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Sat, Sep 25 2010

Playing Like a Broken Record

Playing Like a Broken Record

Also tagged: 200 hits, average, Big Red Machine, Derek Jeter, hits, ichiro suzuki, Kenji Johjima, Lance Barksdale, Lou Gehrig, Lou Piniella, Major Leagues, Matt Murton, mlb, MVP, Nippon Professional Baseball, Pete Rose, Rooke of the year, Sadaharu Oh, season, Seattle Mariners, spellbinding, tigers, Toronto Blue Jays, Ty Cobb, Willie Keeler

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...

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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, Shin Soo-Choo, shortstop, tigers, Washington Nationals, 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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Wed, Nov 18 2009

Sun Spots: Godzilla Talk

Sun Spots: Godzilla Talk

Also tagged: ai miyazato, Akinor Iwamura, Arn Tellem, Benjamin Kabak, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Waldstein, Evans Clinchy, Frank Russo, Godzilla, Hideki Matsui, Jenifer Langosch, Jiyai Shin, Johnny Damon, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Junichi Tazawa, Michael Hurley, Michelle Wie, MLB.com, NESN.com, New York Baseball Digest, New York Times, new york yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Red Sox, River Ave. Blues, Yao Ming

Of course, there’s plenty of news on MVP Godzilla and his thus far cloudy future. Frank Russo of Mike Silva’s New York Baseball Digest writes: Besides being a solid and professional player during his...

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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, MLB.com, New York Post, Nikolas DeMordaunt, Rays, San Jose Sharks, Tomo Ohka

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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