As was reported earlier in the week the Indians have signed Chiba Lotte Marines closer Kobayashi Masahide to a two-year deal that will pay him a guaranteed $6 million each year, with a $3.25 million option for 2010. It’s something of a coup for Cleveland as the team already has a solid relief corps and […]

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Not really, but that’s the tittle of this funny short filmed in a remote Chinese village in Inner Mongolia for Nokia’s Chinese Web site.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p5OijQOPek

(via Danwei)

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In an interesting twist the sale of the Korean Baseball Organization’s Hyundai Unicorns to ship manufacturer STX has fallen through.
STX, established as the sole bidder for the Unicorns by the KBO, had initially agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to buy the Suwon-based baseball club last month. However, talks were slowed after the […]

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Well, that might be going a bit far but the the Mariners did send a contingent of general manager Bill Bavasi, manager John McLaren, and an interpreter to Japan this week to meet with Kuroda Hiroki and try to persuade the pitcher him to sign with Seattle.
It’s a huge overture and I’d be very surprised if Kuroda […]

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