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Sat, Mar 19 2011

Ichiro Donates More Than $1 Million to Relief Effort

Ichiro Donates More Than $1 Million to Relief Effort

Also tagged: disaster relief, earthquake, Ichiro, Nintendo, Red Cross, Safeco Field, tsunami

MLB.com PEORIA, Ariz. — Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki is donating 100 million yen, which equates to about $1.25 million, to the Japanese Red Cross for earthquake and tsunami relief efforts,...

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Wed, May 19 2010

Sun Spots: Matsui Woes

Sun Spots: Matsui Woes

Also tagged: ai miyazato, baltimore ravens, Devin Setoguchi, golf, GolfChannel.com, haruki nakamura, Hideki Matsui, ichiro suzuki, Jiyai Shin, Kazuo Matsui, Kurt Suzuki, LPGA, 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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Thu, Dec 10 2009

J-Slanted: Winter Meetings

J-Slanted: Winter Meetings

Also tagged: A's, Angels, 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, 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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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., Koji Uehara, 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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Tue, Jun 30 2009

Managing to Improve

Managing to Improve

Also tagged: dodgers, wakamatsu

Seattle Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu takes a moment to pose for a photo with members of Sansei Baseball, including youngsters Derek and Anthony Handa, and Kailee Sawai. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) By...

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