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	<title>The Japan Times &#187; Jason Coskrey</title>
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		<title>Another challenge awaits Rakuten</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2013 14:39:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Coskrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Masahiro Tanaka]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Clinching the Pacific League pennant a little early gave the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles a chance to really enjoy the moment. Ace Masahiro Tanaka, 22-0 this season, was on the mound for the last inning of the PL pennant race on Sept. 26 at Seibu Dome &#8212; for once in search of a save rather [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Few issues left in play as season nears finish</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/09/29/baseball/few-issues-left-in-play-as-season-nears-finish/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=few-issues-left-in-play-as-season-nears-finish</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2013 14:50:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Coskrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hideto Asamura]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Masahiro Tanaka]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Wladimir Balentien]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yuya Hasegawa]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Nippon Professional Baseball has crowned its 2013 league champions and most of the spots in the Climax Series have already been spoken for. Even so, there are still a number of questions remaining and storylines to be wrapped up as the season enters the home stretch. The most important matter still on the table is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kato&#8217;s attempt to change NPB doomed by lack of power</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/09/24/baseball/katos-attempt-to-change-npb-doomed-by-lack-of-power/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=katos-attempt-to-change-npb-doomed-by-lack-of-power</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2013 14:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Coskrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nippon Pro Baseball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ryozo Kato]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ryozo Kato had the ideas to be the commissioner Japanese baseball needed, but not the muscle. Early in his tenure, you could hear the sincerity with which he spoke of trying to make NPB better for both fans and players. It is somewhat ironic then that Kato&#8217;s most successful step toward that goal &#8212; introducing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Giants win pennant before beating Carp</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/09/23/baseball/giants-win-pennant-before-beating-carp/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=giants-win-pennant-before-beating-carp</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2013 13:47:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Coskrey</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Yomiuri Giants raced out of the dugout after the final out, as streamers and confetti rained down from the stands, and tossed their manager into the air eight times. So what if the title had been secured a little more than three hours earlier? These moments don&#8217;t come around often, and the Giants were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home run king Balentien nearing another conquest</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/09/22/baseball/home-run-king-balentien-nearing-another-conquest/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=home-run-king-balentien-nearing-another-conquest</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Sep 2013 13:58:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Coskrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kenta Maeda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Masahiro Tanaka]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wladimir Balentien]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Wladimir Balentien has hit more home runs than any NPB player has ever hit in a single season and through Sunday had 13 games left to add to his record total which stood at 58. As if Balentien&#8217;s year wasn&#8217;t already impressive enough, the Tokyo Yakult Swallows slugger is making a run at the first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Balentien sets new Japan single-season home run record</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/09/15/baseball/balentien-sets-new-single-season-home-run-record-2/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=balentien-sets-new-single-season-home-run-record-2</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Sep 2013 14:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Coskrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tokyo Yakult Swallows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wladimir Balentien]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As soon as Wladimir Balentien&#8217;s bat made contact with Daiki Enokida&#8217;s fastball there was no doubt: Japan had just crowned a new home run king. And the new king&#8217;s first decree was that his record total wasn&#8217;t high enough yet. Balentien set the NPB single-season record with his 56th home run of year in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swallows snap losing streak in wild encounter with Tigers</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/09/14/baseball/swallows-snap-losing-streak-in-wild-encounter-with-tigers/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=swallows-snap-losing-streak-in-wild-encounter-with-tigers</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Sep 2013 14:07:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Coskrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hanshin Tigers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tokyo Yakult Swallows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wladimir Balentien]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A prized rookie pitcher went head-to-head with a slugger on a historical pace before a fight broke out and before and a player dove across home plate to successfully execute a suicide squeeze. The most recent tilt between the Tokyo Yakult Swallows and Hanshin Tigers had just about everything. Well, everything except what most of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Balentien still waiting as Tigers beat Swallows</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/09/13/baseball/balentien-still-waiting-as-tigers-beat-swallows/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=balentien-still-waiting-as-tigers-beat-swallows</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2013 