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Wed, Jun 2 2010

Sun Spots: Baseball and Tennis

Also tagged: 442nd, AEGON championships, ai miyazato, akinori iwamura, Bleacher Report, Boston Red Sox, Cash Kruth, Chris Haft, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Dave Kane, G Company, Geoffrey Dunn, 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

Also tagged: ai miyazato, baltimore ravens, Devin Setoguchi, golf, GolfChannel.com, haruki nakamura, Hideki Matsui, 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, Apr 24 2010

Success the Japanese Way

Also tagged: Anthony Razo, baseball, Evan Longoria, Jared Weaver, Jeff Yamaguchi, Kirk Singer, Lakewood High School, Lancers, Long Beach Poly, Long Beach State, los angeles times, Max Yamaguchi, pitching, rafu shimpo, Spud O'Neal

Jeff Yamaguchi is the staff ace, best hitter and co-captain of the Lakewood High School Lancers who lead the Moore League with a 20-3 record. (Photos by JORDAN IKEDA/Rafu Shimpo) By JORDAN IKEDA Sports...

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Thu, Apr 22 2010

The Status of Stats Pt. 1: OPS

Also tagged: advanced statistics, Albert Pujols, BABIP, baseball, batting average, Brooklyn, dead ball, dodgers, ERA, hits, indians, Jackie, Jeter, JOe Mauer, los angeles, Major League, Manny, Michael Lewsi, Moneyball, OBP, OPS, sabermetrics, Shin Soo-Choo, SLG, steroids, UZR, VORP, WAR, WHIP

By Jordan Ikeda Rafu Sports Editor For those who routinely read J-Slanted, especially the baseball columns, you have undoubtedly noticed all of the little acronyms I put in there representing stats of...

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Sat, Apr 17 2010

MLB’s First Full Week a Mixed Bag

Also tagged: Astors, Atlanta Braves, Billy Wagner, CERA, Chicago Cubs, Chone Figgins, clayton kershaw, Derek Lowe, dodgers, Hideki Okajima, hiroki kuroda, Hisanori Takahashi, houston, J-Slanted, Jair Jurrjens, Jason Bay, Jeff Francoeur, Jeff Keppinger, Johan Santana, Jonathon Niese, Kaz Matsui, Kazuo Matsui, Kenshin Kawakami, Kosuke Fukudome, Kurt Suzuki, Mets, Mike Pelfrey, mlb, Oakland Athletics, OBP, Oliver Perez, OPS, rafu shimpo, Randy Wolf, Roy Oswalt, Ryota Igarashi, Seattle Mariners, Takashi Saito, Tim Hudson, Tommy Hanson, Wandy Rodriguez

By JORDAN IKEDA Rafu Sports Editor Despite going 0-5 Thursday night, Kosuke Fukudome is still hitting .345 on the season going into tonight’s game against Houston’s Roy Oswalt. Oswalt is 0-2 in the...

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Thu, Mar 25 2010

J-Slanted: Spring is in the Air

Also tagged: akinori iwamura, Chicago Cubs, Edwin Maysonet, Geoff Blum, Hideki Matsui, Hisanori Takahashi, Houston Astros, Jeff Keppinger, JOe Mauer, Kazuo Matsui, Kosuke Fukudome, Kurt Suzuki, Los Angeles Angels, mlb, New York Mets, Oakland A's, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ryota Igarashi, Seattle Mariners, Travis Ishikawa

By JORDAN IKEDA Sports Editor As opening day for the 2010 MLB season looms less than a week away we’ll take a brief look at some of the storylines out there. The Oakland A’s seem poised to offer starting...

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Fri, Mar 19 2010

MLB Preview Pt. 3: Korean and Taiwanese Players

Also tagged: Japanese, Angel Berroa, Asian American, Chan Ho Park, Chien-Ming Wang, Chin-lung Hu, Chinese Professional League, Cleveland Indians, Detroit, dodgers, ERA, Fu-Te Ni, Gradzy Sizemore, Hideki Matsui, Hong-Chih Kuo, Jason Schmidt, Jon Broxton, Manny Ramirez, new york yankees, Phillies, pitcher, Rafael Furcal, rafu shimpo, relief, Shin Soo-Choo, shortstop, tigers, Washington Nationals, Yankees, yips

By JORDAN IKEDA Rafu Sports Editor In this third and final installment of Rafu’s MLB Preview, we take a look at the Taiwanese and Korean players in the league. For those who missed the Japanese players...

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Wed, Mar 17 2010

MLB Preview Pt. 2: Asian Americans

Also tagged: akinori iwamura, Asian American, Aubrey Huff, CY Young, Don Wakamatsu, ERA, Eric Chavez, Filipino, Flyin Hawaiian, japanese american, Jason Bartlett, Jason Giambi, Ken Griffey Jr., Kevin Kouzmanoff, Kurt Suzuki, Matt Holiday, NLCS, Oakland Athletics, OBP, OPS, Orlando Cabrera, philadelphia phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, rafu shimpo, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Marienrs, Shane Victorino, Shutouts, Tampa Bay Rays, Tim Lincecum, Travis Ishikawa, WHIP

By Jordan Ikeda Part two of this three part series previewing Major League Baseball’s upcoming season focuses on the Asian American players. If you missed part one, check it out here. Jason Bartlett...

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Mon, Mar 15 2010

MLB Preview Pt. 1: Rising Suns

Also tagged: akinori iwamura, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chone Figgins, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Hideki Matsui, Hideki Okajima, hiroki kuroda, Hisanori Takahashi, Houston Astros, Junichi Tazawa, Kaz Sasaki, Kazuo Matsui, Kei Igawa, Kenshin Kawakami, Koji Uehara, Kosuke Fukudome, los angeles angels of anaheim, los angeles dodgers, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Randy Johnson, Ryohei Shimabukuro, Ryota Igarashi, Sandy Koufax, Seattle Mariners, Shohei Sekiguchi, Taiki Kawasaki, Takafumi Nakamura, Takashi Saito, Tom Glavine, Tomo Ohka, vladimir guerrero, Yoshinori Yamarin

By JORDAN IKEDA In this first of a three part series, I’ll be taking a look at the various Japanese players suiting up for the MLB this season. Parts two and three will focus on Asian Americans and...

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Wed, Feb 24 2010

Sun Spots: Spring and Winter

Also tagged: Amalie Benjamin, Apolo Ohno, Beth Harris, Bob Nightingale, Bobby Abreu, Boston Globe, Carrie Muskat, Daisuke Matsuzaka, dodgers, Harvard, Hideki Matsui, hiroki kuroda, Japan, Jennifer Graham, Jeremy Lin, Jerrie Lee, Kosuke Fukudome, Lorenzo Benet, los angeles, los angeles angels of anaheim, Lyle Spencer, Milton Bradley, Mirai Nagasu, MLB.com, palo alto, People Magazine, Rachael Flatt, Red Sox, Seattle Mariners, USA Today, Vancouver Olympics

This week marks the second week of the Winter Olympics as well as the first week in which MLB players are arriving to camp. The culmination of four years of work and the beginning of a new season all rolled...

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Tag Archives: ichiro suzuki

Sun Spots: Baseball and Tennis

Sun Spots: Matsui Woes

Success the Japanese Way

The Status of Stats Pt. 1: OPS

MLB’s First Full Week a Mixed Bag

J-Slanted: Spring is in the Air

MLB Preview Pt. 3: Korean and Taiwanese Players

MLB Preview Pt. 2: Asian Americans

MLB Preview Pt. 1: Rising Suns

Sun Spots: Spring and Winter

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