The fourth most popular post of all time here at East Windup Chronicle detailed the drafting and return to Japan of Kaz Tadano, the pitcher who following his college career was shunned and undrafted by Japanese teams because he’d appeared in a porn film while in school.
Part of the reason the post was so popular [...]

[Read more →]

Baseball America has a preview of the upcoming international signing season  (well, international as in Latin America), predicting that it will an exorbitant one.
The start of what should be an expensive international free-agent market began earlier this year, when the Reds signed 16-year-old Dominican outfielder Juan Duran for $2 million.
Duran was born Sept. 2, 1991, [...]

[Read more →]

Here’s a little documentary about graffiti artists in Shanghai. Some interesting ideas and interviews here. Three artists are profiled — Popil, Zhang Lan (AKA: Mr. Lan), and HKer, each with their own individual perspective and style. Nice music performance at the end as well.
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0kAPr9R–I

(via Danwei)

[Read more →]