imacat said...

imacat at 04:56 PM JST - 24th March

And, no, I do not think that it is embarrasing that the U.S. does not field its best team, or have much interest in the WBC.

When I visit my friends in the States I am always amazed by the stars and stripes hanging on flagpoles outside many homes and…

Posted in Ichiro delivers as Japan beats South Korea 5-3 to win WBC title at 04:56 PM JST - 24th March
imacat at 04:41 PM JST - 24th March

but if the wbc becomes more popular in the states... they will start fielding better players & play with a bit more pride i feel.

Seems unlikely. This was America's second chance to show a bit of pride in their national sport and what has happened? Their team has been…

Posted in Ichiro delivers as Japan beats South Korea 5-3 to win WBC title at 04:41 PM JST - 24th March
imacat at 03:54 PM JST - 24th March

It's all about the money.

Well, maybe someone rich philanthropist like Bill Gates could offer American baseball players huge sums of money to participate in the WBC. Would that work?

Posted in Ichiro delivers as Japan beats South Korea 5-3 to win WBC title at 03:54 PM JST - 24th March
imacat at 03:43 PM JST - 24th March

Very few of of the American players care about the tournament.

This is what the rest of the world can't understand. Look at Japan and Korea, both playing their hearts out and making a very exciting tournament. Also look at the passion and fervor with which countries play in the…

Posted in Ichiro delivers as Japan beats South Korea 5-3 to win WBC title at 03:43 PM JST - 24th March
imacat at 03:13 PM JST - 24th March

This game had me thinking at a couple of points that the Japan/Korea finally is probably a better than Korea vs. the US would have been

What makes you think America could even make it to the final? I think they were lucky to get to the semis, at which…

Posted in Ichiro delivers as Japan beats South Korea 5-3 to win WBC title at 03:13 PM JST - 24th March
imacat at 02:59 PM JST - 24th March

Well done, Japan! An exciting final between 2 great asian teams.

Posted in Ichiro delivers as Japan beats South Korea 5-3 to win WBC title at 02:59 PM JST - 24th March
imacat at 12:56 PM JST - 24th March

Perhaps the main problem is with the wives themselves. Perhaps their poor homemaking skills, selfish attitudes and refusal to fulfill their conjugal duties are forcing Japanese husbands to slap them around a bit...

Posted in Over 30% of married women experience domestic violence: survey at 12:56 PM JST - 24th March
imacat at 02:55 PM JST - 19th March

It's still sad. For whatever reason.

No, no... it's happy. They've realised their mistake early, have no kids, are making a clean break and both are still young enough to find someone they really love.

They did seem like an odd couple, I always thought.

Maybe I am biased but…

Posted in Fujiwara, Jinnai divorcing after two years of marriage at 02:55 PM JST - 19th March
imacat at 10:41 AM JST - 17th March

Obviously it's all business but I think the way Tom Cruise goes the extra mile to make his fans happy is really cool. You can say what you like about him but it seems he always has time for fans and is more than happy to spend hours with them,…

Posted in Cruise has the Reich stuff at 10:41 AM JST - 17th March
imacat at 12:21 AM JST - 11th March

the ones with the most data are the whale hunters.

Japan doesn't need any hunting-related data on whales in the Antarctic. It's ridiculous. According to the Japanese government's own data, there are an abundance of whales in the seas surrounding Japan... more than enough to satisfy a tiny niche market.…

Posted in Japan refuses to end 'research whaling' at IWC meeting at 12:21 AM JST - 11th March