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4 July 2013 at 07 : 15 AM
Podcast 1.18: Jason Coskrey of The Japan Times
The Japan Times baseball writer, Jason Coskrey calls in. Topics: LHP Yusei Kikuchi coming into his own, Shohei Otani, Masahiro Tanaka's strong start, Ballgate, NPB's interesting playoff format Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes: Coming To America Baseball Youtube Channel: ...
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3 July 2013 at 18 : 58 PM
Podcast 1.17: Chris Oxspring and Sean Kim
Lotte Giants pitcher Chris Oxspring drops by to talk about Kim Tae-kyun's controversial remarks made toward his teammate, Shane Youman;MLB opening it up Down Under in 2014, Lotte fans. Next Sean Kim, SK Wyverns translator, who also doubles as a contract negotiator with foreign players tells us how SK nearly missed out on Chris Seddon and Jo-Jo Reyes this ...
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30 June 2013 at 12 : 25 PM
Podcast 1.16: Brandon Knight Part 2
Brandon Knight, "The White Knight" in the twi-light of his career, has played in 3 different decades in USA, Japan and Korea. He met up with Philip Riccobono to talk about what it meant to play for the Yankees, a need for the KBO to expand its emerging foreign fan-base, entertaining listener questions, looking ahead to life after his playing days end, ...
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27 June 2013 at 22 : 23 PM
Brandon Knight Video Podcast Part 4
What it meant to play for the Yankees, a need for the KBO to expand its foreign fan-base, Entertaining Listener Questions, Looking ahead to life after playing days end, Moneyball, Ryu Hyun-jin, Future Korean imports to MLB: Oh Seung-hwan, Kang Jung-ho; interests in ...
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25 June 2013 at 10 : 51 AM
Brandon Knight Video Podcast Part 2
KBO customs, Mondays off, pitcher friends, Kim Tae-Kyun controversial comments, what needs to change in Korea, adapting to Korea's culture, playing in Korea vs. ...
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25 June 2013 at 08 : 53 AM
Podcast 1.15: Brandon Knight 1 of 2
Veteran Nexen Heroes Pitcher, Brandon Knight, stops by to talk about his long journey, spanning 3 nations- including playing for the Yankees. Find out what Knight thinks about baseball customs in Korea and ...
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24 June 2013 at 11 : 11 AM
Brandon Knight Video Podcast: Part 1 of 5
Recorded June 13, 2013 in Busan, South Korea. In Part 1 of 5. The Nexen Heroes veteran touches on his MLB career, why he doesn't give up many home runs as of late, Nexen's chances to go all the way, KBO customs different than the West, ...
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19 June 2013 at 07 : 58 AM
Podcast 1.14: Jeeho Yoo & John E. Gibson
Jeeho Yoo (Yonhap News) and John E. Gibson of The Japan News stop by and talk baseball from both sides of the Sea. We recorded Jeeho and John prior to the Kim Tae-Kyun controversy, so Philip addresses that first. Topics: Korean imports to NPB over the years- Kim Tae-Kyun, Lee Jon -Beom and others; who MLB has on their radar from NPB and KBO; mid-season ...
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11 June 2013 at 23 : 09 PM
Youman ready to move past Kim’s Mistake
By Philip Riccobono The hot baseball topic today around the Korean baseball world left us with no shortage of debate over racial sensitivity and cultural awareness. Yesterday (Monday KST), KBO slugger, Kim tae-Kyun, of the Hanwha Eagles made some disparaging remarks about LHP Shane Youman, an African-American (see link for details from Jeeho Yoo’s ...
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4 June 2013 at 11 : 40 AM
Podcast 1.13: Shane Youman, former Pittsburgh Pirates Hurler
One-time MLB left-handed-pitcher, Shane Youman, dropped by. Find out how he fared against Ken Griffey, Jr., his take on playing in the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) for the Lotte Giants the past few seasons, fans, LA Dodgers, Hyun-jin Ryu, some of the interesting customs in the KBO, relief pitchers in Korea, and ...
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