NEW YORK - Dare ga Goshujin-sama da?
That, loosely, is how you say, "Who's Your Daddy?" in Japanese.
Such mockery never would fall from the lips of Hideki Matsui, an honorable Yankee, nor, probably, from his legion of fans.
And we don't know who Matsui's daddy is. But we know this.
It ain't Pedro.
Matsui's two-run home run in the second inning and his two-run single in the third pushed across the Yankees' first runs of Game 6.
All came against Phillies starter Pedro Martinez, he who brought himself years of Yankee taunting after a loss to them as a Red Sox in 2003, when he called the Yankees his "Daddy."
Matsui's production last night completed a World Series ownership of Martinez. He singled, walked and popped the go-ahead homer in Game 2 of the Series here that Martinez lost. His six RBI last night tied the World Series record set by the Yankees' Bobby Richardson in Game 3 in 1960 against the Pirates - a series the Yankees lost but saw Richardson win the MVP.
Now, sai yushu sensh is another story. Matsui's fans will be chanting that one forever.
It means, "MVP."
That's the World Series award Matsui appeared to lock up in the fifth inning when he drove a two-run double to right-centerfield against lefty reliever J.A. Happ.
Happ was warmed up in the third when, with two outs, Phillies manager Charlie Manuel chose to keep Martinez in the game to face Matsui, who bats lefthanded.
Martinez gave up the single to Matsui, got the next out, cruised through the fourth and was done. Happ was the second reliever of the inning, inheriting Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez.
Happ was not the answer last night against Matsui, as good against lefties this season as he was against righthanders.
This is the difference Matsui can make.
When the Phillies returned to their National League home park and lost the designated hitter for the middle games of the World Series, they lost from their lineup Ben Francisco and his 15 home runs and 46 RBI in 2009, plus his zero career postseason production.
The Yankees lost Matsui, and his 28 homers, 90 RBI, not to mention his .303 postseason average in 55 playoff games, with nine homers and 33 RBI.
And, while Francisco is an upgrade from Raul Ibanez in leftfield - Ibanez was the DH in New York - yes, the Yankees were elated to have Matsui back in the lineup last night.
"He's very important to us," Johnny Damon said Tuesday.
