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Mamas Raise Your Babies To Be Left Handed Hurlers: Ishii Signs 800 Million Yen Deal With Seibu

November 26th, 2007 · No Comments

Proving that besides being a cram-school teacher, being a left-handed pitcher who can throw above 8o miles an hour is the surest guarantee of employment out there, former Mets and Dodgers pitcher Kazuhisa Ishii signed a two-year, 800 Million yen deal with the Pacific League’s Seibu Lions, leaving the Yakult swallows.
Ishii stated his goal was [...]

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Tags: Baseball - Japan

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November 26th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Before I start in on this I should mention today I was awakened at 4:30 a.m. by my neighbor who was drunk and was yelling at his dog until the dork finally passed out at five. Then, I had to be at the meat plant by 6:30 a.m. The wit is a tad acerbic today. I apologize.
But this headline gave me [...]

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Tags: Sport

Korean Sports Headline: Park Tells Dodgers, America, “I Won’t Go!”

November 26th, 2007 · No Comments

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The headline is part of a banner running across the top of the page along with a photo of Park wearing his national team uniform, angrily looking at the camera and shouting…almost as if to say “f-you!”�
Now, I’m all for letting people save a little face, but this is over the top. Park and his [...]

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Tags: Baseball - Korea