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Thu, Apr 22 2010

The Status of Stats Pt. 1: OPS

The Status of Stats Pt. 1: OPS

Also tagged: advanced statistics, Albert Pujols, BABIP, baseball, batting average, Brooklyn, dead ball, dodgers, ERA, hits, ichiro suzuki, indians, Jackie, Jeter, JOe Mauer, los angeles, Major League, Manny, Michael Lewsi, Moneyball, OBP, OPS, sabermetrics, SLG, steroids, UZR, VORP, WAR, WHIP

By Jordan Ikeda Rafu Sports Editor For those who routinely read J-Slanted, especially the baseball columns, you have undoubtedly noticed all of the little acronyms I put in there representing stats of...

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Fri, Mar 19 2010

MLB Preview Pt. 3: Korean and Taiwanese Players

MLB Preview Pt. 3: Korean and Taiwanese Players

Also tagged: Japanese, Angel Berroa, Asian American, Chan Ho Park, Chien-Ming Wang, Chin-lung Hu, Chinese Professional League, Cleveland Indians, Detroit, dodgers, ERA, Fu-Te Ni, Gradzy Sizemore, Hideki Matsui, Hong-Chih Kuo, ichiro suzuki, Jason Schmidt, Jon Broxton, Manny Ramirez, new york yankees, Phillies, pitcher, Rafael Furcal, rafu shimpo, relief, shortstop, tigers, Washington Nationals, Yankees, yips

By JORDAN IKEDA Rafu Sports Editor In this third and final installment of Rafu’s MLB Preview, we take a look at the Taiwanese and Korean players in the league. For those who missed the Japanese players...

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Sat, Jan 2 2010

2009 Year In Review

2009 Year In Review

Also tagged: ai miyazato, ai sugiyama, Asashoryu, Basketball, boxing, Casey Nielsen, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Devin Setoguchi, Don Wakamatsu, Eri Yoshida, Hakuho, Hideki Matsui, Hines Ward, ichiro suzuki, Jeff Hironaka, Ji Eun-Hee, Jiyai Shin, Jordan Hamamoto, Kenji Johjima, Kim Il-Kyung, Kim Yu-na, kimiko date krumm, Kurt Suzuki, lauren kamiyama, lyoto machida, Manny Pacquiao, Michelle Wie, MMA, Ryo Ishikawa, Ryosuke Irie, takuya kawamura, Tiger Woods, Troy Palamalu, WBC, Y.E., Yang, Yani Tseng, Yusei Kikuchi

At the close of the first decade of the aughts, the Asian Athlete has burst onto the American sports scene. Team Japan celebrates their second consecutive WBC championship. (MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS/Rafu Shimpo) More...

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Wed, Aug 19 2009

Sun Spots 4

Also tagged: akinori iwamura, Bryan Clay, Cleveland Indians, Devin Setoguchi, Don Wakamatsu, Hideki Matsui, Junichi Tazawa, Kazuo Matsui, Ryo Ishikawa, Tiger Woods, Y.E. Yang

While Asians can hold their head high thanks to Y.E. Yang’s stunning victory this past weekend, we can also be proud of how we are being represented throughout the rest of the sporting community....

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