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Sports Illustrated
May 23, 2001
Frank Deford |
The ugly Americans' team It's hard not to root for the Mariners...   |
Sports Illustrated
September 12, 2001
Rick Reilly |
Itching for Ichiro The next time you think your job sucks, consider the 47 Japanese journalists who gather each day at the foot of a mute god -- the Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki... |
Salon.com
July 3, 2001
King Kaufman |
Why I don't like Ichiro I know he's gotten 3,373,035 All Star votes, but I don't like his Punch-and-Judy style of batting, and he's not on base enough for a leadoff hitter... |
Sports Illustrated
June 4, 2002
Stephen Cannella |
Batting Practice Pitchers still can't solve the riddle of how to get Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki out. |
Fast Company
July 2002
Linda Tischler |
Seattle Mariners: (Re)build It and They Will Come Seattle Mariners General Manager Pat Gillick -- Baseball's 2001 Executive of the Year -- has a winning formula: (Re)build it, and they will come. |
AskMen.com
May 14, 2003
Arash Madani |
The Financial Expansion Of The MLB A year after "contraction" was the buzzword in Major League Baseball, the latest trend is not to diminish the game, but to expand it. |
Sports Central
July 26, 2012
Jeff Kallman |
Ichiro Goes From Worst to First According to just about every report that flooded cyberspace and the printed press in the hours to follow, Ichiro Suzuki approached the Mariners somewhere around the All-Star Break asking to be traded. |
Sports Illustrated
July 18, 2001 |
Divided we stand There's a league for everyone these days. Declining TV ratings for individual sports are caused by an increase in choices. |
Sports Illustrated
April 25, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Minnesota bats Hot hitters are key to Twins' continued success... |
BusinessWeek
September 27, 2004
Ian Rowley |
Japanese Baseball: Old and Slow The owners have grown too cozy with one another to operate efficiently, and the players resemble Japan's coddled workers, accustomed to lifetime employment as comfortable as it is unchallenging. And the fans are fleeing. |
Sports Central
July 12, 2007
Bill Hazell |
Four Bases the Hard Way Ichiro's home run is what stands out in the 2007 Midsummer Classic. |
Sports Central
November 1, 2006
Kiarash Banisadre |
2006 MLB Offseason: First Look A look at what is happening with players and personnel in MLB's offseason. |
Sports Illustrated
February 19, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Power play The Mariners find themselves begging for a bat again, and the need is even more acute with Alex Rodriguez gone... |
Sports Illustrated
October 19, 2001
E.M. Swift |
Baseball like it oughta be It's no wonder the Yankees keeping winning... |
Sports Central
August 22, 2013
Kevin Beane |
Slant Pattern's Odds and Ends Congratulations to Ichiro Suzuki for getting his 4,000th hit between MLB and the NPB of Japan. It's a shame that such a big chunk of it happened in Japan. |
Sports Central
September 26, 2006
Aaron Miller |
Mr. Baseball Needs a Sequel The movie Mr. Baseball is a piece of cinematic mastery and we need more movies like it. |
Salon.com
July 3, 2001
King Kaufman |
Why I don't like Ichiro I know he's gotten 3,373,035 All Star votes, but I don't like his Punch-and-Judy style of batting, and he's not on base enough for a leadoff hitter. |
Sports Central
September 10, 2004
Hank Waddles |
Ichiro Chases History, Or Does He? Though the time and place are yet to be determined, one thing seems certain. Seattle Mariner right fielder Ichiro Suzuki appears well on his way to topping one of the longest standing records in the game -- George Sisler's all-time single-season record for base hits. |
BusinessWeek
July 26, 2004
Palmeri & Byrnes |
A Tsunami of Japanese Pop Culture Cartoon and comics-related products from Japan are flooding into the U.S., boosted by online communities and an exploding fan base. |
Sports Illustrated
October 4, 2001
Stephen Cannella |
On second thought Rethinking early baseball picks with the benefit of hindsight... |
Salon.com
July 11, 2001
Allen Barra |
What's wrong with the All-Star Game? Too many players, for starters. But it's not too late to save baseball's midseason matchup... |
Sports Illustrated
May 18, 2001
Stephen Cannella |
The Replacements To lose a franchise player is not to lose all hope... |
Salon.com
March 29, 2000
Sasha Issenberg |
In the land of the Yomiuri Giants In Tokyo Wednesday, a group of Americans engaged in a Japanese tradition more than a century old. The Americans are the Mets and the Cubs. The tradition is baseball. |
Salon.com
May 15, 2002
Allen Barra |
Bloody ice The NHL could crack down on the violence that's wrecking hockey -- but it doesn't want to, and neither do its fans... |
Sports Illustrated
November 20, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Bronx-Bound Bomber As the Yanks closed in on a deal with Hideki Matsui, other teams whined and unloaded big contracts. |
Salon.com
March 31, 2001
Allen Barra |
