With your great photography, you could make some killer custom baseball cards if you ever had a mind to. I guess that's what I enjoy most about your blog, the photos. The stories from the bleachers are great, but your photos are killer.
JasonP | Homepage | 10.30.08 - 7:30 am | #

Great post. Rafael Fernandez is Brazilian, and attended college in Japan. I don't know if he's ethnically part Japanese or not. I covered him briefly in a post I did earlier this week:

http://www.npbtracker.com/2008/1...tizens/ #content
Patrick | Homepage | 10.30.08 - 8:39 am | #

ah, interesting. There's a player on Asia's team named Bruno, I'm not sure of his ethnicity either and haven't had a chance to look. the Toyo oyaji sitting near me were all like "whoa, they have a gaijin". Heh. Guess they didnt know about Shirakura.

Jason, thanks. btw, I'll email you when I get back to the US about the Tuffy sticker :)
Deanna | Homepage | 10.30.08 - 10:16 pm | #

I find it weird that some teams like the Marines select 8 ikusei players while others like Yokohama selected none.
simon | Homepage | 10.31.08 - 1:03 am | #

Hello,

Fantastic photo's that come along with the great draft update.

I just found the blog and I have to say top notch work.

I look forward to future posts will check in on a regular basis.

-Rockie

Avid Yokohama Baystars / SF Giants fan
rockeastwood | 10.31.08 - 1:22 pm | #