Despite recent reports that he is throwing pain free, the Rangers elected to cut Akinori Otsuka, ending the reliever’s two-year tenure with the team.
From a Dallas Morning News article:
“We just weren’t comfortable not having seen him on the mound for several months,” (GM Jon) Daniels said. “We talked about a shared risk deal, but the […]

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Seems logical, right? San Francisco, an international city with an approximately 30% Asian population. You know, Japantown aka Little Osaka aka J-Town aka 日本町? You’d think the team would be teeming with Japanese stars, right?
Well, no. Not until now anway. Not until today. Because today the San Francisco Giants signed a true Japanese star. Who’s that you say? Kosuke […]

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Japundit has a collection of these sexy vegtables. If anyone is having a rough time getting over hump day, maybe this will help you out.
This is a daikon, very common in Asian cuisines. Often used as a garnish for dishes such as sashimi. In Korea it’s used in the side-dish kkakdugi. Not one of my […]

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As we’ve found out in recent days, these things have a funny way of changing, but this report in Nikkan Sports would indicate the deal is done — Fukumori Kazuo to Texas 2-years/$3 million (confirmed).
You can check out the reaction on the leading Rangers site, Lone Star Blog. Everyone seems pretty positive, as am I. Two […]

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