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Talkin' (Japanese) Baseball, Part II

By Phil Hecken, on September 30th, 2017%

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You folks may recall I had done a post a few months ago with Henry Yu on the Japanese baseball experience, and at the end of the article, I asked if any other fans wanted to share their experiences. I had a back-and-forth with . . . → Read More: Talkin’ (Japanese) Baseball, Part II

Talkin' (Japanese) Baseball

By Phil Hecken, on July 22nd, 2017%

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Over the course of the years, I’ve followed a twitter account that goes by Sons of Johnnie LeMaster (they have a blog, although it doesn’t appear as though it’s been updated recently. But in any event, I’ve corresponded with them (him), and occasionally they (he) have contributed a ticker item or three. . . . → Read More: Talkin’ (Japanese) Baseball

Buckling Up in the Bronx

By Paul Lukas, on May 20th, 2014%

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In Saturday’s Ticker, which was compiled by Phil, reader Jimmy Lonetti noticed that Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka appeared to be wearing a larger-than-usual belt buckle in a recent ESPN The Mag cover photo (shown above). That jogged a particular memory for me . . . → Read More: Buckling Up in the Bronx

How Low Can You Go?

By Paul Lukas, on April 7th, 2014%

Masahiro Tanaka, the Yanks’ new Japanese import, made his MLB debut on Friday. And as you can see in the two shots above, he was pulling the old Barry Bonds move of keeping his pant legs anchored to his shoes with straps that went under the soles. The strap was supposedly banned . . . → Read More: How Low Can You Go?

Talkin' (Japanese) Baseball, Part II

Talkin' (Japanese) Baseball

Buckling Up in the Bronx

How Low Can You Go?

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