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Wiggins, Mississippi : A funny rest area on U.S. Highway 49
In my last column, I wrote about my visit to the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame & Museum. The purpose of my visit was to see the...
Aug 15
Jackson, Mississippi : The Dean Brothers in 1934
The American novelist I consider to be the most knowledgeable about Major League Baseball is Paul Auster, who passed away in 2024 at the...
Aug 8
Cooperstown, New York : The wonderful eleven days I spent
July 20, 2016. I was so excited to leave Japan and head to the US. The time had finally come to realize my long-held dream. Being old, I...
Jul 18
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
Two men’s different paths to glory
In my previous column, I wrote about my visit to the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame & Museum in Jackson, the state capital of...
4 hours ago
Sweet Caroline : Did the code name predict the future?
In 1998, Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" began to be played at the end of games at Fenway Park, the home stadium of the Boston Red Sox....
Jul 25
Reading "The Art of Fielding"
"The Art of Fielding" (2011) by Chad Harbach is a wonderful masterpiece novel. I was engrossed in reading it. “The Art of Fielding” by...
Jul 4
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
Don Drysdale in 1968 : The great pitcher who made a miracle happen
The Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1960s had two great pitchers, Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale. The Dodgers won three league championships...
Aug 1
Perfect Game : Does God smile at whims?
On Tuesday, April 2, 2013, the Houston Astros played against the Texas Rangers at Minute Maid Park (now called Daikin Park) in Houston,...
Jul 11
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
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
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Makio Mukai, MD, PhD
I'm MLB enthusiast.
From 2007 to 2019, I wrote weekly column about MLB for the Japanese newspaper, Asahi Shimbun.
I have published three books about MLB in Japanese.
Two men’s different paths to glory
In my previous column, I wrote about my visit to the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame & Museum in Jackson, the state capital of...
4 hours ago
Wiggins, Mississippi : A funny rest area on U.S. Highway 49
In my last column, I wrote about my visit to the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame & Museum. The purpose of my visit was to see the...
Aug 15
Jackson, Mississippi : The Dean Brothers in 1934
The American novelist I consider to be the most knowledgeable about Major League Baseball is Paul Auster, who passed away in 2024 at the...
Aug 8
Don Drysdale in 1968 : The great pitcher who made a miracle happen
The Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1960s had two great pitchers, Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale. The Dodgers won three league championships...
Aug 1
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