Heard today that there is a chance that the Angels could open next season in Japan.

The Boston Red Sox are one of the teams that will surely open next year in Tokyo and the other team figured to be someone from the American League West. That could be Oakland or Seattle as well as the Angels. It figures that Texas would not be high on the list.

The obvious reasons for the Red Sox are Daisuke Matsuzaka and Hideki Okajima whereas the Angels have no one of Japanese descent.

Seattle, obviously, has Ichiro Suzuki and Kenji Johjima so they would figure to be the top choices as far as a marketing strategy would be concerned.

However, I was in Rome in January and while waiting for a train at Termini station, walked into an athletic apparel type of store. Hanging on the wall were Major League Baseball apparel of only three teams: the Yankees, the Cubs ... and the Angels.

So, maybe there is that worldwide marketing aspect.