Very odd situation in NPB in which pitcher Jeremy Powell apparently had a loose agreement to play with the Orix Buffaloes, and was faxed a two-page document in Japanese, which he apparently signed, not knowing that Orix had intended it to be a contract.
In the meantime he received another offer from another team, the Fukuoka […]

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Just one day after Kelly Tilghman made her now infamous “lynch him in the back alley” comment about Tiger Woods a female news announcer in Korea made a gaffe that, while not very similar in context or meaning, should still be viewed next to Tilghman’s remark. Unlike Tilghman, the Korean announcer (who works for MBC, […]

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I enjoyed this piece by Chicago Sun-Times columnist Jay Mariotti the other day and wanted to give it a special write up. First off, I’m not a Cub or White Sox fan, but I like Chicago as a city and I love how the rivalry comes to a head in the two major newspapers. I was […]

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Anyone who has studied a language at length has contemplated alternative methods to language acquisition. A Chinese pill you pop in your mouth in order to speak perfect Mandarin, a English serum for the next speaking interview, or, perhaps most realistically, a little box you talk into that produces perfectly translated language out the other side.
Well, the […]

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