大谷、大谷、大谷

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安倍内閣支持率下落53%

2006-11-14 09:53:11 | 社会
朝日より抜粋。
朝日新聞社が11、12日に実施した全国世論調査(電話)によると、安倍内閣の支持率は53%で、中国、韓国訪問直後の前回調査(10月)の63%から下がった。不支持率は21%(前回14%)だった。30代以下の若い年代や無党派層で支持が伸び悩んでいるのが目立つ。

リーダーシップに疑問あり。30%台に落ちると面白い。

松坂UPDATE、Boston Globeの記事 

2006-11-14 09:44:17 | MLB
No official word, but ...

There have been a couple of reports confirming Boston was the highest bidder for righthander Daisuke Matsuzaka, but no official word yet from major league baseball or the Seibu Lions.

ESPN's Peter Gammons reports the Sox' winning bid was $42 million and far outbid the next best bidder, while XM radio "Baseball This Morning" co-host Orestes Destrade is saying "From my reliable sources it is the Boston Red Sox [who have the highest bid, but the bid] is not $38 million, it is not $45 million, it is guaranteed over $50 million for the rights" to negotiate with Matsuzaka's agent Scott Boras."

Destrade on the pressure Matsuzaka will face in Boston because of the hefty price tag of his services: "This one is tricky ... $50 plus million [for the bid] then you figure he's going to get no less than 3 years for $36 [million] I would imagine Scott Boras will try to push for 4 years for $12 million [per season] that's $48 [million]; now you're looking at a $100 million dollar man. I'm concerned about that; it could be a recipe for disaster... He is a stellar pitcher and in regular circumstances I think he would have a fantastic major league career. But that is a lot of pressure to go to Boston ... with a $100 million label tagged to you," Destrade said.

ESPNの報道が中心。これでレッドソックスでなかったら、どうなるんだろう。


城島、ナ・リーグなら新人王?

2006-11-14 09:36:00 | MLB
ナ・リーグの新人王の投票結果。

順位 選手名、1位票 ポイント
1位 Hanley Ramirez、14票 105点
2位 Ryan Zimmerman、10票 101点
3位 Dan Uggla、6票 55点

1~3位選手と城島の成績比較。

選手 打数-安打-打率、本塁打-打点、盗塁
Ramirez 633-185-.292、17-59、51
Zimmerman 614-176-.287、20-110、11
Uggla 611-172-.282、27-90、6
Johjima 506-147-.291、18-76、3

ナ・リーグならいけると思ったが、やはり、新人王は無理のようだ。

松坂UPDATE、ESPNの記事 -- レッドッソクスの入札額は4200万ドル(50億円)

2006-11-14 09:23:24 | MLB
The Red Sox bid $42 million for the right to negotiate with prized Japanese pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, sources told ESPN's Peter Gammons. Boston's bid far exceeded any other team's offer.

松坂の実績も紹介。
年度 勝利-敗北 防御率 三振 投球回数
2006 17-5 2.13 200 186.3
2005 14-13 2.30 226 215.0
2004 10-6 2.90 127 146.0
2003 16-7 2.83 215 194.0
2002 6-2 3.68 78 73.3
2001 15-14 3.60 214 240.3
2000 14-7 3.97 144 167.6
1999 16-5 2.60 151 180.0

最近4年間、防御率が3点を切り、信頼感が増してきた。

松井稼頭央、年俸は150万ドル+インセンティブ95万ドル

2006-11-14 09:13:27 | MLB
MLB HPより抜粋。
The Rockies re-signed second baseman Kazuo Matsui to a one-year contract on Monday, as expected.

Matsui, 31, is a key signing for the Rockies because of his speed at the top of the batting order.

Matsui, who will earn a $1.5 million base salary with $950,000 available in performance incentives, will share second base with Jamey Carroll.

インセンティブを入れても3億円。
1番でショートを期待されているが、レギュラーを保証されている訳ではない。
1年契約なので、好成績を残せば、3年以上の高年俸の契約は期待できる。

松井稼頭央、ロッキーズと1年契約に合意

2006-11-14 09:03:55 | MLB
USA TODAYより。
Kaz Matsui, who is trying to resurrect his career in Colorado after floundering in New York, has agreed to a one-year contract with the Rockies for 2007.

The speedy 31-year-old Japanese infielder hit .267 with 3 homers and 26 RBI in 70 games for the Rockies and Mets combined last season. With the Rockies, he hit .345 with two homers and 19 RBI and had a .392 on-base percentage in 32 games.

He was acquired by the Rockies on June 9 and spent nearly three months at Triple-A Colorado Springs working on his game before returning to the majors on Aug. 23.

