Hideki Matsui shows sketches of himself and his wife drawn by his brother to the media in this image taken from TV.

Love at 1st sight for newly wed Yankees star Matsui

Friday 28th March, 05:12 AM JST

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Nessie at 02:42 PM JST - 28th March

"This was all very odd. A sketched picture ? Why not just say that you want the press to respect her privacy and that she didn’t want her photo published ?"

Either he's been playin' too much Paper Mario, or she's barkin' uggers.
timorborder at 03:24 PM JST - 28th March

Secrecy is a good thing. When this girl's name gets out, her, her parents, her friends, her old school teachers, etc. are going to be hassled 24 hours a day by Japan's gutter press. The poor guy probably wants a bit of peace and quite before things go ballistic.
Nessie at 03:27 PM JST - 28th March

Maybe a sketch because you can draw around the dekichatta parts.
Nessie at 03:44 PM JST - 28th March

Even creepier was the initial sketch -- just a chalk outline of a tuna.
Altria at 04:07 PM JST - 28th March

I'm waiting for a chance to scribble a stick figure on a napkin next time someone asks me what my girlfriend is like - guaranteed gag of the month.
DubyaKiller at 04:44 PM JST - 28th March

Anyone going to mention the rumours that Hideki is gay... Not that there is anything wrong with that mind (copyright Seinfeld).
flammenwerfer at 05:29 PM JST - 28th March

Word is Matsui is a friendly, kind, genuine guy, the kind of guy you would have a beer with and shoot the breeze, he comes from a good family. On the other hand, Ichiro the more popular and more handsome of the two is by accounts a rather unusual guy - quite eccentric, a womanizer and rather selfish. His father is a greedy, arrogant you know what. Just goes to show you cant judge abook by its cover. I for one wish Matsui all the best in his marriage.
DubyaKiller at 05:55 PM JST - 28th March

In that case I would much rather have a night out on the town with Ichiro.
franz75 at 05:59 PM JST - 28th March

Who cares? I don't...
abumaca at 07:59 PM JST - 28th March

I don't think one should use the comparison of a tuna to describe the girl. that is not fair..(the moderator wants us to be impolite to others). We should be more caring and love everyone despite if they are ugly or beautiful..Matsui is one of both in the eye of the beholder..is that okay moderator
some14some at 08:46 PM JST - 28th March

Sketchy 'wife' this is how women are treated in Japan?
flammenwerfer at 09:12 PM JST - 28th March

DK, in that case you would be buying all your own drinks.....;-) all night.
eresay at 09:36 PM JST - 28th March

I wonder if this puts an end to his "epic collection" detailed in Robert Whiting's book "Meaning of Ichiro." Readers of the book will know what I mean. Apparently the following Japanese media would keep up "supplies" to keep on his good side. I don't think wifey will approve somehow.
flammenwerfer at 10:09 PM JST - 28th March

For the monthly shopping allowance she will be getting, she probably wont really care about his "stack"
pathat at 07:55 PM JST - 31st March

eresay-Could he have "met" her in one of the many volumes in his collection? Its definitely possible. Anyway, it goes without saying that his on-field performance is more important to the Yankees, and, if he doesnt stay healthy and perform better, the fans will come down on him hard.