JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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Why do Japanese change their attitude when they communicate with foreigners?
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Confrontation
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U.S. Navy investigating how parts fell off aircraft near Atsugi
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California court to decide if SeaWorld whales are illegal 'slaves'
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Kuroki reported pregnant 2 weeks after denying relationship with Akanishi
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Hotbox08
RogueFive, didn't you say this:
Notice the last part where you say, 15th or 16th. Which is it?
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Hotbox08
For your information, there are more than 20 players on any ACTIVE roster of any Major League organization. Also, when September rolls around, teams are allowed to expand that roster. Fans who watch their players at the stadium and on television know all active players whether they be on the bench or playing in the field. Managers rotate their starting lineups constantly throughout the season and call up players from the minors all the time. So, even the average season ticket holder will see on average 50-60 players playing at least once during the 162-game season.
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Hotbox08
No, fact is that true Yankee fans know more than just 20 players. In fact, I peruse major league messageboards all the time and see posters always talking about the prospects that they have coming up through the farm system. Only casual observers would think that players like Joba Chamberlain was drafted last year, when in fact Yankee fans knew about him since 2006.
Again, thank you for stating your source. I've read it again, and it said that all "260 players" were considered, and fans voted Matsui 15th or 16th out of 260 players, meaning that he didn't come close to dead last.
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Hotbox08
FYI, in addition to the Yankees major league team, there are:
Of course, several of the players who played in 2009 on these farm systems have been either promoted (like Xavier Nady), or traded (like Angel Berroa), or are considered on the DL for the time being. But on average, there is a total of 220 players.
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Hotbox08
Yes, but 15th or 16th out of 260 Yankee players is not bad. After googling the show you mentioned, it said that a poll was taken of all 40 players on the active roster + the 220-man roster of all eight minor league Yankee minor affiliates (AAA, AA, and A); which boasts players like Kei Igawa who are either nursing injuries from being on the DL, or are often called up for spot duty on the active roster. That would mean that there are 245 players that Yankee fans would like to let go before Hideki Matsui. That's not bad if you ask me.
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Hotbox08
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arn-tellem/hideki-matsui-an-agelessb351519.html?page=2&showcommentid=34380065#comment_34380065
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Hotbox08
Seems like skipthesong has already given up on law enforcement. I on the other hand continue to have faith in our loyal men and women who serve and protect. Yes, there are cops you can't trust, but there are many more who are doing their best to uphold the law and protect us. To slip into the idea that the only way to protect ourselves is through the ownership of a gun totally bewilders me.
Yeah, but waynegrow, I'm not afraid at all about some bloke who decides to kill themselves. Yes, it's sad, but it causes no loss of life to me. On the other hand, people carrying guns do scare me, and have a greater possibility of causing bodily damage to me. Nearly every suicide in Japan is a sole suicide. Yes, there is a higher sole suicide rate in Japan, but the murder-suicide rate is higher in the U.S. Estimates show that between 1,000 and 1,500 people in the U.S. die in murder-suicides alone; and over 92% of those are due to a gun; which is staggering considering many more than that die from a straightforward homicide, robbery, or assault.
http://www.oregonlive.com/health/index.ssf/2009/11/recentmurder-suicidesfollow.html
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Hotbox08
Well, it is a lot more credible than a so-called survey that RogueFive claims there is, but refuses to state his source for:
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Hotbox08
eresay, here you are:
http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=nyy (The Official New York Yankees homepage)
http://www.forums.mlb.com/ml-yankees
(The yankee forum board where several fans write in and create independent polls of their favorite players. Mind you that most of them seem to think that only players they have seen in their lifetime can be considered as "all-time", which I failed to mention in my previous post)
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Hotbox08
Rogue, tell me one bad thing that Matsui has done. He has not done one thing scandalous in his whole career spent with the Yankees. In fact, that is probably the only bad thing you can really say about him; his personal life outside of baseball is boring. What you can say and that every Yankee fan has said is that Matsui always comes each day to play and play hard. In fact, Godzilla is the polar opposite of Ichiro. There's always been rumors of Ichiro's clubhouse aloofness. Not so with Hideki. Guys like Jeter gush about how much he loves Matsui and wishes he could stay.
