AN -- the Shocking Truth!
Since the founding of Athletics Nation, we've all believed Blez's story about the origins of our commuity. To quote the blogmaster himself:
I started the site in November 2003 after several long drives to Los Angeles listening to KNBR-680.But is this quaint little story really...a myth? Or worse -- a "cover story" for a heinous plot that reaches back into the depths of time and reveals the betrayal of the Nation?
See the shocking truth! Incontrovertible evidence connecting AN to a plot by...the despised Death Star from the Bronx!!!

Blez claims that AN was founded in 2003. But then what was Babe Ruth, star outfielder of the NY Yankees doing shaking the hand of a player wearing an AN uniform during a 1934 barnstorming tour by American players in Japan?
Here are the questions that Blez needs to answer:
- If AN was founded in 2003, why was AN fielding a team nearly 70 years beforehand?
- Why is this AN player publicly consorting with a member of the NY Yankees?
- Who really founded AN, what was AN doing during the "underground years" between 1934 and 2003, and how did Blez come to control this ever-growing empire?
- When, oh when, will AN learn the truth about our origins?
*this picture is real -- it appeared on page D-2 of the Philadelphia Inquirer on Saturday, August 27, 2005.
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That's awesome...
by Squeaky on Aug 28, 2005 5:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh, you KNOW what I mean
As for your last bit of advice, there are lots of cute guys at my school - I have yet to speak to any of them. :P
by Squeaky on Aug 30, 2005 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
pretty sure
by guy on Aug 28, 2005 6:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't believe in coincedence
by Squeaky on Aug 28, 2005 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's more than a coincidence...

by louismg on Aug 29, 2005 8:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's more than a coincidence...
by Joe Pye on Aug 29, 2005 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Photo taken in Japan...Hmm...
by Nico on Aug 28, 2005 6:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
okay come clean

Although I confess the original raises more questions than it answers.
by Apricot on Aug 28, 2005 7:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
AN:
by OaktownTribesman on Aug 28, 2005 7:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Actually they call themselves
by vignette17 on Aug 29, 2005 12:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nippon
It has to be a bad transliteration, I should know. I'm a 100% Chinese and my last name is Louis.
by secret ASian man on Aug 29, 2005 12:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually
The Japanese names for Japan are Nippon and Nihon. They are both written the same in Japanese. The Japanese name Nippon is used for most official purposes, including money, stamps, and international sporting events. Nihon is a more casual term used in Japan. For example, Japanese people call themselves Nihonjin and their language Nihongo: literally "Japanese People" and "Japanese Language" respectively. In Japan today, Nippon has more of a nationalistic role, and is used more by the elderly, while Nihon is a casual term, and is used by the majority of the Japanese population.
http://www.encyclopedia-online.info/Japan
BTW I'm half-Nihonjin.
by OaktownTribesman on Aug 29, 2005 6:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
konichiwa!
by xbhaskarx on Aug 30, 2005 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They're not shaking hands.
Have you seen the pictures taken shortly after this one? He's clearly groping Saduharuh Oh's cousin, Michiko OhMyGoodnessYes.
I'm OK with the Babe and you should be too. Haven't YOU ever been so messed up you were using a Japanese baseball player for support? I have. It wasn't pretty but at least I admit it. That poor somebeetch is probably platooning at SS for the Cancun Lobster Catchers by now.
by Mark H on Aug 29, 2005 12:52 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Mr. Sparkle...
by gdub171 on Aug 30, 2005 2:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
At least we can say...
by Tornacious on Aug 30, 2005 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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