This is an interesting idea. The author makes a good point:
"But his posting fee may be low like Nakajima who was won by the Yanks for $2M."
Also, you only have to pay the posting fee if you sign Aoki. If you fail to reach an agreement, you don't pay the posting fee and Aoki returns to his Japanese baseball team. It could be something and not as expensive as people may initially think.
At the very least, if he does come to the Mets, what better place for Norichika Aoki to try to get free meals in New York than the restaurant that shares the same name?
Showing posts with label Japan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Japan. Show all posts
Friday, December 16, 2011
Thursday, December 1, 2011
For Bobby Valentine, charity can be all-consuming | Boston.com
It's hard not to root for a guy like this. Or someone with enough intelligence to do this:
"[Bobby Valentine] would eventually learn 2,042 kanji characters out of an instructional book, practicing them in the dirt with the toe of his cleats during practice, and by the time he made his tearful goodbye speech to the team’s fans in 2009, he did so in Japanese."
"[Bobby Valentine] would eventually learn 2,042 kanji characters out of an instructional book, practicing them in the dirt with the toe of his cleats during practice, and by the time he made his tearful goodbye speech to the team’s fans in 2009, he did so in Japanese."
Saturday, December 11, 2010
NYTimes.com: Japan Starts to Shop Its Bullet Train Technology
A few points from a New York Times article earlier this week about Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood's visit to Japan:
"Of particular interest to the Japanese has been a planned $1.25 billion, 84-mile high-speed link between Tampa and Orlando — the first leg of a corridor that state officials hope will eventually reach Miami. Twenty-two companies are bidding for the contract, and Washington is set to announce a winner this year."
"Central Japan Railway, which is based in Nagoya and is more commonly known as JR Central, is promoting its N700-I trains, which are in use in Japan and can run at a top speed of about 330 kilometers (205 miles) an hour.
"But JR Central has also been showing off its MLX01 maglev bullet train, still in its testing phase, which in 2003 clocked the world’s fastest trial run of 581 kilometers (361 miles) an hour. "
In case you're doing the math, the JR Central line in use in Japan today would make the Tampa to Orlando trip in 25 minutes. The MLX01 maglev would do it in 14 minutes.
For some reason people would rather sit in traffic for two hours and pollute the environment. Go figure.
"Of particular interest to the Japanese has been a planned $1.25 billion, 84-mile high-speed link between Tampa and Orlando — the first leg of a corridor that state officials hope will eventually reach Miami. Twenty-two companies are bidding for the contract, and Washington is set to announce a winner this year."
"Central Japan Railway, which is based in Nagoya and is more commonly known as JR Central, is promoting its N700-I trains, which are in use in Japan and can run at a top speed of about 330 kilometers (205 miles) an hour.
"But JR Central has also been showing off its MLX01 maglev bullet train, still in its testing phase, which in 2003 clocked the world’s fastest trial run of 581 kilometers (361 miles) an hour. "
In case you're doing the math, the JR Central line in use in Japan today would make the Tampa to Orlando trip in 25 minutes. The MLX01 maglev would do it in 14 minutes.
For some reason people would rather sit in traffic for two hours and pollute the environment. Go figure.
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