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NPB Playoffs: Climax Series 1st Stage Highlights

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Tom Langston

While the Major League playoffs are well underway in the US, the Japanese majors recently began their postseason play. The first stage had the Chunichi Dragons beating the Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 games to 1 in the Central League and … Continue reading →

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Intersection of Being a Sports & Anime Fan

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Tom Langston

drawn by pixiv user 高田桂 One of my new year’s blog resolutions was to write about sports and this post has been brewing for a while. I’ve tried to blend together different parts as best as I could.

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2012 Resolutions – Year of the Dragon

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Tom Langston

drawn by pixiv artist kaya8 [website] There’s always room for improvement so I have three new resolutions for the blog this year. I wasn’t able to be very creative in thinking of predictions aside from hoping the noitaminA block lasts into … Continue reading →

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12 Moments 2011 #12: Testing Oneself with Free Throws

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Tom Langston

Ro-Kyu-Bu! seemed to get a bad rap as “loli basketball” out of the gate – the maid costumes and bath scene in episode 1 certainly didn’t help. I wasn’t expecting much out of the show when I started but I … Continue reading →

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The World Cup & Summer of Soccer

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Tom Langston

The quadrennial World Cup tournament begins this Friday, meaning much of my attention will be focused on that over the next month. Since I’ll be in a soccer state of mind, I figured that this summer would be a good … Continue reading →

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