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3/21/08: DLD, Japanese Style

おはよう

(That's Good morning in Japanese, at least, according to babel fish....we'll see how AN 3.0 does with it....this site has a much more US-computer-friendly Ohayo gozaimasu)

The awesome part about the A's being in Japan is the time change, which means a day has gone by by the time I get to work. Here's the highlights from SuSlu:

"They had Embree's rookie card!" Johnson said in amazement, regarding the 38-year-old pitcher. "It had cobwebs on it, but they had it."  

And....

The flight from Phoenix took 12 hours on the chartered Japanese Airlines 747. Most of the players stayed in executive class, but catcher Rob Bowen, bored, wandered back to chat with reporters in coach class several times.

Mychael Urban is with the team in Japan too.

For those of you with insomnia, check out this tidbit!

First, though, come a pair of exhibition doubleheaders Saturday and Sunday, with the Sox taking on the Hanshin Tigers in the first game Saturday afternoon before the A's face Yomiuri in the nightcap. On Sunday, the A's will play the early game against Hanshin, followed by a Sox-Yomiuri nightcap, and all four games will be shown live on MLB.TV.

Sweet, baseball all night long. :)

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