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/2009/11/05/2009-11-05harperhideki_matsui.html
"It's not a stretch to say Matsui is as responsible for Japanese interest in the Yankees as Yao Ming is for the NBA in China. Matsui has yet another virtue that goes beyond mere statistics. In an age when athletes mock our reverence daily, he's exemplary in every aspect of his life. In January of 2003, his very first request upon landing in New York was to be taken to the Twin Towers memorial to pay his respects. He did this without publicity or fanfare. He did it because, he said, it was "the right thing to do." After the tsunami hit Indonesia at the end of 2005, Matsui, out his own sense of decency, donated $500,000 to UNICEF. He's one of those rare superstars who recognize the unique role his astonishing talent has given him and the good he can do for others."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arn-tellem/hideki-matsui-an-agelessb351519.html?page=2&showcommentid=34380065#comment_34380065
Yeah, but another poll had him listed as their 2nd or 3rd favorite Yankee of all time, behind Derek Jeter of course.
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Hotbox08
Looking at the New York Yankees homepage, all I can see are a lot of people who are sad to see a standup humble guy like Matsui go. A lot of New Yorkers considered Matsui their favorite Yankee, after all the out-of-baseball turmoil that guys like ARod created. Yet, they all wish him the best and are glad that at least he isn't going to their hated rivals the Boston Red Sox. I was especially impressed with his loyalty to New York, even though his could have commanded a bigger contract when he was a free agent several years ago. New Yorkers still remember how quickly he got his new contract worked out and thus remained a Yankee. All I heard this guy do was show up for work and play his hardest for his team. He also regularly donates much of his money to charity, like the 500,000 dollars he gave towards relief victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.
Good luck with your new team Godzilla!
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Hotbox08
Good point. Gaming is a better way to fill one's day than other more violent ways which I'm sure some people fill their lives with. I would rather encounter a hardline gamer, than a gun-toting radical anyday.
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Hotbox08
And the root of that problem are computers. With the advent of the computer, came along all the ills with it: gaming, hacking, loss of personal information, etc. Of course, computers have made our lives easier (to some extent).
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Hotbox08
Good point. Although I'm not sure what to infer from that other than that I guess the so-called overuse of electricity in illuminations, too much CO2 produced by cars, is so overblown. Overfishing and the so-called extinction of certain species are just ways to get people overworked and give environmentalists a purpose in life.
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Hotbox08
55SpeedRacer5, I have to agree with you on that point. I've never seen so many kinds of fusion and ethnic restaurants in my life. I've tried fusion Japanese-French food, Pacific Island-French, unique Vietnamese, and some great Thai food here. I've even heard that many patiissiers that have been experiementing with vegetable ingredients like lotus root, spinach, tomatoes, and gobo root in their cakes.
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Hotbox08
To add:
seesaw: Even if you were stating the needed perfection of a woman's skin as a prerequisite for being a beautiful model, then I would still be against that line of thinking. Perpetuating the myth that all models have to be skinny (bordering on anorexic), flawless, white-skinned, beings is just downright wrong. In my opinion, models can and should come in all shapes, colors, and sizes. Unfortunately, until we come to accept that, self-image problems, anorexia, bulimia, suicide, etc. amongst women and girls will continue to exist.
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Hotbox08
seesaw: Please read my post again. I've never said anything of the sort that your opinion is not welcomed. Here's what I said again.
In other words, your opinion is truly welcomed. Yet, don't try to make me believe in your opinion. However, I have as every right to my opinion on the subject of beauty as you do in yours. I guess it truly proves that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
BTW, if you are really commenting on Nanao in a professional sense, and if you are truly a professional, then explain to me how is it that you can confuse a mole and a beauty spot? Besides, you are judging on a picture which isn't all that of a good quality anyway. I'm just surprised that in this day and age that this photo hasn't been Photoshopped like 90% of model's photos are these days.
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Hotbox08
Well, you have every right to your opinion. As for me, I prefer that people like themselves for whom they are; imperfections or not. To me, true beauty runs deeper than the skin. At first glance, Nanao looks quite stunning to me, with or without her few beauty spots. Now if I got to know her and her character was also beautiful, then that would enhance her beauty even further. If she has a bitchy personality, then a bitch is a bitch is a bitch. End of story.
Another thing that makes a woman attractive is posture. Good posture, how they walk, and carry themselves goes a long way, IMHO.
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Hotbox08
Wait a minute. We are obviously confusing the differences between a mole and a beaty spot. I would have to agree with you that a mole is slightly less appealing than a beauty spot. Upon closer inspection of the above picture, all I can see are a couple of beauty spots; NOT moles. A big difference if you ask me. But then again, you must be one of those who would never be satisfied with a woman unless she is absolutely perfect (which would mean no moles, beauty spots, freckles, etc.). I guess beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder.
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Hotbox08
Oh really? Then how has models such as Cindy Crawford get to be so popular, with such obvious moles on their faces. I've also seen runway models with freckles (of course, those Paris runway models are way too anorexic too).
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