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Konami Cup: SK Defeats Chunichi, First Ever Cup Loss For Japanese Representative

November 8th, 2007 · 1 Comment

 
It looked like a typical SK Wyverns win-solid pitching, spotless defense and timely hitting. But this wasn’t any ordinary win for the Korean league champions, who dealt the Japanese representative its first ever Konami Cup loss, defeating the Chunichi Dragons 6-3 at the Tokyo Dome.
Kim Gwang-hyun (19), who dominated a pivotal Game 4 vs. Doosan in the KBO series, tossed 6 2/3 innings […]

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Tags: Baseball · Baseball - Asia · Baseball - Korea

LaRoche Powers Team USA in Win Over Panama

November 8th, 2007 · No Comments

For the second consecutive game Dodgers prospect Andy LaRoche powered the U.S. offense, driving in four runs to lead the Americans (2-0) to a 7-0 win over the Panamanian squad in Taiwan.
Royals AAA pitcher Matt Wright thew six strong innings to pick up the win. The U.S. team will square off versus the Italian team (2-0) who whipped […]

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Tags: Baseball · Baseball - Asia

Hiro Kurata

November 8th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Hiro is an artist living in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. He’s originally from Osaka, but has lived in the U.S. since he was a boy.

A lot of his work is baseball-related. The above is from Pg. 49 of a children’s book called “Will” that he’s been working on for a few years. The caption is “End is […]

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Tags: Art