It’s been a little while since we heard from Gary Burnham, but not for lack of anything happening. Gary’s found himself in the La New Bears starting lineup more often than not and has been pretty busy as of late. You can find other editions of this series here.  
EWC: So what happened?
Gary:Well, the team [...]

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A shitty London 2012.
Polls suggest the public remains cheerful. But the bottom line is dire: the initial public-sector budget of £3.4 billion ($6.6 billion, at today’s rates) was raised in March 2007 to £9.3 billion after security and tax considerations, plus a dash of realism, caused projected costs to soar.

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About a week ago I got an email from Bruce Baskin, who produces a radio show called World Baseball Today, which broadcasts on WRMI Radio in Miami. Ostensibly the show covers the Marlins, Rays and Braves, but Baskin does full updates on baseball from all over the world, including games happening in Asia.
This week’s edition [...]

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The Korean newspaper Il Gan Sports is reporting the Texas Rangers have signed Ahn Tae-kyeong, a right handed pitcher from Busan High School. The paper reports the signing bonus is $800,000.
Ahn is a third year senior at Busan and according to the newspaper throws four pitches, including a fastball that touches 93 MPH on the [...]

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I doubt there are many people that know or care that Randy Newman has a new album out. Surely he’s aware of that fact as well.  But he’s popped up — amidst a little controversy — on a couple of my regular Korean/Asian blog stops due to one of the songs on the album [...]

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