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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, mlb, NapGate, offseason, Phillies, Rick Adair, Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Russell Branyan, 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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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, mlb, Oakland Athletics, OBP, Oliver Perez, OPS, rafu shimpo, Randy Wolf, Roy Oswalt, Ryota Igarashi, 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, mlb, New York Mets, Oakland A's, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ryota Igarashi, 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, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Randy Johnson, Ryohei Shimabukuro, Ryota Igarashi, Sandy Koufax, 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, Feb 24 2010

Sun Spots: Spring and Winter

Sun Spots: Spring and Winter

Also tagged: Amalie Benjamin, Apolo Ohno, Beth Harris, Bob Nightingale, Bobby Abreu, Boston Globe, Carrie Muskat, Daisuke Matsuzaka, dodgers, Harvard, Hideki Matsui, hiroki kuroda, ichiro suzuki, Japan, Jennifer Graham, Jeremy Lin, Jerrie Lee, Kosuke Fukudome, Lorenzo Benet, los angeles, los angeles angels of anaheim, Lyle Spencer, Milton Bradley, Mirai Nagasu, MLB.com, palo alto, People Magazine, Rachael Flatt, Red Sox, USA Today, Vancouver Olympics

This week marks the second week of the Winter Olympics as well as the first week in which MLB players are arriving to camp. The culmination of four years of work and the beginning of a new season all rolled...

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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, New York Mets, Pedro Feliciano, Philadelphia, Randy Johnson, Ryota Igarashi, Satoru Komiyama, Sean Green, 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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Thu, Dec 17 2009

Sun Spots: Matsui, Ichiro and Figgins

Sun Spots: Matsui, Ichiro and Figgins

Also tagged: alex rodriguez, Chone Figgins, Hideki Matsui, ichiro suzuki, Ken Griffey Jr., Los Angeles Angels, new york yankees, Roy Halladay, tony reagins

Been a little bit busy and haven’t posted a Sun Spots the last couple of weeks. Will try to make up for that by posting two blogs today. Enjoy the reading on Matsui and Ichiro and the American League...

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Wed, Oct 21 2009

Johjima Says Sayonara

Johjima Says Sayonara

Also tagged: david ardsma, Don Wakamatsu, erik bedard, felix hernandez, jack zduriencik, Kenji Johjima, major league baseball

After an injury-plagued 2009 season that limited him to 71 games and a back up role, Kenji Johjima opted out of his $24 million contract to play in Japan this past weekend. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) By...

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Wed, Oct 7 2009

Sun Spots

Also tagged: ai miyazato, Bryan Clay, Chicago, ichiro suzuki, Kurt Suzuki, LPGA, Oakland Athletics, Olympics 2016, Rolex Player of the Year, Ryo Ishikawa

Only a few spots this week, but there’s some really good stuff, especially about Kurt Suzuki. As always, comments are always welcome. Bryan Clay makes his case for Chicago in 2016. Even though we...

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Mon, Sep 14 2009

The First

Also tagged: 200 hits, Cooperstown, Derek Jeter, George Sisler, Hall of Fame, Hisahsi Iwakuma, ichiro suzuki, Sadaharu Oh, Shigeo Nagashima, Tony Gwynn, Wade Boggs, Willie Keeler

By JORDAN IKEDA Rafu Sports Editor === On Sunday, Ichiro Suzuki did something never before seen in the 150 years that baseball has been played professionally. Not in the, “Did you see that throw from...

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