Hotbox08 said...

Hotbox08 at 09:54 PM JST - 13th July

What's even more surprising, is that Joe Mauer (currently the no.1 hitter in MLB) struck out four times today, lowering his BA. to .373. Seems like Ichiro's .362 is catching up. It is exciting to see a batting race like this.

Posted in Ichiro extends hitting streak to 11 games at 09:54 PM JST - 13th July
Hotbox08 at 11:39 PM JST - 10th July

Japan has long depended upon cheap and often illegal workers to populate jobs that Japanese are unwilling to do.

This is not entirely a "Japan" problem. I see countries such as the U.S. and France facing the same exact problem concerning illegal immigrants. Living in a country where there is…

Posted in New guideline set for granting special permission for illegals to stay at 11:39 PM JST - 10th July
Hotbox08 at 07:40 PM JST - 7th July

BTW, Ichiro is second in batting right now in the Majors, not first.

That depends on which website's stats you are looking at. According to Yahoo Sports, Ichiro is second. According to MLB.com, he is first.

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/stats/

Posted in Ichiro set for 9th straight All-Star game at 07:40 PM JST - 7th July
Hotbox08 at 07:37 PM JST - 7th July

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Also you do realize that the Mariners have one of the worst team batting avgs in the AL right??

Good point. It is probably why players like Barry Bonds and Alex Rodriguez has never won a World Series ring. Good players on terrible teams amount to .... well, no…

Posted in Ichiro set for 9th straight All-Star game at 07:37 PM JST - 7th July
Hotbox08 at 08:23 PM JST - 6th July

Two to the head and two to the chest....it took them damn near 2 days to figure out that this guy didn't off himself. Brilliant, just brilliant!

Keystone cops, in the flesh.

Posted in Police rule NFL star McNair's death a homicide at 08:23 PM JST - 6th July
Hotbox08 at 08:20 PM JST - 6th July

Although I'm not a big fan of Ichiro, I have to give credit where credit is due. He does indeed deserve to be an all-star this year since he is the leading hitter in the MLB with a .362 BA (which is over 20 points higher than the next in…

Posted in Ichiro set for 9th straight All-Star game at 08:20 PM JST - 6th July
Hotbox08 at 10:36 PM JST - 5th July

That is gross. At first, after having watched how popular this appalling "sport" is here in Japan, I thought this phenomenon was limited to only Japan and the U.S. But having perused the Internet, I've learned that ranking second to the Nathan's Hot Dog eating contest, is the World Nettle-Eating…

Posted in Chestnut beats Kobayashi to win July Fourth hot dog eating contest at 10:36 PM JST - 5th July
Hotbox08 at 10:28 PM JST - 26th June

It's a shame that Jackson's passing is getting more attention than Farrah's. May you rest in peace, Farrah. You will forever be remembered as an angel.

Posted in 'Charlie's Angel' Farrah Fawcett dies at 62 at 10:28 PM JST - 26th June
Hotbox08 at 10:15 PM JST - 25th June

Too bad for Kawakami. He was cruising along with a no-hitter (until being hit in the neck, of course). Hope he comes back strong.

Posted in Braves' Kawakami leaves after getting hit by liner at 10:15 PM JST - 25th June
Hotbox08 at 10:44 AM JST - 21st June

It's a shame that Kawakami doesn't draw the attention that DiceK does. DiceK should obviously be shelved (sent down to the minors) for an extended amount of time. DiceK continually hurts his team's chances for winning ball games. On the flip side, Kawakami has turned into a dependable pitcher for…

Posted in Kawakami outpitches Matsuzaka as Braves win at 10:44 AM JST - 21st June