it was easily dealt with for a simple out. Luckily for we ignorant lay spectators, the "expert" commentators were on hand to point out Godzilla's invaluable contribution to the play, even though he was 50 metres away in center field. "Igawa pitches... it's a goro... and the out is made as Matsui looks on!"
Good to see impartial media coverage from Yomiuri TV.