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Thu, Dec 16 2010

J-Slanted: Good Grief, What a Relief

J-Slanted: Good Grief, What a Relief

Also tagged: Sports, Cliff Lee, Daisuke Matsuzaka, DARREN OLIVER, Francisco Rodriguez, Hisanori Takahashi, KAZUO FUKUMORI, Kenshin Kawakami, ORIOLES, PAUL MAHOLM, YOSHINORI TATEYAMA

By JORDAN IKEDA Rafu Contributor === Lots of movement we haven’t covered over the past few weeks, so we’ll get all of the transactions out of the way. Relief pitcher Koji Uehara signed a one-year deal...

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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, Junichi Tazawa, Kaz Sasaki, Kazuo Matsui, Kei Igawa, Kenshin Kawakami, 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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Thu, Nov 12 2009

Sun Spots: Hot Stove 09-10

Sun Spots: Hot Stove 09-10

Also tagged: Japanese, akinori iwamura, Andy LaRoche, Baseball Daily Digest, Ben Zobrist, bullpen, Chien-Men Wang, Delwyn Young, Devin Setoguchi, ESPN, Freddy Sanchez, Hideki Matsui, J-Slanted, Jesse Chavez, Joel Sherman, Keith Law, Ken Griffey Jr., mariners, Michael Street, mlb, MLB.com, New York Post, Nikolas DeMordaunt, Rays, San Jose Sharks, Tomo Ohka, Yankees

Just a few spots this week. Mostly baseball stuff. It is hot stove time after all! Ken Griffey Junior is officially coming back for the 2010 season meaning Hideki Matsui is most assuredly off the Mariners...

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Wed, Jul 29 2009

Sun Spots

Also tagged: Japanese, akinori iwamura, Cubs, Daisuke Matsuzaka, japanese american, Junichi Tazawa, Kenji Johjima, 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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