Central League:
Masanori Ishikawa (Swallows) P
Shinnosuke Abe (Giants) C
Takahiro Arai (Tigers) 1B
Kenta Kurihara (Carp) 1B
Masahiro Araki (Dragons) 2B
Norihiro Nakamura (Dragons) 3B
Hirokazu Ibata (Dragons) SS
Norichika Aoki (Swallows) OF
Norihiro Akahashi (Tigers) OF
Takahiro Suzuki (Giants) OF

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Petty Theft. Murder. Assault. Is it the latest Portland Trailblazers road trip?
Not quite. According to a Daily Telegraph report, Japan is struggling with a crime wave perpetrated by a less likely group: elderly citizens. The crime rate among those 65 and older has more than tripled over the last [...]

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Very interesting photo  here from 2005, during the White Sox post-World Series victory visit to the White House. Of course that’s president-elect (and White Sox appoligist) Barack Obama in the center.
On the left is Lee Man-soo, one of the great KBO players of all time. Following his retirement Lee was hired as the hitting coach [...]

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