OT: Former Ranger Hideki Irabu Arrested

by Mister Naxal on Aug 20, 2008 11:52 AM CDT

Our bullpen is gassed. We need some disposable arms for the stretch. I've peered into the crystal ball that is the New York Post and found the answer:

Hideki Irabu.

Seems as though he could use the cash to get caught up on his credit card bills:

Ex-Yankee pitcher Hideki Irabu - once ridiculed by George Steinbrenner as a "fat, pus-y toad" - was arrested in Osaka, Japan, today for allegedly assaulting a bartender after drinking 20 mugs of beer, a police official said.

Irabu, 39, became angered after his credit card was rejected. He allegedly pushed the bartender against the wall, pulled his hair and smashed at least nine liquor bottles. The bartender sustained no injuries.

Hair pulling? Smashing liquor bottles? Sounds like this guy still has the fire. 20 mugs of beer? He still has the stamina, too.

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So he finally lived up to his name

by Telegraph on Aug 20, 2008 12:02 PM CDT reply actions

I'm Surprised We Haven't Heard More Of These

I’m surprised we haven’t head of more of these stories regarding Irabu given his reputation.

by Mister Naxal on Aug 20, 2008 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions

20 mugs of beer?

Impressive. And that Japanese beer isn’t your 3% stuff either.

So the Rangers have had Sidney Ponson, Uggie Urbina, and Irabu? Are there any guys who have beeen busted for assault or worse in a foreign country who were never Rangers pitchers?

by JBImaknee on Aug 20, 2008 12:17 PM CDT reply actions

I'd Prefer Drunken Brawling To Visa Fraud

Makes me wish all Omar Beltre and Alexi Ogando ever did was get ripped and cause a scene instead of being pawns in a visa fraud scheme.

Don’t know about other teams’ players…I’d say odds are that there are some who have been busted for assault or worse, but can’t think of any off the top of my head.

by Mister Naxal on Aug 20, 2008 12:32 PM CDT up reply actions

any updates on those guys?

Every pitch thrown to Josh Hamilton is recorded as an E1. -- clark

by knockoutking on Aug 20, 2008 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions

Don't Know, Probably Nothing Promising

Still nothing promising. Neither of them appear to be playing the Dominican Summer League this year…at least I couldn’t find either of their names on a roster or on the current DSL website. Doesn’t look like either was in the Mexican League this year, either.

I’d love to know what the latest and greatest is with them, too.

by Mister Naxal on Aug 20, 2008 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions

Sold to a Japanese

club, IIRC.

"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
"If you ain't got no money, ain't nobody calls you honey," Bo Diddley

by Rodney on Aug 20, 2008 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions

They're Not Playing Anywhere Right Now

Finally found something concrete. From an Evan Grant Q&A from July 1:

Q: I’ve looked without luck to find out where Omar Beltre and Alexi Ogando are these days and whether the Rangers maintain the rights to one or both.

Daniel L. Williams

GRANT: The good news: The Rangers still hold the rights to both. The bad news: Neither is currently playing anywhere. Both are at home in the Dominican Republic and not participating in the Dominican Summer League as they have the last two years. The Rangers tried to sell their rights to Japanese teams but didn’t get much in the way of any offers. Right now, the two kids are basically prisoners of their mistakes.

We’ve still got their rights, but unless something truly exceptional happens, that’s going to mean squat.

by Mister Naxal on Aug 20, 2008 5:37 PM CDT up reply actions

OK

prolly better for them if they where playing in Japan.

by Rodney on Aug 20, 2008 6:40 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah, but they use the metric system

20 JPM = 12.58 USM

by robert_d_wilfong on Aug 20, 2008 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions

Could we get him to sign

a 3-year, 250 case offer?

Aikman and Bradshaw?

Please. They are in the same league as Trent Dilfer and Jim McMahon as QBs who were taken to the SB by great Defenses and great Running Games.
-DJCahill

by SarasotaRanger on Aug 20, 2008 12:20 PM CDT reply actions

I Like That Contract

Frontloaded for 100 cases with an option for 300 more depending on performance.

by Mister Naxal on Aug 20, 2008 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions

and we'll pick up that 20 beer tab

don’t want to let outstanding bar debts hang over his head

by JBImaknee on Aug 20, 2008 12:43 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah, but he'll want import at first

JD needs to stand firm on domestics, and he’ll give eventually.

by Telegraph on Aug 20, 2008 12:58 PM CDT up reply actions

Holy Shit

I think we should think about signing the bartender. He got slammed into the wall and got his hair pulled in a fracas so violent that 9 liquor bottles got smashed as collateral damage and was fine afterwards. No injuries. Not one. That guy is some sort of badass.

The 40 Trumps All!!!

by thedirkatron on Aug 20, 2008 2:08 PM CDT reply actions