11:54 PM on Mon., Dec. 19, 2011 | PermalinkJapanese righthander Yu Darvish, whom the Texas Rangers acquired negotiating rights to on Monday night, is a bit different.
He caused a scandal when photographed smoking a cigarette in a pachinko parlor while still in high school. (Pachinko is an arcade game similar to a slot machine and can be used for gambling.) He provides fodder for the gossip magazines. He carries himself like a rock star.
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