Watching the flow of a news cycle can be interesting at times.

In an era of 24-hour media and instant gratification, the ebb and flow of what's hot and what's not is as unforgiving as the tide, and it doesn't take much for the what-nots to be swept out into the sea in favor of something new and fresh.

Until a few days ago, the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles were white hot, back when they had something to capture the public's interest. Now that pitcher Masahiro Tanaka has been posted, the Eagles have nothing left to give.