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Dice Clay |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka |
Real name |
Andrew Clay Silverstein |
| Coming overseas to star in The Show |
Current status |
Coming out of retirement to star in TV show |
| Still learning how to speak English |
Language skills |
Still learning how to speak English without dropping f-bombs |
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Signature move |
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| Rents a house in Brookline, Mass., a tony suburb of Boston |
Home link |
Born in Brooklyn, New York, where lots of guys named Tony live |
| Unhittable pitches |
What his fans love |
Unprintable nursery rhymes |
Wife Tomoyo Shibata has reportedly been dubbed "Rockets" by the Japanese press because of her well-endowed figure |
Companion's suggestive nickname |
Future wife Eleanor Kerrigan was named "EZ Rider" (right) when she was part of Harley's Angels, a tag team competing in Women Of Wrestling |
| Caused a scandal in Japan when his car was towed after he illegally parked it during an overnight visit to see his future wife |
Embarrassing car-related moment |
Caused a outpouring of negative reviews when he starred in the movie The Adventures of Ford Fairlane with the ex-wife of Elvis Presley |
| Throws the so-called Gyroball, whose very existence is being disputed |
For argument's sake |
Stars in the so-called hit show on VH1 called Dice Undisputed |
Posing on the tee |
T for Two |
Posing with Ice-T |
| Will try to strike out hitters who may stay at the Hilton Back Bay hotel near Fenway Park |
Hilton connection |
Once struck out while hitting on Paris Hilton backstage during a TV show |
| Stan's Sports Bar near Yankee Stadium, because he plays for the Red Sox |
Place you will never see him at |
MTV studios, where he's banned for life because of a vulgar performance at an awards show |
Black jacket with fur collar |
Fashion sense |
Black jacket without sleeves |
| Some people in Japan call him The Monster |
Alternative nickname |
Some women and religious groups call him a monster |
| Played deal or no deal before signing with the Red Sox |
Real Deal |
Appeared on stage once with a Deal Or No Deal model |
His No. 18 jersey could top the charts when '07 sales figures are tabulated |
Hitting the charts |
His CD set, The Day The Laughter Died, appeared in the Top 40 album chart |
| Strong arm needs no relief |
Mission statement |
Profane words provide comic relief |
Text: Mike McAllister/SI.com. Photos: Michael O'Neill/SI, Chuck Solomon/SI, Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com,
Steve Granitz/WireImage.com, Eddie Malluk/WireImage.com, Gregg DeGuire/WireImage.com, AP |
