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Park Chan-ho (박찬호) and Wang Chien-ming (王建民), Study in Contrast or Brothers in Arms?

November 17th, 2007 · 10 Comments

It might be hard for baseball fans outside Asia to fully grasp this, but Park Chan-ho and Wang Chien-ming will be legends in their respective home countries for as long as baseball is played in Korea and Taiwan.
They were the first from their respective countries to break through into the American market, and 100 years from […]

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Tags: Baseball

Royals Reportedly Close to Signing Yabuta Yasuhiko

November 17th, 2007 · 5 Comments

 
According to Fox’s Ken Rosenthal (via MLB Trade Rumors) the Kansas City Royals are close to inking Chiba Lotte Marines setup man Yabuta Yasuhiko to a two-year deal with a third year option.
If the deal goes through it will be the first Japanese signing of the off-season, as well as the first for Trey Hillman. We shared […]

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Tags: Baseball - Japan

DJ Sara and DJ Ryusei: 3 p.m. Eternal

November 17th, 2007 · No Comments

And to think at this age I wasting my time trying to loop beats using two cassette players. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2josUqMTUmE

 
DJ Sara Age 8, DJ Ryusei Age 5
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Tags: Culture · Music

Netherlands Late Inning Heroics Knock Host Out of World Cup, Team USA/Cuba March Toward Final

November 17th, 2007 · 2 Comments

 
With two down in the bottom of the ninth Vince Rooi quieted a rawkus home crowd on the verge of a trip to the World Cup semifinals, sending the game into extra-innings where the the Dutch would eventually beat Chinese Taipei 6-3.
It was the third victory in a row for the Netherlands team who will now […]

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Tags: Baseball - Asia