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Wed, Jun 2 2010

Sun Spots: Baseball and Tennis

Sun Spots: Baseball and Tennis

Also tagged: 442nd, AEGON championships, akinori iwamura, Bleacher Report, Boston Red Sox, Cash Kruth, Chris Haft, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Dave Kane, G Company, Geoffrey Dunn, ichiro suzuki, japanese american, Kei Nishikori, London, LPGA, major league baseball, Memorial Day Weekend, Michael Street, MLB.com, Monterey County Herald, Neil Walker, Pacific Perspectives, Rob York, Roland Garros, State Journal Register, Sun Spots, Tom Mine, Travis Ishikawa, Watsonville Kasei team, world baseball classic, world war II

Hope everyone had a thoughtful Memorial Day weekend. As a community, we must continue to honor the sacrifice of the Nisei generation and what they provided for all of us who came after. My grandfather...

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Wed, May 19 2010

Sun Spots: Matsui Woes

Sun Spots: Matsui Woes

Also tagged: baltimore ravens, Devin Setoguchi, golf, GolfChannel.com, haruki nakamura, Hideki Matsui, ichiro suzuki, Jiyai Shin, Kazuo Matsui, Kurt Suzuki, LPGA, mariners, Michael Street, Oakland Athletics, Pacific Perspectives, Randall Mell, Ryan Sweeney, San Jose Sharks, Terrence Cody

Sun Spots is back. Apologies for the long delay in posts, well, for those who actually check this blog in the first place. Have some interesting posts today, so read up! Click on the links for the full...

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Sat, Jan 23 2010

Among Gentlemen

Among Gentlemen

Also tagged: Anthony Kim, Arnold Palmer, Ben Kobayashi, Charles Suyeshi, Chi Chi Rodriguez, club, driver, Fred Funakoshi, Freddie Couples, Friday Senior Golf Club, George Ajioka, George Ueyehara, golf, iron, Its Endo, John Iwamiya, Jose Quindara, Kuwa Iwataki, Masa Samura, Michelle Wie, Mits Shiozaki, Rancho Park Golf Course, Ryo Ishikawa, Sam Matsunaga, Sam Sneed, sand, Shig Kuida, swing, Tiger Woods, Tosh Higa, Tosh Ohara, Walt Kuida, Y.E. Yang, Yosh Hirai

Roy Kanashiro, Bob Goto and Masa Samura brandish their putters like Juan Chi Chi Rodriguez used to do. (Photos by JORDAN IKEDA/Rafu Shimpo) Last Friday, Jan. 15, 40 members of the Friday Seniorís Golf...

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Wed, Jan 20 2010

Sun Spots: Some More Lin

Sun Spots: Some More Lin

Also tagged: Boston Red Sox, Colby Lewis, Crimson, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Eugene Chung, Harvard, Ichiro, Jeremy Lin, Jiyai Shin, John Farrell, Rich Harden, Wat Misaka

Been going through some changes here at Rafu and haven’t had a lot of time to post these weekly links. And when I have, they’ve been pretty sparse. Here’s a few to hopefully tide you...

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Wed, Jan 6 2010

Sun Spots: Baby Yao

Sun Spots: Baby Yao

Also tagged: Hideki Matsui, ichiro suzuki, Jeremy Lin, Kyung Kim, Masanori Murakami, Michelle Wie, New York Mets, Sakura Yokomine, Yao Ming, Ye Li

Happy New Year to those in reader land. It’s been a couple of weeks since my last post, but I’ve got some real nuggets worth checking out this week, particularly the Yao Ming Esquire interview....

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Sat, Jan 2 2010

2009 Year In Review

2009 Year In Review

Also tagged: ai sugiyama, Asashoryu, Basketball, boxing, Casey Nielsen, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Devin Setoguchi, Don Wakamatsu, Eri Yoshida, Hakuho, Hideki Matsui, Hines Ward, ichiro suzuki, Jeff Hironaka, Ji Eun-Hee, Jiyai Shin, Jordan Hamamoto, Kenji Johjima, Kim Il-Kyung, Kim Yu-na, kimiko date krumm, Kurt Suzuki, lauren kamiyama, lyoto machida, Manny Pacquiao, Michelle Wie, MMA, Ryo Ishikawa, Ryosuke Irie, Shin Soo-Choo, takuya kawamura, Tiger Woods, Troy Palamalu, WBC, Y.E., Yang, Yani Tseng, Yusei Kikuchi

At the close of the first decade of the aughts, the Asian Athlete has burst onto the American sports scene. Team Japan celebrates their second consecutive WBC championship. (MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS/Rafu Shimpo) More...

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Wed, Nov 18 2009

Sun Spots: Godzilla Talk

Sun Spots: Godzilla Talk

Also tagged: Akinor Iwamura, Arn Tellem, Benjamin Kabak, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Waldstein, Evans Clinchy, Frank Russo, Godzilla, Hideki Matsui, Jenifer Langosch, Jiyai Shin, Johnny Damon, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Junichi Tazawa, Michael Hurley, Michelle Wie, MLB.com, NESN.com, New York Baseball Digest, New York Times, new york yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Red Sox, River Ave. Blues, Yankees, Yao Ming

Of course, there’s plenty of news on MVP Godzilla and his thus far cloudy future. Frank Russo of Mike Silva’s New York Baseball Digest writes: Besides being a solid and professional player during his...

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Wed, Nov 4 2009

Sun Spots: “Matsui vs. Ichiro”

Sun Spots: “Matsui vs. Ichiro”

Also tagged: akinori iwamura, ESPN, Hideki Matsui, ichiro suzuki, Isao Aoki, Jim Caple, Jiyai Shin, Kenshin Kawakami, Ryo Ishihikawa, Shigeki Muruyama

This week we talk a little golf, a lot of baseball and a bit of hoops news as well. Enjoy and feel free to comment! Stan Awtrey of PGATOUR.COM: “It was fewer than 30 years ago when a golfer from Asia...

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Wed, Oct 21 2009

Sun Spots: Comings and Goings

Sun Spots: Comings and Goings

Also tagged: Japanese, Boston, Bryan Clay, Devin Setoguchi, dodgers, Hideki Matsui, hiroki kuroda, Japan, Kenji Johjima, Rangers, Red Sox, San Jose Sharks, Yusei Kikuchi

This week we have a major Japanese baseball player considering coming to America fresh out of high school and another, aging veteran, returning to Japan, giving up millions of dollars so that he can play. More...

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Wed, Oct 14 2009

Sun Spots: 89-yard TD and MLBer in a Dress

Sun Spots: 89-yard TD and MLBer in a Dress

Also tagged: Anthony Kim, Apolo Ohno, baltimore ravens, BJ League, Briarwood Christian School, Dave Yanai Gala, haruki nakamura, Japan Basketball League, Japanese Basketball, Ken Takahashi, LPGA, Matthew Furuto, New York Mets, Rafu, Ryo Ishikawa, Sankyo Ladies Open, takuya kawamura, Yuta Tabuse

Hello to everyone out in reader land. Appreciate your continued support, though encourage you to post comments. This week, we’ve got some bright spots lined up, including some multimedia! Ai Miyazato...

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