Hot stove league time, fans. Or should that be the hot hibachi league here in Japan? Lots going on during the off-season, so let's take a look at a few interesting happenings from last week.
Hideki Matsui returns to Japan.
The New York Yankees left fielder returned home to Tokyo on Nov. 22 with an American League Championship in his pocket but without a World Series ring on his finger or a Rookie of the Year trophy in his carry-on luggage. Overall, though,it was a pretty good year for the former Yomiuri Giants superstar.