Browsing Tag Japan
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17 November 2020 at 11 : 40 AM
Chris Chapman: Las Vegas Sports Radio Personality
While on his recent trip to Japan, Las Vegas Sports Network on-air personality, Chris Chapman, dropped in for a lengthy chat on: the challenges of traveling to Japan during the current pandemic, his start in radio, Vegas sports, comparing baseball in Japan and the US, plus more. And we may even had an earthquake during the podcast. If you want to ...
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7 January 2014 at 10 : 24 AM
Podcast 2.1 Jim Allen and Michael Westbay
If you follow baseball in Japan, good chance you've read or listened to @JballAllen Jim Allen or Michael Westbay. The "Godfathers" of English baseball coverage in Japan will take you through some of their personal experiences over the last 3 decades in Japan. If you ever wanted a quick history of Japanese baseball over the last quarter-century from ...
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5 October 2013 at 03 : 48 AM
1.26 Video and Audio: Nyjer Morgan from Japan
Coming to you in HD, the one and only #Nyjer Morgan and his alter-ego, Tony Plush, join us from #Yokohama. Hear from his manager, translator, learn his various "T" signs, watch him give a chicken-wings eating tutorial, and find out what he really thinks about playing in #Japan compared to ...
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26 June 2013 at 11 : 03 AM
Brandon Knight Video Podcast Part 3
Exclusive with Nexen Heroes, Brandon Knight: Playing in Japan vs. Korea; find out who's the toughest out in the KBO, listener question about his career year in 2012, making adjustments to prolong his career, childhood baseball heroes, playing with Yu ...
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10 May 2013 at 13 : 38 PM
Podcast 1.11: Chris Oxspring, RHP Lotte Giants
We join "International Journeyman" Chris Oxspring this week as he touches on everything from winning a Silver at the '04 Olympics, time spent in MLB, Japan and working a job outside of baseball right up to the WBC in March, leading to his KBO ...
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18 March 2013 at 00 : 21 AM
1.7: WBC, From Fukuoka to San Francisco
The podcast starts out right before the first game of the WBC in Japan with Buck Martinez to AT&T Park in San Francisco where we get the latest on Team Japan from Jason Coskrey of The Japan ...
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13 February 2013 at 19 : 23 PM
Interview: Interpreting for Nyjer Morgan (and Tony Plush) in Japan
[caption id="attachment_288" align="alignnone" width="300"] Yokohama DeNA Baystars Outfielder Nyjer Morgan (Left), and his interpreter, Atsushi Nagamata (Right). Nagamata's new assignment with Morgan will likely keep him on his toes, translating words not found in any dictionary. Courtesy DeNA Baystars[/caption] By Philip S. Riccobono This upcoming ...
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5 February 2013 at 20 : 19 PM
Next Podcast-WBC: Japan vs. Korea?
[caption id="attachment_263" align="alignnone" width="300"] Courtesy ...
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7 December 2012 at 22 : 35 PM
ComingToAmericaBaseball.com Podcast #2
From a snowy South Korea, Jason Corskey, baseball writer for Japan Times. Jason brings us up to speed on 18-year old phenom Shohei Otani's decsion on coming to MLB. Free agent chat- Cubs sign Fujikawa; Nino and Jason discuss how a new posting system may change the landscape of bids; WBC roster; Duds and Studs who went to Japan. Plus the clock ticks on ...
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14 July 2010 at 16 : 00 PM
MLB and Japan Form Exploratory Group for Championship
THE HOT CORNER: Give Kato credit for small movesJim Allen / Daily Yomiuri SportswriterLast week the owners met and agreed to give commissioner Ryozo Kato another two-year term. When Kato came in like a ball-of-fire in 2009, he spoke of being a leader instead of a follower-- not an easy task for a commissioner here.With Nippon Professional Baseball's 12 ...
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