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Bobby’s Last Post 29 Oct 2009 | 03:49 pm
Ottawa – Oh dear. I just finished re-reading Bobby Valentine’s last blog post on “Bobby’s Way.” It was written on July 26th (http://www.bobbysway.jp/), marking his announcement to leave the Chiba Lott...
Kazuya Fukuura (no.9) X 1500 games! 21 Aug 2009 | 10:37 am
CHIBA CITY- Kazuya Fukuura played in his 1500th pro-baseball game on August 19th against the Orix Buffaloes. Congratulations! It seems fitting since Fukuura’s Pacific League debut took place against t...
The Marines email newsletter 11 Aug 2009 | 11:58 pm
OTTAWA – I have spent the good part of this season living vicariously through the Marinerds blog and the Marines email newsletter – oh and the website too. Today they are advertising Karawaka goods an...
Japan Times story on Trey Hillman 1 Jun 2009 | 09:50 am
OTTAWA – Success! We came out of our first softball game with a 17-6 (?) win. That was fun. I managed to get in three runs and even hit a double. Not too shabby for a first game. Unfortunately, our la...
Softball 20 May 2009 | 03:02 pm
OTTAWA – The Marines are on a roll! They have won two out of three games during their match-ups with the Golden Eagles, Softbank Hawks, and Seibu Lions. Now they are up to third place. The Fighters ar...
The Canucks are out but Jeffrey Sachs was in town! 13 May 2009 | 12:32 pm
OTTAWA – Spent most of the morning with a cloud hanging over my head. My beloved Canucks are out of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Uggg. They lost 7-5 last night. Was full of gloom all morning but then fun...
Marines beat Eagles 6-0 and Karakawa takes the win 11 May 2009 | 06:43 am
OTTAWA – Here’s the thing. My hometown Vancouver Canucks have been hitting the ice hard all season, did a fantastic job taking the quarterfinals and are now tied 2-2 with the Chicago Blackhawks in the...
Yu Darvish & WBC Bowman Baseball Cards 27 Mar 2009 | 12:36 am
OTTAWA – Tried tracking down a place that sells baseball cards in downtown Ottawa yesterday. No luck. Wanted to find a place that would be getting in a box of the much-anticipated 2009 Bowman Baseball...
Japan takes second baseball Classic!! 24 Mar 2009 | 05:22 pm
OTTAWA – what a game for Japan!!! Everyone did their part. Iwakuma was fantastic, I think he pitched 8?innings and only gave up 2 runs, Darvish took over gave up a run and tied the game in the bottom...
Decoupling Debunked? 10 Mar 2009 | 01:48 pm
I’m still struggling with this one but the global value chains that link country to country have changed (should change) the way we think about globalization. Last September, the failure of Lehman Br...
