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Wed, Jul 14 2010

THROUGH THE FIRE: A Giant in the City of Angels

THROUGH THE FIRE: A Giant in the City of Angels

Also tagged: Alex Herbach, All-Star, All-Star Game, Anaheim, baseball, Dave Righetti, Giants, major league baseball, Midsummer's Classic, mlb, professional sports, Robb Nen, san francisco, San Francisco Giants, through the fire, Troy Glaus, World Series

By ALEX ISAO HERBACH (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on July 14, 2010.) === As Major League Baseball and the city of Anaheim prepares itself for the annual back-pat it calls the All-Star Game, I’d...

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Sat, Dec 19 2009

Mets Snag Igarashi

Mets Snag Igarashi

Also tagged: American League, Brian Stokes, Carlos Silva, Chicago Cubs, Chone Figgins, Cliff Lee, Curt Schilling, Francisco Rodriguez, Godzilla, hideo nomo, ichiro suzuki, J.J. Putz, jack zduriencik, Kazuhisa Ishii, Kazuo Matsui, Ken Takahashi, Masato Yoshii, Milton Bradley, National League, New York Mets, Pedro Feliciano, Philadelphia, Randy Johnson, Ryota Igarashi, Satoru Komiyama, Sean Green, Seattle Mariners, Shingo Takatsu, Takashi Kashiwada, Takashi Saito, Tsuyoshi Shinjo

The New York Mets signed righthanded pitcher Ryota Igarashi to a two year, $3 million contract Thursday. Igarashi, 30, was 47-29 with 54 saves and a 3.25 ERA in 507 games for the Yakult Swallows of the...

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Thu, Dec 10 2009

J-Slanted: Winter Meetings

J-Slanted: Winter Meetings

Also tagged: A's, Athletics, Bob Geren, Bobby Abreu, Brandon Webb, Chad Billingsly, Chicago Tribune, Chicago White Sox, ChiSox, Chone Figgins, Curtis Granderson, Dan Evans, Dan Haren, dodgers, Edwin Jackson, Frank McCourt, Hideki Matsui, ichiro suzuki, James Loney, Jamie McCourt, Japan, Joe Torre, jonathan broxton, Ken Griffey Jr., Kurt Suzuki, leadoff, los angeles times, major league baseball, mariners, Mark Teahen, matt kemp, Ned Colletti, new york yankees, Orlando Hudson, Paul DePodesta, rafu shimpo, Randy Wolf, Russell Martin, Safeco

By JORDAN IKEDA Sports Editor The Yankees made official the acquisition of center-fielder Curtis Granderson yesterday, making a return to the Bronx an even more unlikely scenario for 2009 World Series...

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