Interview with Hideki Mat-Summa

FNS has the exclusive interview with the Iron Sheik's favorite shortstop...

Q. What would mean more to you--a chiefs superbowl championship or a FNS city championship?
A. That is a tough question. Nothing would mean more to me right now than a Chiefs Superbowl Championship considering how long it has been for them.....nothing except a FNS City Title! I can only root for the Chiefs and watch them play. I would love to be a contributing part on a Championship team. I have played for General Manager Joe Amori and the FNS Crew for 5 or 6 years now. We have won Division Titles, and played in the playoffs, now it is time to Win The Championship. I know if we all stay healthy and play as a team, this could be our year.

Q. What if Bud Selig was commisioner of New Ro softball?
A. Well in some respects I feel like Bud Selig is the commissioner of New Ro Softball. The comparison could be made between Bud turning a blind eye to steroids and Frank turning a bling eye towards shaved bats. With a blind eye turned to both controversial issues, attendance has skyrocketed, I mean look at our FNS fans, which by the way are the best in New Rochelle! Honestly Bud couldn't do any worse here than he has done for MLB. The other thing to remember is that Bud has money, so field upgrades and equipment upgrades would be more likely. Either way I think you could say that both need to go!

Q. Are the results the same if the ketchup was purple?
A. This is a tricky question. I think the results would be the same no matter the color of the ketchup. This topic has drawn a lot of interest and has been the topic of many a conversation. Let me set the record straight, ketchup does not open doors. It does not melt locks, and it certainly is not easy to clean up. What happened that night was all justifiable and could have been a lot worse. I am just glad that mustard and relish weren't involved!

Q. Is Bob Vlad the Babe Ruth of hitting coaches or was Babe Ruth the Bob Vlad of baseball ?
A. As much as I love Bob Vlad, calling Babe Ruth the Bob Vlad of baseball might be a stretch. However to call Bob Vlad the Babe Ruth of hitting coaches is 100 percent accurate. Bob has been my hitting coach since 2001. He helped me reach the All-Star game my Senior Year of High School. Hell my batting avg. jumped from probably .200 my Junior year to over .400 my Senior year! He was also instrumental in helping me make the adjustments necessary to hit a softball.
While I have put up good number in my first 5 or 6 years, Bob is never satisfied and he has me working extra hard in the cages for this season. Babe Ruth put baseball on the map, Bob Vlad put Matt Summa on the map. He took a decent hardworking player and helped turn him into (not bragging, I don't have an inflated ego) a solid Softball player. While Bob is not my fielding coach, it must also be noted that he values defense as well. If I do commit an error I must have 2 hits to compensate for that 1 error. Lets just say if I don't meet his standards, it is not a fun day in the cages.

Q. On your spiritual trip to Kansas City during the off season did you ever consider becoming a Royals fan?
A. This is a no-brainer, absolutely not. I thought about many things on my spiritual trip to Kansas City like would I make it home alive if the Chiefs were somehow able to defeat the Dolphins? Or could I eat any BBQ food ever again in comparison to the amazing BBQ in Kansas city? I did think about trying out for the Royals.....but never did I consider become a Royals fan. I mean its hard enough rooting for the Kansas City Chiefs (Although as a side note, Cassel, Vrabel, Pioli........winners) but to root for such a dreadful team as the Royals, forget it. The Yankees are and forever will be my team, even if we have an overpaid, hip surgery having, steroid using loser at 3rd base. Even if we have the highest payroll, almost 80 million dollars more than the second highest, and even if people hate them, Yankees forever.

I would like to thank you for the interview and I would like to close by saying....New Year......New Sponsor.......New Rochelle City Champions?????