Is America ready for Kosuke Fukudome?

[Slammed 5,000+ posts]

The Chicago Cubs just signed him

his name is pronounced: fuk-you-do-me

I cant wait to hear the announcers //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

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[RipDaJacka]

i LOL'd

 

[AllStar1500bd 5,000+ posts]

For a second, I thought this was another viral vid, or another version of 2girls1cup...

 

[Slammed 5,000+ posts]

preliminary agreement Tuesday on a $48 million, four-year contract.

The deal is subject to a physical, according to a person familiar with the negotiations who spoke on condition of anonymity because no announcement had been made. The agreement could be finalized as early as Wednesday.

ESPN 1000 radio in Chicago first reported the agreement.

Fukudome was considered one of the best outfielders in Japanese baseball. The 30-year-old slugger was a key member of the Japan team that won the inaugural World Baseball Classic in March 2006.

He had surgery on his right elbow in August and sat out the Japan Series, but has 192 homers and a .305 batting average over nine seasons with the Chunichi Dragons, who won their first championship in 53 years on Nov. 2.

After becoming a free agent, Fukudome drew interest from the Cubs, San Diego Padres and White Sox.

He is expected to play right field for the Cubs, who traded outfielder Jacque Jones to Detroit this offseason and declined their contract option on veteran Cliff Floyd.

All-Star slugger Alfonso Soriano returns in left and speedy prospect Felix Pie is expected to take over in center after shuttling between the majors and minors this season. The Cubs hope Fukudome will provide the consistent left-handed bat they seek to go along with righties Soriano, Aramis Ramirez and Derrek Lee.

Chicago won the NL Central title last season before being swept by Arizona in the first round of the playoffs.

Fukudome recently told the Dragons he wouldn't return next season, saying he wanted to move to the major leagues.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3151060

 

[brtnboarder3241 5,000+ posts]

lol

 

[bdawson72 5,000+ posts]

lol

Is not a post

 

[pcolasfinest 10+ year member]

why we signed him to that amount of money with him seeing no pro ball is beyond me...eh we will still ****

 

[luvinthebass 5,000+ posts]

rofl at the name

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

that's hilarious!

 

[UndercoverPunk 5,000+ posts]

I might have to watch a baseball game.

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

Do the Dragons still have a team?

 

[UndercoverPunk 5,000+ posts]

Yeah. That's about all I know.

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

me too. Oh and I'm a Red's fan. lol

 

[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

lmao, thats gonna be funny to hear...

 

[UndercoverPunk 5,000+ posts]

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