A seven-time All-Star in Japan, Matsui was the first Japanese infielder to sign with a major league team when he joined the Mets in 2003.

In three major league seasons, Matsui owns a .266 batting average with 13 homers and 94 RBI in 271 games.

年俸については触れていない。巨人に入らなくて良かった、というのが最初の感想。入団時はイチローより評価されていたので、来年こそブレークを期待。

松坂UPDATE、MLB HPの記事 - ボストン・レッドソックスが交渉権獲得

2006-11-14 08:50:38 | MLB
The Boston Red Sox have apparently won the U.S. rights to star Japanese pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, it was reported on several media outlets and substantiated by highly placed baseball officials on Monday.

ESPN reported on its Web site on Monday that Boston is the high bidder for the right-hander, who was the Most Valuable Player during Japan's victory this past March in the first World Baseball Classic. MLB accepted bids last week that could be in anywhere from the $20 million to $50 million range. The Red Sox, Yankees and Rangers had reportedly made bids.

ESPN said that Boston's bid was $42 million, although XM Radio reported on one of its Monday morning shows that the bid was in excess of $50 million. Several high-ranking baseball sources also said they had heard Boston was the winner at about $50 million.

In any event, that amount would be unprecedented in the history of MLB-NPB relations. When the Seattle Mariners signed Ichiro Suzuki in 2001, the posting price was $13.1 million.

In addition to the posting price, the Red Sox will undoubtedly have to pay Matsuzaka a contract worth about $12 million a year for the next three or four years.

"Now you're looking at a $100 million man," said XM's Orestes Destrade, a former Major League and Japan leagues player, who has strong ties in that Asian country. "I'm concerned about that. He's a stellar pitcher, and in regular circumstances, I think he would have a fantastic Major League career. But that's a lot of pressure to go to Boston with a $100 million label on you."

入札に5000万ドル、年俸に5000万ドル(1200万ドル×4年)で、計1億ドル。120億円とは想像がつかない、べらぼうな金額。


松坂UPDATE、SI. comの記事 2

2006-11-14 07:18:03 | MLB
The winner of the Daisuke Matsuzaka sweepstakes may not be known in the States until Tuesday. While the winning team has been kept quiet, one person in the know suggested there were multiple bids in the $30 million range, and perhaps even a little higher.

The Seibu Lions are expected to accept a posting fee for Matsuzaka that should trump their lofty expectations. ESPN.com reported that the Red Sox bid between $38-45 million, and some competing executives are taking the lack of denial of this story by MLB people as a sign Boston is indeed the high bidder -- even if those figures are slightly off. While industry scuttlebutt had Boston's bid at "close to $40 million,'' one person indicated the reported $38-45 million range was "not correct.'' But if Boston's bid was just a million or two lower than that range, it's still hard to see someone else landing Matsuzaka. It is believed that both the Mets and Yankees bid closer to the $30 million neighborhood, and neither New York team seemed particularly optimistic they'd beaten Boston to Matsuzaka.

At least eight teams, including the Rangers, Angels, Cubs, Diamondbacks and Indians, were believed to have bid on Matsuzaka. However, the Yankees, Mets and Red Sox are seen as being in perhaps the best position to bid high since they run their own TV networks and Matsuzaka is the type of international superstar who could generate TV dollars. The Red Sox and Mets probably have an extra impetus since the Yankees already have one Japanese star, Hideki Matsui. And Boston has yet another important reason to bid big: to keep him away from the Yankees.

ヤンキースとメッツの入札額は、3000万ドルで、レッドソックスには及ばない。

松坂UPDATE、SI.. comの記事 - レッドソックスが交渉権獲得

2006-11-14 07:13:24 | MLB
The Boston Red Sox have won negotiating rights for Japanese League star Daisuke Matsuzaka, SI.com has confirmed.

The winning bid is thought to be for between $34 million and $38 million.

The Seibu Lions have until Tuesday to decide whether to accept the bid, and it is expected they will announce they are accepting it on Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET in a joint press conference with the Major League Baseball office. After the announcement, the Red Sox will have 30 days to negotiate a contract with Matsuzaka, a star right-handed pitcher. It is likely they'll be able to come to an agreement, but if they can't, the Red Sox will hold onto their bid money.

At least eight teams and possibly several more are thought to have bid on Matsuzaka. The Mets, Angels, Yankees, Rangers, Cubs, Diamondbacks and Indians are all believed to have made a bid.

ESPN's Peter Gammons reported earlier today that the Red Sox had the high bid. Previous reports have pegged the winning bid at $38-to-45 million and $42 million, but it is believed that those figures were a little high.

ボストン・レッドソックスが交渉権を獲得。入札額は、報道されている50億円より、やや少なめ。