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International Pastime: In Japan, Managers Tip Their Players

By Larry BrownApr 20th 2007 – 11:56AM

International Pastime will look at baseball's influence outside the U.S.Yes, apparently that's how some teams do it, so says Yankees pitcher Kei Igawa who played for the Hanshin Tigers in the Japanese League last year. From the New York TimesAfter contributing to a Hanshin victory, Igawa's manager would frequently hand him...

Japanese League News From AOL

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Sid Meier, Keiji Inafune and Riot Games folks added to GDC seminar list

By David Hinkle Jan 24th 2012 - 11:03PM

Sad your favorite game designer isn't getting his or her deserved time in the spotlight?

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The Classicist: Take Ivy - The Original Preppy Handbook

By Jared Paul Stern Aug 02nd 2010 - 09:07AM

Take Ivy , with photos by Japan 's T. Hayashida, is truly the original preppy handbook, first published way back in 1965 – in Japanese.

Japanese League News From the Web

  • 02/23/12 First female basketball coach in Japan eye... Source: Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep Just 157 centimetres tall, Natalie Nakase has never let her size stand in the way of her big dreams on the basketball court.
  • 02/21/12 Japanese sensation arrives in Rangers camp...La... Source: NBC - WHIZ - Zanesville OH SURPRISE, Ariz. Yu Darvish, the best pitcher in the Japanese league who is making his major league debut this season, arrived at the Texas Rangers' spring training complex Tuesday and had his first bullpen session with his new team.
  • 11/15/11 Leonessa claim Japanese league crown Source: FIFA In our review of women's league action around the world, FIFA.com homes in this week on Europe, Japan and New Zealand.

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