14:06:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Coskrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hanshin Tigers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wladimir Balentien said getting to 55 was &#8220;the hard part&#8221; in his quest to set a new single-season home run record. From the looks of things, 56 isn&#8217;t going to be a walk in the park either. The Hanshin Tigers kept the Tokyo Yakult Swallows slugger in the yard, Takahiro Arai drove in the tiebreaking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carp double up Swallows; Balentien remains at 55 homers</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/09/12/baseball/carp-double-up-swallows-balentien-remains-at-55-homers/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=carp-double-up-swallows-balentien-remains-at-55-homers</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2013 14:08:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Coskrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hiroshima Carp]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Wladimir Balentien]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There were plenty of balls flying out of Jingu Stadium on Thursday night. Just not the one the fans wanted to see most Tokyo Yakult Swallows slugger Wladimir Balentien didn&#8217;t go deep, but four home runs by the Hiroshima Carp, including a three-run shot by starting pitcher Yusuke Nomura, offset the pair of two-run homers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Balentien ties single-season home run record</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/09/11/baseball/balentien-ties-single-season-home-run-record-2/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=balentien-ties-single-season-home-run-record-2</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2013 14:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Coskrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before facing the Hiroshima Carp, Wladimir Balentien and teammate Ryoji Aikawa decided they were going to go with a high-sock look, or as Balentien put it, &#8220;old-school, Sadaharu Oh-style.&#8221; He really resembled the Yomiuri Giants legend when he stroked a history-making home run into the right-field seats. Balentien sent a fastball deep to right in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Balentien ties single-season home run record</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2013 11:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Coskrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wladimir Balentien turned Japanese baseball&#8217;s record-setting trio into a quartet. Balentien hit an opposite-field solo home run in the sixth inning of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows&#8217; game against the Hiroshima Carp to tie the NPB single-season record with his 55th homer of the year on Wednesday night at Jingu Stadium. After grounding out in his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Balentien belts 54th home run in loss to Carp</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/09/10/baseball/balentien-belts-54th-home-run-in-loss-to-carp/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=balentien-belts-54th-home-run-in-loss-to-carp</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2013 14:14:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Coskrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wladimir Balentien moved one step closer to history, and the Hiroshima Carp remained on track for a long-awaited trip to the postseason. In a way, everyone went home happy about something. Balentien connected on his 54th home run of the year, a two-run shot off Carp ace Kenta Maeda in the first inning, but Yoshiyuki [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bass says Balentien won&#8217;t get easy path to Oh&#8217;s record</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/09/06/baseball/bass-says-balentien-wont-get-easy-path-to-ohs-record/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=bass-says-balentien-wont-get-easy-path-to-ohs-record</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2013 12:40:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Coskrey</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[When Randy Bass hit his 54th home run of the year, he thought he would have a decent shot at the Japan single-season record. With two games remaining in the 1985 season &#8212; both against the Yomiuri Giants &#8212; Bass needed two home runs to surpass the record of 55 set by Giants legend Sadaharu [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obiki, Fighters clobber Hawks</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/09/05/baseball/obiki-fighters-clobber-hawks/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=obiki-fighters-clobber-hawks</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2013 14:23:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Coskrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fukuoka Softbank Hawks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Keiji Obiki helped erase a four-run deficit with a come-from-behind grand slam in the second inning, and the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters went on to rout the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 11-5 on Thursday night at Tokyo Dome. The Fighters were behind 4-1 in the second when Obiki connected on the first grand slam of his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Balentien maintains poise, perspective as he chases single-season HR record</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/31/baseball/balentien-maintains-poise-perspective-as-he-chases-single-season-hr-record/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=balentien-maintains-poise-perspective-as-he-chases-single-season-hr-record</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2013 14:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Coskrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tokyo Yakult Swallows]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wladimir Balentien flips on the television and takes in a rare moment of relaxation. Instead of his Tokyo Yakult Swallows uniform, which will be worn later, he&#8217;s clad simply in a red T-shirt commemorating his back-to-back home run titles and yellow shorts from a past NPB All-Star Series. Here in the relative peace of this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Balentien belts 52nd home run, moves closer to single-season record</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/30/baseball/balentien-belts-52nd-home-run-moves-closer-to-single-season-record/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=balentien-belts-52nd-home-run-moves-closer-to-single-season-record</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2013 14:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Coskrey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Wladimir Balentien]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wladimir Balentien took another step toward the single-season