Far out: Was that a marijuana leaf t-shirt that Yu Darvish was sporting today in Texas?
Yu Darvish’s choice of clothing for his arrival in Texas on Friday was rather curious. (AP)
It didn’t take long for Yu Darvish to experience his first lost in translation moment.
Fresh off a long flight from Japan, the newest Texas Rangers pitcher raised more than a few eyebrows in Dallas-Forth Worth on
Friday by wearing a t-shirt with a symbol more closely associated with High Times magazine than Major League Baseball.
That’s not exactly the type of thing that the Rangers want to see from a guy they just committed $111 million to, so what
gives with the hazy decision? Was the newly-divorced Darvish announcing his intentions to, uh, broaden his horizons?
Attempting to make new friends with Tim Lincecum? Playing a pretty good joke on the straight-laced Nolan Ryan?
None of the above, said the 25-year-old righthander, who was quickly asked about the t-shirt at his introductory press
conference at Rangers Ballpark. According to several reporters on the scene, Darvish just said he likes to wear
shirts with English writing and that he had no idea it signaled an interest in something more. http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/far-yu-darvish-arrives-america-wearing-shirt-marijuana-022449449.html