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Tue, Aug 10 2010

No ‘Rime’ or Reason to Impatient Mariners

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

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

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

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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Thu, Mar 25 2010

J-Slanted: Spring is in the Air

J-Slanted: Spring is in the Air

Also tagged: akinori iwamura, Chicago Cubs, Edwin Maysonet, Geoff Blum, Hideki Matsui, Hisanori Takahashi, Houston Astros, ichiro suzuki, Jeff Keppinger, JOe Mauer, Kazuo Matsui, Kosuke Fukudome, Kurt Suzuki, Los Angeles Angels, 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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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, mariners, Michael Street, 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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Mon, Sep 21 2009

USA-Japan High School Baseball / 日米親善高校野球大会

USA-Japan High School Baseball / 日米親善高校野球大会

Also tagged: japan high school baseball, JERC, usa high school baseball

The games were played over Labor Day weekend, at the Major League Baseball Urban Youth Academy in Compton All-star teams from the US and Japan took part, playing three games. The event was sponsored by...

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