When you look at the Arizona Diamondbacks, it just doesn’t look like a World Series club.
The reason being–it’s not. It’s an average lineup. Beyond Brandon Webb, the starting rotation isn’t great either. The bullpen is solid–top 7 in baseball. Hmmm.  
The reason you keep hearing words like “intangibles,” “heart,” and “great in-game management” is because no one really knows […]

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This is the third installment in our ongoing coverage of the 12th Pusan International Film Festival. A preview of the festival can be found here, as well as a second piece; PIFF’s Patience Paying Dividends for New Asian Cinema.
Amidst all the Chinese, Korean, Taiwanese and Japanese films at PIFF it’s easy to forget the other Asia–central or […]

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The Bobby Valentine-managed Chiba Lotte Marines defeated the Softbank Hawks 4-0 behind strong pitching behind Right-handed starter Yoshihisa Naruse to advance to the second stage of the Pacific League Climax Series held on Saturday. The Marines will face Nippon Ham Saturday in Sapporo.

Naruse, who was 16-1 with a 1.82 ERA in 2007, defeated former Kansas City Royal […]

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Welcome to the final installment of your post-ALDS Yankees losing coverage. For anyone subjected to listening to the Yankees radio broadcasts over the past week (because MLB.com doesn’t broadcast playoff games live) you’ll understand why we might feel the need to let off some steam.

If you dislike the Yankees at all you, check out pinstripe-head […]

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