No one would dispute that Babe Ruth was the greatest superstar in Major League Baseball history. He had numerous nicknames. No other major leaguer had as many nicknames as he did. It would be endless to list all of Babe Ruth's nicknames, so here are just a few: "The Bambino", "The Sultan of Swat" and "The King of Crash". Speaking of which, even though "Babe" wasn't his real name but a nickname, it somehow came to be used as if it were his real name. Surprisingly, there is a

In the summer of 2009, I finally got to visit Alvin, Texas, a place I had always wanted to visit. It's the hometown of Nolan Ryan. A legendary pitcher with seven no-hitters and a career total of 5,714 strikeouts, Nolan Ryan is a hero to me, and I continue to feel a strong affinity for him, as he was born in 1947, the same year as me. I'd also like to mention something else: I have a friend (a Japanese woman younger than me) who saw Nolan Ryan when he was still playing and fe

In the summer of 2011, I was driving around the US, mainly in Alabama and Mississippi, but I decided to take a quick trip to Texas as...

The Astrodome, the world's first domed stadium, was called “the eighth wonder of the world” and has been in Houston, Texas. It was also...