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Tue, May 15 2012

J-SLANTED: When the Yanks and BoSox are Bad at the Same Time

Also tagged: andy pettite, baseball, cc sabathia, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, daniel bard, freddy garcia, john lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, mariano rivera, michael pineda, Red Sox, Yankees, yu darvish

By JORDAN IKEDA Rafu Contributor I can’t say I’m ever really sad when the Yankees struggle. Quite the opposite reaction in fact. I read a recent Wall Street Journal article that tells the tale of how...

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Thu, Apr 26 2012

J-SLANTED: Darvish Vs. Kuroda: An Instant Classic

Also tagged: baseball, Daisuke Matsuzaka, ian kinsler, jordan ikeda, yu darvish

By JORDAN IKEDA For those that missed it, Tuesday night featured only the seventh-ever MLB matchup of Japanese starting pitchers. Yu Darvish of the Texas Rangers stepped up to the mound and took on Hiroki...

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Thu, Aug 4 2011

HORSE’S MOUTH: I’m Attending the Manzanar Reunion

Also tagged: bacon sakatani, Cal Hotel, California Hotel, CONCENTRATION CAMP, EARTHQUAKE RELIEF, ERNEST IKUTA, FLOYD MORI, gambare, google, Googling, heart mountain, Hideki Irabu, horse, Internees, internment, INTERNMENT CAMP, jacl, JAPAN TIMES, Japanese American Community Night, las vegas, Little Tokyo shooting, los angeles dodgers, Maggie Ishino, manzanar, MITSUWA, OSAKA NOODLES, relocation center, RPV, slot machines, South Bay, The Vault ⅩⅩⅠ Lounge, Vault XXI Lounge, WOORI

By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on August 2, 2011.) === Yeah, I’m heading up to Vegas next week to attend the Manzanar Reunion at the California Hotel even though I’m not a...

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Thu, Jul 28 2011

HORSE’S MOUTH: The Dodgers and Japanese Players

Also tagged: ai miyazato, BOB'S OKAZUYA, dodgers, GARDENA VFW, GEORGE WAKIJI, HAROLD KOBATA, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Kenjinkai, ichiro suzuki, JACL CONVENTION, JON FOREMAN, kashu mainichi, L.A. DODGERS, los angeles dodgers, Montebello, New York Times, Pacific Citizen, Star Advertiser

By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on July 26, 2011.) === I’ll open with a letter today because it refers to something I wrote that needs a little correction. It was sent to me...

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Mon, Mar 14 2011

Drive-Through Relief Drive at Dodger Stadium

Also tagged: disaster relief, dodgers, earthquake, Red Cross, tsunami

NBC LA is sponsoring a drive-through relief drive at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, March 15, to help raise money for the American Red Cross Japan earthquake and tsunami relief efforts. Members of the NBC...

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Thu, Oct 14 2010

HORSE’S MOUTH: There’s Always a First Time

Also tagged: Alameda, amache, bacon sakatani, casinos, CONCENTRATION CAMP, DWP, election, GILA, Governor, hawaii, heart mountain, hollywood park, horse, Horse racing, horseracing, INDIAN CASINOS, internment, INTERNMENT CAMP, Jerome, Jerry Brown, KILAUEA, las vegas, manzanar, MARY ANTONOVICH, Meg Whitman, Minidoka, POP-TART SUSHI, poston, republican, rohwer, San Francisco Giants, San Jose, SAN JOSE JAPANTOWN, Sansei, THE HONOLULU ADVERTISER, Topaz, tule lake, YAKUZA, yonsei

By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on October 9, 2010.) === Well, in about four weeks we’ll have a new governor sitting in Sacramento. As of this writing, the polls seem to have...

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Fri, Oct 1 2010

Times They are a-Changin’

Also tagged: Adrian Beltre, Bob Dylan, Bobby Abreu, Carl Crawford, Chone Figgins, Frank McCourt, George Sherrill, Hideki Matsui, hideo nomo, Jaime McCourt, James Loney, Joe Torre, Kendry Morales, Los Angeles Angels, los angeles dodgers, mike scioscia, Ponzi Scheme, Reed Johnson, Russell Martin, SCOTT PODSEDNIK, Takashi Saito, Ted Lilly, the Times They are A-Changin', Torii Hunter

L.A. Angels Hideki Matsui, above, and fellow countryman Hiroki Kuroda of the Dodgers will most likely find themselves in different uniforms come next season. (Photos by MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) By JORDAN...

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Thu, Sep 16 2010

HORSE’S MOUTH: The Richest Countries In The World

Also tagged: dodgers, eunice sato, FLOYD MAYWEATHER, Food, hachiko, horse, horse's mouth, JOYCE OKAZAKI, KAZUO MORIKAWA, Manny Pacquiao, MIKE FURUTANI, NADINE HATA, RACIST, SENIOR CITIZENS, toyota, YOSHINAGA

By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on September 14, 2010.) === When I read the “Letter to the Editor” by Joyce Okazaki in the Saturday, Sept. 4 issue of the Rafu, referring to...

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Thu, Sep 9 2010

J-Slanted: Can He Do It?

Also tagged: baseball, Hideki Matsui, Houston Astros, ichiro suzuki, J.A. HAPP, jordan ikeda, JSLANTED, los angeles angels of anaheim, los angeles dodgers, mlb, Phillies, professional sports, Seattle Mariners, Sports, vladimir guerrero

By JORDAN IKEDA === For those of you out there who were possibly getting worried about the state of Ichiro Suzuki, well, rest assured that everything appears to be back on course. After enduring what has...

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Thu, Sep 2 2010

CROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: Popourri, Miscellany & Pastiche

Also tagged: Columnists, Donald Bren, election, Fashion Island, Harvard University, hideo nomo, Irvine, Kenji Ishizaki, Lindsay Lohan, Meg Whitman, Newport Beach, Pakistan, personal essay, wimpy, xenophobia, YAMATO RESTAURANT

By W.T. Wimpy Hiroto (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on September 1, 2010.) === Let’s try a different approach this week. Trepidation is the byword when attempting something new at this stage...

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Tag Archives: hiroki kuroda

J-SLANTED: When the Yanks and BoSox are Bad at the Same Time

J-SLANTED: Darvish Vs. Kuroda: An Instant Classic

HORSE’S MOUTH: I’m Attending the Manzanar Reunion

HORSE’S MOUTH: The Dodgers and Japanese Players

Drive-Through Relief Drive at Dodger Stadium

HORSE’S MOUTH: There’s Always a First Time

Times They are a-Changin’

HORSE’S MOUTH: The Richest Countries In The World

J-Slanted: Can He Do It?

CROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: Popourri, Miscellany & Pastiche

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