home run record, while the Tokyo Yakult Swallows dealt a blow to their opponents&#8217; Climax Series hopes. Balentien sent the second pitch he saw from reliever Teruaki Yoshikawa over the wall in left field in the fourth inning, helping the Swallows rout the Yokohama BayStars 8-2 on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Giants showcase winning formula in series opener against archrival Tigers</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/27/baseball/giants-showcase-winning-formula-in-series-opener-against-archrival-tigers-3/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=giants-showcase-winning-formula-in-series-opener-against-archrival-tigers-3</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2013 14:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Coskrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hanshin Tigers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shuichi Murata]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yomiuri Giants]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Yomiuri Giants brought back the magic and dispatched one of their toughest rivals in the process. Shuichi Murata and Yoshinobu Takahashi each went deep off Hanshin Tigers pitcher Jason Standridge, and Kyojin starter Tetsuya Utsumi kept the Tigers caged for 7 1/3 shutout innings in a 4-0 win on Tuesday night at Tokyo Dome. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time to salute Ichiro&#8217;s amazing feat, leave debate aside</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/22/baseball/time-to-salute-ichiros-amazing-feat-leave-debate-aside/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=time-to-salute-ichiros-amazing-feat-leave-debate-aside</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2013 14:40:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Coskrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[000 Hits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[4]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ichiro Suzuki]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ichiro Suzuki took off his helmet to reveal a head a little more salt than pepper as he bowed in appreciation of the reception he was receiving after joining an exclusive club with the 4,000th professional hit of his career between Japan and the U.S. at Yankee Stadium. Before Wednesday night, the 4,000-hit list consisted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>German giving master class in fine art of stealing bases</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/19/baseball/german-giving-master-class-in-fine-art-of-stealing-bases/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=german-giving-master-class-in-fine-art-of-stealing-bases</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2013 14:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Coskrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Esteban German]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seibu Lions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Esteban German is looking for a sign. Not one of a divine nature, but something &#8212; anything from the movement of a shoulder to the shifting of weight &#8212; that can serve as his cue to leave the safe haven of first base and make a mad dash to second. Finally, the pitcher delivers, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Upbeat Morgan makes impact on, off field for BayStars</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/18/baseball/upbeat-morgan-makes-impact-on-off-field-for-baystars/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=upbeat-morgan-makes-impact-on-off-field-for-baystars</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Aug 2013 14:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Coskrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nyjer Morgan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yokohama BayStars]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It doesn&#8217;t take a lot of digging to get to the root of Nyjer Morgan as a baseball player. The Yokohama BayStars outfielder practices hard, plays hard and, as a point of pride, keeps things refreshingly simple. Morgan is also usually the person having the most fun on the field. He flashes his trademark &#8220;T&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Giants&#8217; Chono slugs clutch home run in victory over Dragons</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/17/baseball/giants-chono-slugs-clutch-home-run-in-victory-over-dragons/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=giants-chono-slugs-clutch-home-run-in-victory-over-dragons</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Aug 2013 14:57:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Coskrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chunichi Dragons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hisayoshi Chono]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yomiuri Giants]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The third time was the charm for Hisayoshi Chono on Saturday afternoon. After not getting the ball out of the infield in his first two at-bats, Chono connected on a come-from-behind, three-run home run in the sixth inning that helped propel the Yomiuri Giants to a 7-2 win over the Chunichi Dragons in front of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eagles&#8217; Tanaka sets NPB record by winning 21st straight decision</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/16/baseball/eagles-tanaka-wins-record-21st-consecutive-decision/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=eagles-tanaka-wins-record-21st-consecutive-decision</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2013 14:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Coskrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Masahiro Tanaka]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Masahiro Tanaka&#8217;s winning streak has come a long way since his loss to the Seibu Lions last season. Back on the mound where he last tasted defeat, Tanaka brought the streak around full circle, just in time to write his name in the record books. Tanaka threw eight strong innings, got a big assist from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Status of posting system  may put Tanaka in limbo</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/15/baseball/status-of-posting-system-may-put-tanaka-in-limbo/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=status-of-posting-system-may-put-tanaka-in-limbo</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2013 14:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Coskrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Masahiro Tanaka]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MLB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NPB]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Masahiro Tanaka figures to be one of the most intriguing NPB exports if the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles decide to post the star right-hander