The April 19 edition of the Tokyo Chunichi Sports paper ran a headline that read, "Miceli fired by Giants."
The story below indicated it had not happened yet, but it was just a matter of time until the Yomiuri Giants released disgruntled relief pitcher Dan Miceli.
Sure enough, at 3 p.m. that afternoon, prior to the Giants-Hanshin Tigers game at Tokyo Dome, media members received a press handout saying the right-hander had been placed on waivers.