A total of 43 Japanese-born players have played in at least one Major League Baseball game through the 2010 season. The first instance of a Japanese-born player playing in MLB occurred in 1964, when the Nankai Hawks, a Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) team, sent three exchange prospects to the United States to gain experience in MLB’s Minor League system.
With the news of Yu Darvish on the horizon, we are going to scan the list of Japanese players that have made it to the states, and decide who were the top 5. I done my due diligence on Darvish, and I think he could be a good Major League pitcher for several years. With that said, the history of Japanese players making the transition is awfully suspect. If there have been 43 players to come over, it’s hard to say a handful of them truly had an impact.
Take a look at the 5 Best Japanese Players Ever..
Click on photo to see the entire SI 2011 College Football All-American Team
Andrew Luck has become a total afterthought. Oh well. He’s still going to get paid. This list made me realize there were a helluva lot of good players out there that could have been on the team. The question is this; does Bowl Season need to be amazing to consider this a good year in college football?
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The Tim Tebow Love-Affair is spreading all over YouTube [WithLeather]
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Here’s the High School Footballer that put on a ridiculous juke move [TotalProSports]
A little peek into the 2012 Heisman Trophy watch [BigLeadSports]
Derek Jeter is apparently pulling major tail since his split with Minka Kelly [NYPost]
I wouldn’t deprive our fans of a lovely gallery entitled ‘Tooshie Tuesday’ [Funtasticus]
It’s really pissing me off that I’m finding Lindsay Lohan sexually appealing in her bikini [Flisted]
Video footage of a Lingerie Football League Brawl [BustedCoverage]
Who the hell is going to watch this and go, “Gee, I feel bad for that guy, I want to help him get to the National Championship Game!” Well, the answer is simple…. No one.
This could be by far the worst “plea” for something I’ve ever seen in my life. Next time make it sad, add moving music, really stir up emotions for your audience. It isn’t wise to scare the sh$t out of them. I think LSU will be ok without this dude there.
It’s only fitting that we post this video after the total debauchery that was the Cowboys loss this weekend. As a Giants fan I can only smile. As a Cowboys fan you people must still be dry heaving right now.
Look, Romo is a very good quarterback and he did some good things in that last drive but come on. I know there’s no textbook definition for this but shouldn’t there be something said about “bad luck” or being a “jinx?”
I mean I don’t care how good he can be sometimes. I’d rather win when it counts. Put it this way. I’d way rather have Tim Tebow on my team right now even though it logically makes very little sense. Sometimes you just gotta believe.
I’m not going to lie; being a soccer fan is tough. In America, the threat of relegation doesn’t exist for your sports team. That’s not the case in Europe. Just imagine if you’re a Colts fan, and you now know that your team is going to be playing in the CFL next season. That would be heartbreaking (See picture above)
The thrill of promotion, the agony of relegation. That’s the life of a European soccer fan. I kind of dig it.
I think Tim Tebow might want to look into this one. I bet that woman’s daughter is pretty hot dude. I’ll take the mom. Anyway, back to more important matters. The NFL blessed us again with some crazy fans for Week 14.
It’s not even the slightest bit of a surprise these days. The NFL fans that go to games bring it. They spend some serious time getting themselves dressed up for the big game.
Enjoy the gallery brought to you straight from the fans…
With the NBA now crammed into a 66-game regular-season schedule, Garnett fears that teams have not been given enough preparation for a Christmas Day kickoff.
“Timing is everything,” Garnett said. “Chemistry is something that you don’t just throw in the frying pan and mix it up with another something, then throw it on top of something, then fry it up and put it in a tortilla and put in a microwave, heat it up and give it to you and expect it to taste good. You know? For those of you who can cook, y’all know what I’m talking about. If y’all can’t cook, this doesn’t concern you.”
Awkward analogy aside, Garnett is clearly ruffled by the way things have played out in recent days. The Celtics practiced with less than 10 bodies each of the first three days of camp, only getting a full roster worth of players on Monday. Now there’s a mere 12 days until the season tips off Christmas Day in New York against the Knicks.
Clearly, David Stern isn’t winning points with anyone these days. His control over the NBA has become a part of the daily newspaper comic section. To no one’s surprise, there are rumors that this may be Stern’s last year. I doubt anyone would miss him.
The one thing I like about cheerleading is that it’s an all around thing. Granted the sports may vary but so what? It’s still awesome that no matter where you are and no matter when you are you can still catch beautiful women dancing for a crowd.
And it appears that the Philadelphia Soul is close to rounding out their squad. Just a couple weeks ago they held another open call for their cheering squad. I’m anxious to see who made the cut.
More pics after the jump….
