I remember about this time last year spending nearly an entire day in a text-message war about the Giants signing of Barry Zito. I’ll admit it, I was one of those guys who argued the signing wasn’t a bad deal despite the huge money. Sure Zito had been in decline for several years, but I thought moving over to […]

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Maybe this is the mysterious gyro ball Dice-K supposedly throws… 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jlCDsLmj-g

(From TV in Japan)

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Tired of women on the Tokyo subway looking in your direction every time they’re groped? Well, worry no more my friend, just pick up this handy-dandy portable subway strap and let everyone know your hands are occupied at all times.

Order here. Cost is about $5.

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Picture this: A kid named Karl Kolseth swings and strikes out in a little league game. He walks back to the dugout, his little 28 in. bat on his shoulder, and what do his teammates yell?
“Hey K! Hey everyone it’s K! K just K’d! K for K!”
Or something to that effect.
Well, according to a recent […]

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Nice writeup about Lin Che-Hsuan by Sox on Deck, the Red Sox minor league blog on MVN. He gives some detailed analysis of Lin’s first season in the U.S., which was split between the rookie Gulf Coast League and Class A Lowell.

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