Paul Sullivan would like you to shut up in the Press Box

Grouchy little greaseball Paul Sullivan, beat writer for the Chicago Tribune, is already complaining about the Japanese media surrounding One-Game Legend Kosuke Fukudome.

The Fukudome effect is even apparent in the press box, where the Cubs allowed a Japanese radio station to do play-by-play during the game. The Japanese announcer shrieked wildly during Fukudome's at-bats, embarrassing some of the Japanese print media, who are very polite and take their job very seriously.

After Fukudome's second hit -- a single up the middle -- I asked a Japanese friend what the guy was screaming. "He's saying Fukudome has two hits. He is the whole Cubs offense," he said.

There's no doubt that was true on Monday, but it'd be nice if the Cubs told the guy to do his yelling elsewhere in the future.

As Hall of Fame baseball writer Jerome Holtzman once wrote, there is no cheering in the press box.

Well that didn't take long. It only took Paul one regular season game to complain. Get used to it Paul. It's April 1st. Imagine what it's going to be like in October.

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