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So, big news is that Kosuke Fukudome, a stud outfielder/slugger of Chunichi Dragons -my home town team- just filed for free agency. Losing star player is a sad news for my home town team. He has said to be hired San Diego-based Octagon Baseball as his agent and looking to come across the Pacific to play in the US next season. He will also be heavily recruited by Yomiuri Giants and Hanshin Tigers (I hope he doesn’t go to the Giants… not the GIANTS!!!). But I was browsing on the web, and noticed wrong photo was being used for Fukudome. In this Sports Illustrated page, the photo is Softbank Hawks’ first baseman Nobuhiko Matsunaka. (For your reference, Fukudome wore number 17 in the WBC. Devil Rays - excuse me, the Rays I mean- Akinori Iwamura took number 1.) This has happened before. last year, the photo of Imae was circulated in US media as Iwamura. Some people were confused about Hiroyuki Kobayashi (at least couple years away from free agency) and Masahide Kobayashi (who is a free agent, and picked SFX as his agent to negotiate with major league clubs for next year). At least nobody mistook them for Takeru Kobayashi. Oh, well, what are you going to do, just do the test on alllooksame.com and laugh about it.

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