Lest we forget: Hideki Irabu

July 29, 2011

The Yankees free agent bust who caused no end of delight as the print media tried to figure out to relate an annoyed George Steinbrenner’s description of his overpriced pitcher as “a fat pussy toad,” was found dead in his suburban Los Angeles home yesterday. He was 42.

In the New York Times obituary, the phrase was presented as ” ‘a fat, pus-sy toad’,” although the Miriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary (10th edition) spells if as I did in the first paragraph.

In 1997, the Yankees signed Irabu, a star in the Japanese pro leagues, for almost $13 million for four years. He never enjoyed the same success he had in his native country, finishing a six-year career with a record of 34-35.

More on Irabu:

Harvey Araton’s column in the Times.

From the NY Daily News.

From the Los Angeles Times.

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