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Sun, Oct 30 2011

Ng Considered But Not Hired as Angels GM

Ng Considered But Not Hired as Angels GM

Also tagged: Arizona Diamondbacks, Billy Eppler, Damon Oppenheimer, Dan Evans, Jerry Dipoto, Joe Torre, Kim Ng, Los Angeles Angels, los angeles dodgers, major league baseball, new york yankees, Omar Minaya, tony reagins

Kim Ng ANAHEIM — Kim Ng, former assistant general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees, was interviewed for the position of Los Angeles Angels general manager but was not hired. 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, mlb, 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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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, Koji Uehara, Kosuke Fukudome, los angeles angels of anaheim, los angeles dodgers, 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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Wed, Jan 6 2010

Sun Spots: Baby Yao

Sun Spots: Baby Yao

Also tagged: ai miyazato, Hideki Matsui, ichiro suzuki, Jeremy Lin, Kyung Kim, Masanori Murakami, Michelle Wie, Sakura Yokomine, Yao Ming, Ye Li

Happy New Year to those in reader land. It’s been a couple of weeks since my last post, but I’ve got some real nuggets worth checking out this week, particularly the Yao Ming Esquire interview....

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Sat, Dec 19 2009

Mets Snag Igarashi

Mets Snag Igarashi

Also tagged: American League, Angels, Brian Stokes, Carlos Silva, Chicago Cubs, Chone Figgins, Cliff Lee, Curt Schilling, Francisco Rodriguez, Godzilla, hideo nomo, ichiro suzuki, J.J. Putz, jack zduriencik, Kazuhisa Ishii, Kazuo Matsui, Ken Takahashi, Masato Yoshii, Milton Bradley, National League, Pedro Feliciano, Philadelphia, Randy Johnson, Ryota Igarashi, Satoru Komiyama, Sean Green, Seattle Mariners, Shingo Takatsu, Takashi Kashiwada, Takashi Saito, Tsuyoshi Shinjo

The New York Mets signed righthanded pitcher Ryota Igarashi to a two year, $3 million contract Thursday. Igarashi, 30, was 47-29 with 54 saves and a 3.25 ERA in 507 games for the Yakult Swallows of the...

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Wed, Oct 14 2009

Sun Spots: 89-yard TD and MLBer in a Dress

Sun Spots: 89-yard TD and MLBer in a Dress

Also tagged: ai miyazato, Anthony Kim, Apolo Ohno, baltimore ravens, BJ League, Briarwood Christian School, Dave Yanai Gala, haruki nakamura, Japan Basketball League, Japanese Basketball, Ken Takahashi, LPGA, Matthew Furuto, Rafu, Ryo Ishikawa, Sankyo Ladies Open, takuya kawamura, Yuta Tabuse

Hello to everyone out in reader land. Appreciate your continued support, though encourage you to post comments. This week, we’ve got some bright spots lined up, including some multimedia! Ai Miyazato...

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