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Milwaukee, Wisconsin : The city where a moving story happened
Wisconsin is a state in the Midwestern United States. It is famous for its large German population and for its beer production. The...
Jun 27, 2025


Kevin Costner and the Civil War
Kevin Costner is my favorite movie actor. When he was young, he was so cool that even a man like me was fascinated by him. Since middle...
Jun 20, 2025


Unusual things in the title race
After the 2008 season ended, I was sorting through various records and noticed something unusual. It was something unusual with regard to...
Jun 13, 2025


Kalamazoo, Michigan : The only man who has tied the great record of Hank Aaron
On April 25, 2016, I flew from Japan to the US, arrived in Houston, Texas, and started my road trip in a rental car. Then, on May 3, I...
Jun 6, 2025


Ted Williams : Do gods really not answer letters ?
Wednesday, September 28, 1960, at Fenway Park. If you get what I'm talking about from this, you must be a big MLB fan. That day, a...
May 30, 2025


Ted Williams : In Florida in 1998
My wife, Chiaki Mukai, is an astronaut and has flown twice on the space shuttle. Her second space flight was the nine-day STS-95 mission...
May 23, 2025


The "mystery" of .400 hitters
Since 1901, when the modern era of Major League Baseball began, eight players have achieved a batting average of .400 a total of 13...
May 16, 2025


Hideo Nomo's best pitch
One night, I was lying in bed in my bedroom at home, watching the DVD of the very funny American comedy movie "Liar Liar" (1997). Then, I...
May 9, 2025


Fargo, North Dakota : The man who first broke Babe Ruth's record
Fargo is located in the southeastern part of North Dakota, bordering Canada, in the northern part of the US mainland. It is the largest...
May 2, 2025


New York City, New York : The Pride of the Yankees
On the evening of August 16, 2017, I arrived at Newark Liberty International Airport after a 13-hour nonstop flight from Japan and headed...
Apr 25, 2025


56-game hitting streak : Why DiMaggio?
In 1941, Joe DiMaggio set a record of 56-game hitting streak. It is incredible that he had 56 consecutive games with at least one hit in...
Apr 18, 2025


Strikeouts and Hits
I would like to start with the words that Ty Cobb seems to have said. Unfortunately, I have forgotten when and where I read them, so I...
Apr 11, 2025


Fargo, North Dakota : The first man to overcome a high wall
In August 2009. I was in the US from Japan on summer vacation and headed to Fargo, North Dakota in a rental car to visit a facility...
Apr 4, 2025


Shohei Ohtani's 50-50 : Its historical significance and his future challenges
It's amazing that Shohei Ohtani achieved 50-50 (50 or more home runs, 50 or more stolen bases) in 2024, because no one in the long...
Mar 28, 2025


Jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City. It is a famous suspension bridge that crosses the East River and connects Manhattan and Brooklyn....
Mar 21, 2025

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