Everything you know is wrong The major leagues are more competitive than ever, small-market teams can compete, and home runs and giant salaries aren't ruining the game. Plus: Who's going to Cooperstown? |
AskMen.com
December 27, 2000
Mark Simmons |
A-Rod Hits The Jackpot, Super Mario Returns Texas Rangers announced signing former Seattle Mariners shortstop Alex Rodriguez to a 10-year $252 million contract... Hockey world erupted when it was announced that Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux and current Pittsburgh Penguins owner would be returning and paying himself the league average salary of $1.4 million... |
Salon.com
October 9, 2001
King Kaufman |
Playoff predictions Our writer bravely looks at the baseball games ahead and calls 'em as he sees 'em (while crossing his fingers)... |
AskMen.com
October 15, 2003
John Clarkson |
The Wild Face Of Baseball Baseball may be the national pastime, but there has been legitimate cause for years to wonder if Major League Baseball (MLB) is the forum in which America chooses to express her love for the sport. |
Salon.com
August 31, 2002
King Kaufman |
Savoring the season that almost wasn't 2002 hasn't been a classic, but it's great that the heroics of Schilling, A-Rod and the rest won't be lost. |
Sports Illustrated
October 9, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Postseason awards ballot Picks for MVP, Rookies, Coaches, etc. |
BusinessWeek
July 26, 2004
Palmeri & Byrnes |
Is Japanese Style Taking Over The World? From video games and cartoons to cell phones and cars, Japan's influence on pop culture and consumer trends runs deep. |
Sports Illustrated
June 4, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Reading the Reds Despite past trends, the jury is still out on Cincinnati. |
Sports Central
April 28, 2010
Andrew Jones |
MLB Milestones on the Horizon Here are some players who have an opportunity in the years to come to join some of the elite clubs baseball has to offer. |
Salon.com
October 16, 2001
King Kaufman |
Playoff picking, but not grinning Our writer boldly holds forth on the Yankees, the Mariners and the most hideous uniforms in baseball, and asks himself, "How many times can you be wrong about one team?" |
Sports Illustrated
April 25, 2000
Stephen Cannella |
Inside Baseball Led by closer Kazuhiro Sasaki, the pen is no longer a Seattle headache |
Sports Central
September 6, 2007
Bill Hazell |
Mariners Sleepless in September The playoff hopes of the Mariners are quickly drowning. |
Search Engine Watch
July 21, 2010
Michael Bonfils |
10 Missed Opportunities in Search Engine Marketing in Japan Why Japan is the most difficult country to provide both natural search engine optimization and paid search marketing service for. Part one of two. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2010
Donald Jay Korn |
Rediscovering Japan After 20 years of feast and 20 years of famine, is it time for investors to put Japanese stocks back on the menu? |
Sports Illustrated
September 12, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Investigating leads Ichiro is among the most exciting players in the game, but I don't think he's even the MVP of his own team... Who will be the major players in the offseason? Also, do you see any rookies or sleepers who could make good leadoff hitters for next season?... |
Sports Central
August 18, 2006
Alvin Chang |
Re-Draft, Playball in Five Years (Pt. 4) This "Universe Draft" is about trying to find those guys who will be one of those elite 10-to-15 players in the 2010s and beyond. |
Sports Central
January 25, 2005
Jon Gonzales |
Biting the Big Apple: MLB Preview You thought last year was whacked? This year will turn inside out when the Big Apple erupts on its newest newcomers ... and it's going to get ugly. This and the predictions of a wild and wooly year of baseball to come. |
Sports Illustrated
October 8, 2001
Stephen Cannella |
Chat Reel Close matchups highlight a wide open baseball postseason... |
The Motley Fool
January 28, 2011
Harvey Jones |
Japan Is Dying Japan has suffered not one lost decade but two of them, and is heading for a hat-trick. |
AskMen.com
Samuel Hui |
7 Lessons From Japanese Business Culture - Part II The country that brought us Kaizen and Just-in-Time manufacturing has a lot to teach us about how to behave in our business dealings. |
Parameters
Summer 2004
William E. Rapp |
Past its Prime? The Future of the US-Japan Alliance Over the next two to three decades, Japan will liberalize and expand its security posture in broad ways long sought by the United States, but at the same time will increasingly desire to chart its own course in foreign policy. |
Sports Illustrated
February 21, 2002
Frank Deford |
Judge not Lack of accountability for officials is the problem... |
BusinessWeek
December 26, 2005
Bremner & Farzad |
How Long Can The Nikkei Run Last? The economy is strong, but analysts say stocks are no longer undervalued. |
The Motley Fool
December 12, 2011
Dan Newman |
Which Country Defaults Next? Japan's changing demographics might spell trouble for its high debt and low return bonds. |
Sports Illustrated
March 13, 2002
Jeff Pearlman |
Meaningless numbers Baseball's juiced-up record book should be junked... |
