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Thu, Dec 1 2011

HORSE’S MOUTH: Thank You, Yo Takagaki!

Also tagged: BABE NOMURA, Christmas, dodger stadium, dodgers, j-town, JAR, JTOWN, Judi Takagaki, KEIRO NURSING HOME, little tokyo, nisei, Norm Mineta, Pak Hye Won, Poncie Ponce, republican, RNC, ronald reagan, S.I. HAYAKAWA, SAM YORTY

By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Nov. 22, 2011) === This past week was a tough one. On Sunday, I lost my best friend, Babe Nomura. Then on Thursday, I was informed by Judi Takagaki...

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Thu, Nov 3 2011

HORSE’S MOUTH: A Call From the Head Man

Also tagged: CONCENTRATION CAMP, Food, gardena, george yoshinaga, hawaii hochi, horse, INTERNMENT CAMP, JAPANESE AMERICAN PIONEERS, michael komai, MICKEY KOMAI, public transit, public transportation, relocation center, USMC, Veterans, World Series, YAOHAN

By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Nov. 1, 2011) === After returning from a quick grocery shopping trip with my wife, I checked my telephone answering machine for any messages. I...

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Thu, Sep 1 2011

JACL to Recognize Cappy Harada Posthumously

Also tagged: FLOYD MORI, Hideki Matsui, hideo nomo, ichiro suzuki, Japan Series, Joe DiMaggio, Left O'Doul, Marilyn Monroe, Masanori Murakami, military intelligence service, Nankai Hawks, National JACL Gala, Nippon Professional Baseball, Pacific League, San Francisco Giants, San Francisco Seals, Tokyo Giants, Tsuneo "Cappy" Harada, wally yonamine, World Series

Cappy Harada with legendary baseball player Joe DiMaggio in Japan. (Photo courtesy of the Harada family) WASHINGTON — The Japanese American Citizens League will hold its annual gala, “A Salute...

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Thu, Oct 7 2010

HORSE’S MOUTH: Sayonara to Baseball

Also tagged: bacon sakatani, COLORADO ROCKIES, CONCENTRATION CAMPS, dodgers, GEORGE IZUMI, GRACE PASTRIES, HANSHIN TIGERS, heart mountain, horse, Horse racing, ichiro suzuki, ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS, Internment camps, las vegas, los angeles dodgers, MAKOTO KUWATA, Matt Murton, Relocation Centers, San Francisco Giants

By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on October 5, 2010.) === As my wife and I sat in our living room watching the final Dodgers’ game of the season this past Sunday, it made us realize...

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Sat, Sep 25 2010

Playing Like a Broken Record

Also tagged: 200 hits, average, Big Red Machine, Derek Jeter, hits, ichiro suzuki, Kenji Johjima, Lance Barksdale, Lou Gehrig, Lou Piniella, Major Leagues, Matt Murton, MVP, Nippon Professional Baseball, Pete Rose, Rooke of the year, Sadaharu Oh, season, Seattle Mariners, spellbinding, tigers, Toronto Blue Jays, Ty Cobb, Willie Keeler, Yankees

Ichiro Suzuki has broken his own Major League record with his 10th consecutive 200-hit season. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) By JORDAN IKEDA Rafu Sports Editor Usually, being compared to a broken record...

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Thu, Sep 9 2010

J-Slanted: Can He Do It?

Also tagged: baseball, Hideki Matsui, hiroki kuroda, Houston Astros, ichiro suzuki, J.A. HAPP, jordan ikeda, JSLANTED, los angeles angels of anaheim, los angeles dodgers, 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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Tue, Aug 10 2010

No ‘Rime’ or Reason to Impatient Mariners

Also tagged: Japanese, Alan Cockrell, Brandon League, Brandon Morrow, Chone Figgins, Cliff Lee, Don Wakamatsu, ichiro suzuki, jack zduriencik, japanese american, Kasey Kotchman, Ken Griffey Junior, M's, Mike Sweeney, NapGate, offseason, Phillies, Rick Adair, Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Russell Branyan, Seattle Mariners, Ty Van Burkleo, wiser man

Don Wakamatsu talks to his players during Spring training at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona during his first season as manager of the Seattle Mariners. On Monday, Wakamatsu was fired after the team...

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Wed, Jul 14 2010

THROUGH THE FIRE: A Giant in the City of Angels

Also tagged: Alex Herbach, All-Star, All-Star Game, Anaheim, Angels, baseball, Dave Righetti, Giants, major league baseball, Midsummer's Classic, professional sports, Robb Nen, san francisco, San Francisco Giants, through the fire, Troy Glaus, World Series

By ALEX ISAO HERBACH (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on July 14, 2010.) === As Major League Baseball and the city of Anaheim prepares itself for the annual back-pat it calls the All-Star Game, I’d...

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Mon, May 3 2010

HORSE’S MOUTH: The Making Of Umeboshi

Also tagged: Bruins, cell phones, dodgers, heart mountain, internment, las vegas, manzanar, maui, michelle malkin, mobile phones, relocation

By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on May 1, 2010) === The other day I was chatting on the phone with a friend from Japan. He called me on my home phone. I have an answering message...

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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, ichiro suzuki, 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, 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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Tag Archives: mlb

HORSE’S MOUTH: Thank You, Yo Takagaki!

HORSE’S MOUTH: A Call From the Head Man

JACL to Recognize Cappy Harada Posthumously

HORSE’S MOUTH: Sayonara to Baseball

Playing Like a Broken Record

J-Slanted: Can He Do It?

No ‘Rime’ or Reason to Impatient Mariners

THROUGH THE FIRE: A Giant in the City of Angels

HORSE’S MOUTH: The Making Of Umeboshi

MLB’s First Full Week a Mixed Bag

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