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Dodgers closer Takashi Saito enters the game with a clip of him wielding a sword in the locker room. He then picked up the save against the Cincinnati Reds ...
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Takashi Saito=Sword Wielding Psycho
Fire Ned Colletti Now —
At first I figured the Dodgers were just trying to use his Japanese ethnicity to make a funny introduction video, but the I read this interview. “DH: For laughs, you’ve been known to dress up like a samurai after games. Who on the team didn’t know it was a joke and actually got scared? TS: Some of the players did get scared but they knew (I) was joking so they just appeared scared. But they’re very nice guys and (I) consider (myself) very lucky to be playing with such good guys.”So it turns out they weren't picking on him just because he was an Asian ...
Dodgers Pitcher Enjoys Dressing Up As Samurai
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
The interestingly-named FIRE NED COLLETTI NOW (firenedcolletti.com must have already been taken) slices up a quick clip of how Dodger Stadium introduces pitcher Takeshi Saito : You may have noticed how the video shows Mr. Saito dressed up in samurai garb, complete with razor-sharp sword. While this might be chalked up to racial insensitivity, it turns out that Takeshi likes to put on the clothes of an ancient Japanese warrior as a way to unwind after the game. FNCN learns such samurai wisdom from a 2007 interview Saito (and his translator) had with Dave Hollander ...
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Takashi Saito=Sword Wielding Psycho
firenedcollettinow.com 6/3/2008 — http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuXBmJ-pRFk
At first I figured the Dodgers were just trying to use his Japanese ethnicity to make a funny introduction video, but the I read this interview.
Griffey not in Reds' lineup again (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 6/3/2008
Ken Griffey Jr., one homer shy of 600, is not expected to start for the Cincinnati Reds for the second consecutive day. The 38-yea-old outfielder played in 54 of Cincinnati's first 57 games, but he sat out of the first game of a four-game series ...
