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Mon, Mar 15 2010

MLB Preview Pt. 1: Rising Suns

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, ichiro suzuki, 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, Nov 18 2009

Sun Spots: Godzilla Talk

Sun Spots: Godzilla Talk

Also tagged: ai miyazato, 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, 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, Aug 19 2009

Sun Spots 4

Also tagged: akinori iwamura, Bryan Clay, Cleveland Indians, Devin Setoguchi, Don Wakamatsu, Hideki Matsui, Kazuo Matsui, Ryo Ishikawa, Shin Soo-Choo, Tiger Woods, Y.E. Yang

While Asians can hold their head high thanks to Y.E. Yang’s stunning victory this past weekend, we can also be proud of how we are being represented throughout the rest of the sporting community....

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Wed, Aug 12 2009

Sun Spots 3

Also tagged: akinori iwamura, Boston Red Sox, Don Wakamatsu, ESPN, Houston Astros, Kazuo Matsui, Keith Law, Ken Takahashi, Major League, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays, Yusei Kikuchi

Some interesting baseball news this week in our third installment of Sun Spots. Feel free to comment. What life is like for a 40-year-old (Ken Takahashi) rookie trying to make it to the bigs. A breakdown...

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Wed, Aug 5 2009

Sun Spots 2

Also tagged: baltimore ravens, Don Wakamatsu, Eric Spoelstra, Godzilla, haruki nakamura, Hideki Matsui, ichiro suzuki, Kazuo Matsui, Kurt Suzuki, Seattle Mariners, Sportscenter

Hello all. I attended the LA Women’s Open at the Home Depot Center so that’s what this week’s J-Slanted was about (check Thursday’s paper). So for those of you who need your baseball fix, here’s...

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Wed, Jul 29 2009

Sun Spots

Also tagged: Japanese, akinori iwamura, Cubs, Daisuke Matsuzaka, japanese american, Kenji Johjima, Koji Uehara, Kosuke Fukudome, Majors, Nippon Professional Baseball, NPB, Tampa Bay Rays

Will be posting a weekly blog with links to interesting stories related to Japanese/Japanese American and Asians playing in professional sports. This week, with all the Daisuke Matsuzaka hoopla, thought...

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