after the season. It&#8217;s widely believed Tanaka will request to make the move to the major leagues, and that Rakuten will acquiesce, but there is a slight possibility there won&#8217;t be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MLB chatter sure to increase as Tanaka dominates in NPB</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/12/baseball/mlb-chatter-sure-to-increase-as-tanaka-dominates-in-npb/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=mlb-chatter-sure-to-increase-as-tanaka-dominates-in-npb</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2013 13:44:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Coskrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hisashi Iwakuma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Masahiro Tanaka]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yu Darvish]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It was Friday morning in Japan when Detroit Tigers pitcher Max Scherzer earned his 17th win of the MLB season. As the visiting Tigers were wrapping up a 10-3 road drubbing of the Cleveland Indians, Masahiro Tanaka was an ocean away in Sendai, perhaps preparing for his game against the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks later that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Losing record no reflection of Standridge&#8217;s true talent</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/07/baseball/losing-record-no-reflection-of-standridges-true-talent/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=losing-record-no-reflection-of-standridges-true-talent</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2013 14:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Coskrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hanshin Tigers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jason Standridge]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Baseball isn&#8217;t always fair, and things don&#8217;t always play out the way they should on the diamond. The game can be downright cruel at times really. Jason Standridge knows this all too well, and he still feels blessed to play the game. He&#8217;s had his share of tough breaks this season, but you&#8217;d never tell [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Balentien, Ogawa keep Swallows in spotlight</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/05/baseball/balentien-ogawa-keep-swallows-in-spotlight/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=balentien-ogawa-keep-swallows-in-spotlight</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2013 14:11:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Coskrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tokyo Yakult Swallows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wladimir Balentien]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yasuhiro Ogawa]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There normally wouldn&#8217;t be many reasons to keep close tabs on a 35-57-1 team that&#8217;s 22&#189; games out of first place. Then again, most teams in that position don&#8217;t have a pair of players as worthy of the spotlight as the Tokyo Yakult Swallows&#8217; duo of Wladimir Balentien and Yasuhiro &#8220;Ryan&#8221; Ogawa. The Swallows are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fighters pitcher Wolfe not ready to give up on season</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2013 14:08:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Coskrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brian Wolfe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wladimir Balentien]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Brian Wolfe&#8217;s confidence is not shaken. His Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters may be struggling and stuck in the Pacific League cellar, but Wolfe is not waving the white flag on the season just yet. The Fullerton, California, native won&#8217;t guarantee some miraculous run to the pennant &#8212; the Fighters are 13&#189; games out of first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nakai, Nishimura thrive in pressure-packed moments for Giants</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/03/baseball/nakai-nishimura-thrive-in-pressure-packed-moments-for-giants/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=nakai-nishimura-thrive-in-pressure-packed-moments-for-giants</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2013 14:55:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Coskrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hanshin Tigers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yomiuri Giants]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Daisuke Nakai might want to get comfortable at the Big Egg. Because he might not be going anywhere soon. Nakai hit a tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning, and closer Kentaro Nishimura wriggled out of a bases-loaded situation in the ninth, as the Yomiuri Giants edged the Hanshin Tigers 4-3 in front of a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Giants&#8217; Takahashi delivers pinch-hit single in ninth to end thriller against Swallows</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/01/baseball/giants-takahashi-delivers-pinch-hit-single-in-ninth-to-end-thriller-against-swallows/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=giants-takahashi-delivers-pinch-hit-single-in-ninth-to-end-thriller-against-swallows</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2013 14:29:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Coskrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tokyo Yakult Swallows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yomiuri Giants]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yoshinobu Takahashi&#8217;s single in the ninth inning felt like one of the few hits that remained in the park in a game that at times resembled a home run derby. Takahashi&#8217;s hit may not have gone as far as some of the night&#8217;s big blasts, but it certainly made the biggest impact. Takahashi blooped a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fighters end six-game slide with offensive outburst</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/07/31/baseball/fighters-end-six-game-slide-with-offensive-outburst/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=fighters-end-six-game-slide-with-offensive-outburst</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2013 15:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Coskrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chiba Lotte Marines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters rookie Shohei Otani wasn&#8217;t very good on Tuesday night, and the Chiba Lotte Marines&#8217; Tomohisa Otani didn&#8217;t fare much better. Neither of the dueling Otanis went home with a decision, but Shohei Otani&#8217;s teammates made sure he left QVC Marine Field the happier of the two. Shogo Akada capped a four-run [...]]]></description>
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