Can I expense a piece of gum?
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Feb 25, 2008 
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It’s customary for reporters from Japan and Taiwan to give the players they cover little gifts. Hideki Matsui gets regular deliveries of newspapers and magazines from Japan and this morning a few writers presented Kei Igawa with a video game.
Brian Bruney and Darrell Rasner watched with amusement. “No more interviews until I get a present,” Bruney told a few of the New York writers.
So I flipped him my pack of Trident Tropical Fruit gum. He took a piece and tossed it back.
So whenever the next bit of Brian Bruney news breaks, you’ll know where to look.
PeteAbe, with the scoop on Bruney.
Maybe start tossing some gum to Kennedy and all the youngsters after that all their scoops will be yours. Good luck
Funny!
The smell of that tropical flavored gum makes me want to puke.
Pete I hope that gum was sugar-free.
P-abe,
What video game did Igawa receive? The internet must know!
New York, NY. Home of the big spenders.
I’ll let you interview me for a stick of gum.
The wit and wisdom of Peter Abraham.
Nice.
I assume Pete is surrounded by a lot of Japanese sports reporters.
that gum rules. the watermellon flavor is good too…
ROFLMAO!
Sounds like that custom should be a mutual one. Igawa and Matsui don’t need gifts. They have enough money to import all the mags, newspapers and video games they could want.
Really love these vignettes, Peter. Before finding your blog, I got my NYY news from the traditional sanitized sources. I truly appreciate your sharing such details and moments with us, all of them. Thanks!