Remember Hideki Irabu? Sure you do ... he's the man that George Steinbrenner once called a "fat toad" after a disappointing career in pinstripes. Well, he's back in the news ... no, not because the Yankees have signed him to help the starting rotation, but because he's been arrested after a drinking binge which saw him down 20 mugs of brew before assaulting a bartender:Irabu, 39, became angered after his credit card was rejected. He then allegedly pushed the bartender against the wall, pulled his hair and smashed at least nine liquor bottles at a bar in Osaka, western Japan, a police official said on condition of anonymity, citing department policy.You know, bar etiquette demands that you at least attempt the second credit card before pulling the bartender's hair and smashing up the place in a fit of drunken rage. I think that's mentioned in the Zagat guide, I'm not sure.
The bartender sustained no injuries. Irabu paid the bill with another credit card.
Hey, didn't the Yankees sign Sidney Ponson after a bar incident? Hmmmmmm.
