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[Note: obviously, it is quite outdated now but was written March 19, 2008]
I was mad when I first fund this out. And I still am. And rumbling in anger on my way to Tokyo on the Shinkansen (a bullet train).
OK, I see the players arguments. I have to admit that I have not read […]

It took me one whole week till I can laugh about this. Well, I am still not really laughing about it. I was fumed. Still makes me mad thinking about it.
Exactly one week ago today, on December 8th, 2007, I sat in front of my work computer at 9:45 am. The Boston Red Sox Christmas […]

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 […]

The Chunichi Dragons closer Hitoki Iwase gets Nippon-Ham Fighters’ (It’s “Fighters”, not “Ham Fighters” people! Company “Nippon-Ham” owns the team…) pinch-hitter, Eiichi Koyano into ground out at second, and something that had not happened in the last 53 years happened. Chucnichi Dragons won the Japan Series! Last time they won the Series was in 1954, […]

The catchers — Photo by Daigo.

I was one of a million fans who went to see the Red Sox rally today. Thank you Red Sox! We missed the whole 2004 experience because we were in Hawaii for the week. We left on the game 7 against the Yankees and came back on the […]

Papelbon sets… At the belt… The Pitch… SWING AND MISS! IT’S OVER! THE RED SOX HAVE SWEPT THE COLORADO ROCKIES. THE RED SOX ARE THE WORLD CHAMPIONS OF BASEBALL FOR 2007. AND THE BOSTON RED SOX BECOME THE FIRST TEAM IN THE 21ST CENTURY TO WIN TWO WORLD SERIES TITLES. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?!
– Joe […]

Panoramic Fenway 2007-04-22 NYY@BOS
— Photo by Daigo.
Photo caption: Fenway Park, April 22, 2007. New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox.
Top of 5th. Game tied after Jeter’s solo homer. Matsuzaka is on the mound, facing Jason Giambi, wile Red Sox playing with shift for him to hit on the right side of the field. Giambi will […]

Yes, it’s “the other” Japanese pitcher.
Hideki Okajima, a 31-years old left hander from Kyoto, has played in professional baseball organization since 1995. He has 12 years of experience as a professional baseball pitcher. How many years experience Daiske have? 8. Well, he is 5 years younger than Okajima, But still. My point is, he is […]

Daisuke Matsuzaka will pitch his first major league game Thursday, and his next start, his Fenway debut, is next Thursday against Seattle Mariners. The first batter he is going to face, is the most likely first Japanese Hall of Famer, Ichiro Suzuki. It goes without saying that the match up of the two is a […]

Allow me to vent.
I am a little annoyed. MLB.com runs this big marketing about MLB Japan All Star Games and other “MLB.TV off-season package.” Of course, I am a sucker and sign up for it. But get this, it’s first exhibition game against Yomiuri Giants at 4:30 am. I COULD NOT for the life of […]