Sayonara!

(Reuters)

And We Are Never, Ever, Ever Getting Back Together
... Like, Ever

You Too, Bobby
Maybe Teflon Theo Will Sign $2-Million-Per-Win Matsuzaka-san in Chicago?
Remember When Epstein's Pacific Rim Scouts Were The Smartest Guys in the Room?
We Really Love Our $51,111,111.11 Toilets. Sincerely, The Seibu Lions

(BDD Photo Illustration)

This Just In: Red Sox to Plan to Celebrate the 6th Anniversary
Of the Matsuzaka Signing at Fenway Next Week

Never Forget ...

(BDD Photo Illustration / Ryan Sullivan)

... Who Made the Deal

" 'It's highly unusual,' Epstein said of submitting a second offer without receiving a response to the first, 'but it's showing that Matsuzaka is extremely important to the Boston Red Sox. It's normally not a good ploy, but we want to demonstrate to Matsuzaka, and the fans of Japanese baseball, just how important he is to us.' " -- Boston Globe, Dec. 11, 2006

(BDD Photo Illustration / Meir Weinberg)

The Sun Goes Up, The Sun Goes Down,
And Scott Boras Sucker Punches the Boston Red Sox

"In Japan, he's known as the national treasure. Here, he will be known as Fort Knox." -- Scott Boras, agent for Daisuke Matsuzaka, Dec. 11, 2006

Japan's National Treasure Is In the Rear View Mirror

(BDD Photo Illustration)

Remember Tracking Da Plane! Da Plane!?

(Flight Aware live tracking of Matsuzaka flight to Boston)

(BDD Photo Illustration)

Those Were the Days

(Boston Globe Staff Photo / Jim Davis)