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'Wa' Reigns Supreme at WBC

By Lisa OlsonMar 24th 2009 – 4:21AM

LOS ANGELES -- It's all about the Wa, the forfeiture of self for the unity and harmony of the greater good, or team. You could sense Wa all around Monday night, as Japan and South Korea engaged in one of the finest back-to-basics baseball games you might ever see. Wa was there in the sacrifice flies bringing home runners,...

'Wa' Reigns Supreme at WBC

By Lisa OlsonMar 24th 2009 – 4:21AM

LOS ANGELES -- It's all about the Wa, the forfeiture of self for the unity and harmony of the greater good, or team. You could sense Wa all around Monday night, as Japan and South Korea engaged in one of the finest back-to-basics baseball games you might ever see. Wa was there in the sacrifice flies bringing home runners,...

In Classic, Japan Still on Top of World

By FanHouse NewswireMar 24th 2009 – 1:43AM

LOS ANGELES (March 23) -- Three years since it began, nothing has changed at the World Baseball Classic.Japan, which won the inaugural Classic in 2006, successfully defends its title, prevailing in a 5-3 extra-inning nailbiter over bitter rival South Korea on the strength of its greatest star. Ichiro Suzuki's fourth hit in...

Daily Jolt: Asian Domination at WBC

By Andrew JohnsonMar 23rd 2009 – 9:00AM

The Daily Jolt is a dose of baseball reality every weekday morning.In the United States, the World Baseball Classic seems to have become little more than a nuisance to sports fans -- a not entirely welcome distraction from March Madness and a good way for some of America's best players (and some of its second-stringers) to...

Team USA Stumbles From Top to Bottom

By Lisa OlsonMar 23rd 2009 – 4:10AM

LOS ANGELES -- Davey Johnson spent the past week eloquently explaining how desperately he wanted Team USA to win the World Baseball Classic, figuring a title would sooth America's sense of entitlement over the sport and silence some of the tournament's grumbling naysayers. So how to explain Johnson's head-scratching...

YuDarvish News From the Web

  • 06/01/12 AL Matchup to Watch Is No Longer Boston Red Sox vs.... Source: Bleacher Report Who needs the Red Sox and Yankees when you can have Felix Hernandez matched up against Yu Darvish and Ichiro Suzuki shagging Josh Hamilton's deep flies?
  • 05/31/12 Looking Back at the First Two Months Source: NBC DFW Locals Only. For something that is absolutely essential to understanding the best and worst in the game, math can sometimes have a funny relationship with baseball.
  • 05/31/12 TOMODACHI Teams Up With Yu Darvish, Texas Rangers,... Source: U.S. Embassy in Japan As part of the ongoing efforts under the TOMODACHI Initiative, Texas Rangers pitcher and Tohoku High School alumnus Yu Darvish, the Texas Rangers Major League Baseball team, and Japanese online gaming company gloops International, Inc. announced that they are funding the participation of a youth baseball team from Ishinomaki for a week-long exchange in Texas this summer.
  • 05/30/12 Feliz only focused on getting healthy Source: CBSSports.com Ichiro Suzuki and the Seattle Mariners chased Texas' Yu Darvish after just four innings in his shortest start of the season, and the Mariners rolled to their fourth straight win in a 6-1 victory over the Rangers on Monday night.
  • 05/30/12 Fantasy Baseball: Mike Trout, Bryce Harper and... Source: Bleacher Report Yu Darvish has been exactly as advertised.

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