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HORSE’S MOUTH: Thank You, Yo Takagaki!

HORSE’S MOUTH: Thank You, Yo Takagaki!

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... 

HORSE’S MOUTH: A Call From the Head Man

HORSE’S MOUTH: A Call From the Head Man

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... 

JACL to Recognize Cappy Harada Posthumously

JACL to Recognize Cappy Harada Posthumously

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... 

HORSE’S MOUTH: Sayonara to Baseball

HORSE’S MOUTH: Sayonara to Baseball

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... 

Playing Like a Broken Record

Playing Like a Broken Record

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... 

J-Slanted: Can He Do It?

J-Slanted: Can He Do It?

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... 

No ‘Rime’ or Reason to Impatient Mariners

No ‘Rime’ or Reason to Impatient Mariners

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... 

THROUGH THE FIRE: A Giant in the City of Angels

THROUGH THE FIRE: A Giant in the City of Angels

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... 

HORSE’S MOUTH: The Making Of Umeboshi

HORSE’S MOUTH: The Making Of Umeboshi

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... 

MLB’s First Full Week a Mixed Bag

MLB’s First Full Week a Mixed Bag

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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