This will never draw the 'hits' of the Amy Winehouse death, but this is almost as chilling to us. The former Japanese/MLB star, 42 year old, pitcher was found dead yesterday in his Los Angeles apartment, allegedly the cause of death was clearly that he hung himself. Irabu had clearly started to decline during the last few years with minor arrests for generally drunk/disorderly behavior, and a DUI. He won two World Series rings with the Yankmees during the late 90s, but Steinbrenner hated the guy once referring to him as a "fat pussy toad" when he failed to cover first base on an infied ground ball. For true fans, Irabu was parodied in the last episode of Seinfeld when George Costanza's father jumps up in the courtroom to impeach 'Steinbrenner's' testinony credibility by exclaiming "How could you give $12 million to Hideki Irabu!!"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideki_Irabu
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/28/hideki-irabu-found-dead-suicide-suspected/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzeuvZc1KI8 {"How could you give $12 million to Hideki Irabu??}