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Hey, Someone Told Me That Someone Told Them This Guy is Pretty Good…Let’s Sign Him

December 10th, 2007 · 11 Comments

Now, I’m going to probably sound like a real nittpicky jerk right here. This sort of criticism can’t be good for my health and I have no interest in doing firejoemorgan-style deconstruction (even though I generally that site is funny).
First, the headline Japanese Pitchers Attracting Interest sounds odd and like something you’d find one of […]

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What City’s Environment is More Favorable to the Asian Ballplayer — Arlington or San Diego?

December 10th, 2007 · 2 Comments

This barely warrants mentioning, but I’ve been following the evolution of a comment made by Rangers reliever Otsuka Akinori, regarding Koske Fukudome’s upcoming decision on which MLB team to sign with.
I’ll start off with the end result of the comment Otsuka made, which is with Rangers beat writer (and a very good one at that), […]

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South Korean Presidential Elections

December 10th, 2007 · No Comments

I had some designs on covering the upcoming election here, thinking I might have something interesting to add that readers might enjoy seeing. But the truth is, I don’t and I’m even less interested than I thought I would be. Furthermore this particular election isn’t all that engaging — unless something totally unforeseen happens.
Basically, the […]

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Tags: Culture · Politics