Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in 1997 Gary Burnham  spent 10 years playing for four major league organizations. He’s the all time HR leader of the Reading Phillies (AA) and was voted team MVP three times  (AAA - 02,07/Reading - 06). Prior to the 2008 season he  signed with the  La New Bears of the [...]

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And somewhere Anthony Cornero is turning in his grave.
Macau’s booming resorts, along with casinos being built in Singapore and mulled in other countries, could drive the growth. Of the 23 industry executives, analysts and academics polled, more than 80 percent said Asia’s dominance was very likely or likely.
“The results … foretell a remarkable future for [...]

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Two men from Tokyo flew into San Francisco and entered a contest unannounced. Amazingly they won with the aid of a new invention they brought from Japan. Even more amazing — they set a new world record in the process.
After 8 hours and 40 minutes, when both had broken the world record, Taneichi finally gave [...]

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By Simon Currie
Another busy week, so a short poster here. This interleague week’s day off was Monday. We have completed the first 2 weeks of interleague play now.
1. Hanshin Tigers(1) 34-17-1 .667
6-4 against PL teams, most importantly winning both games against PL leading Lions at home in Koshien. It’ll be interesting to see how they’ll [...]

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