We learned from today's Strib that Kyle Lohse is heading to Japan:

Twins righthander Kyle Lohse last week was in the middle of his usual offseason chore -- teeing off on a golf course near his home in Scottsdale, Ariz. -- when he got the call.

"I went from thinking the season was over and getting ready to spend some time relaxing," he said, "to having someone call me and say, 'Can you get ready in a week?' "

Lohse said he could, and he was added to the team of Major League Baseball All-Stars that will tour Japan Nov. 5-14. He will leave today for Los Angeles, where the team will work out for a few days at Dodger Stadium before departing for Japan.

Now, clearly this is not true. This whole" All-Star" thing must be some kind of elaborate ruse to hide Lohse's true purposes. Where is he going and why?

Wonder Woman suggests he is enlisting the help of Mr. Miagi and practicing some zen exercises in not-sucking. What do you think?