Matsuzaka, awaiting birth of child, likely to follow Red Sox to Tokyo
Lead paragraph:
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP)—Daisuke Matsuzaka probably won’t fly to Tokyo with his teammates because his wife’s due date is March 19, the date of the flight, but the Red Sox hope he can join them in his native country.
It seems to me that the "follow" in the headline contradicts the fact that Matsuzaka will likely arrive before his teammates (because her due date is the day of the flight). So I'm with Bob on this one.
Hope does not equate to likely. Of course, a woman's due date is such a crap shoot that the baby could easily be born a week ahead of it, in which case there presumably would not be a problem for him to go, and just as easily could be born a week later. The writer here is treating it as though it's set in stone.
Upon reflection, I guess the headline and lead do make sense, although it is phrased awkwardly. In both cases it really means that he won't be traveling with the team, but may join them a couple of days later.
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But if I get into a semantic battle with you, I will not just lose, but also be ritually shamed.
Here's hoping that there will not be a mass ritual shaming.
I just seen enough to know that Bob isn't the type to forgive and forget on this sort of thing.
It was awful.
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