Podcasts about hideo nomo

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, we talk about the Dodgers pitching options this week on the final two legs of their road trip through Miami and Phoenix. Also, thoughts on Mookie Betts's defense at shortstop, managing Will Smith's workload at catcher, plus a look back to 1995, the 30th anniversary of Hideo Nomo's debut. The Three-Inning Save is part of the Fans First Sports Network. Hosted by Eric Stephen and Jacob Burch, with questions from Craig Minami. Produced by Brian Salvatore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us a textIn this captivating episode of "Bridging Generations: The Cultural Impact of Baseball in Japanese American Life," hosts Koji and Michelle explore the profound connections between baseball and cultural identity within the Japanese American community. They delve into personal stories, from Koji's admiration for Hideo Nomo to Michelle's son's early baseball antics, highlighting how the sport serves as a bridge between generations. Special guest Jason Murai, president of the Japanese American Baseball Organization, shares insights into the Sansei Baseball League's vital role in fostering cultural identity and community spirit. Through engaging anecdotes and reflections, the episode underscores baseball's enduring impact on Japanese American heritage, resilience, and representation in sports, celebrating figures like Shohei Ohtani who inspire future generations.For more about the Sansei baseball league go to:  https://www.sanseibaseball.com/ To see some of JANM's baseball related programs click on this YouTube playlist https://www.youtube.com/@janmdotorg/search?query=baseball : For more information about the Japanese American National Museum, please visit our website at www.janm.org. CREDITSThe music was created by Jalen BlankWritten by Koji Steven SakaiHosts: Michelle Malazaki and Koji Steven SakaiEdited and produced by Koji Steven Sakai in conjunction with the Japanese American National Museum

This week, we're introducing you to History This Week, a HISTORY Channel original podcast. Learn about Masanori Murakami, a pitcher who became the first player to successfully make the jump from Japan to MLB – decades before Hideo Nomo, Ichiro Suzuki, Shohei Ohtani, Roki Sasaki and other influential Japanese baseball stars did the same. To stay updated: historythisweekpodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Compared to some of the other Japanese pitchers who have transitioned to the United States, Hideo Nomo's American career seems relatively short and underwhelming. But the impact it had on two nations, how players move between leagues, and what fans can expect is immeasurable. After signing with the Dodgers 29 years ago this week, Hideo Nomo went on to prove that Japanese players could indeed thrive in the US, and paved the way for everyone who came affter. Mike and Bill look back at the Tornados life and career. Plus, happy birthday to Jimmy Ryan and Chet Lemon! And farewell to Red Swanson and Billy Gardner.

The guys recap The Detroit Tigers signing Kenta Maeda, the first Japanese pitcher the Tigers have signed since Hideo Nomo in 2002. Find us on Twitter @mcmbaseballpod, Episode on YouTube: Episode 57 To donate to the show: TMLR Donate Show email:tigersmlreport@gmail.com

The guys recap The Detroit Tigers signing Kenta Maeda, the first Japanese pitcher the Tigers have signed since Hideo Nomo in 2002. Find us on Twitter @mcmbaseballpod, Episode on YouTube: Episode 57 To donate to the show: TMLR Donate Show email:tigersmlreport@gmail.com

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Hideo Nomo could have stayed in Japan and played ball. Made alot of money, and enjoyed his fame, but he wanted more for himself. His move to play in America, was an attack on the Japanese baseball establishment, but it also promoted thought for not only future Japanes ballers, but the whole entire Asian-Pacific rim, as he offered a pathway of least resistance, to playing the best of the best. He was willing to risk his ruputation back home. He was willing to risk all that he had accomplished as a baseball superstar in Japan. He was willing to put it all on the line, without really knowing if he would be successful. But he believed in himself. He had very little to gain, and everything to lose. This week we discuss the career of the baseball pioneer, Hideo Nomo, who's impact on Major League Baseball, changed the game forever, and for the better. #MasinoriMorakami #HideoNomo #KintetsuBuffalo #MasatoYoshii #AkiraOgi #NankaiHawks #SanFranciscoGiants #LosAngelesDodgers #KeishiSuzuki #ShigetosiHasagawa #DonNomura #ArnTellum #RandyJohnson #ShoheiOhtani #HidekiMatsui #HidekiIrabu #YuDarvish

Hideo Nomo could have stayed in Japan and played ball. Made alot of money, and enjoyed his fame, but he wanted more for himself. His move to play in America, was an attack on the Japanese baseball establishment, but it also promoted thought for not only future Japanes ballers, but the whole entire Asian-Pacific rim, as he offered a pathway of least resistance, to playing the best of the best. He was willing to risk his ruputation back home. He was willing to risk all that he had accomplished as a baseball superstar in Japan. He was willing to put it all on the line, without really knowing if he would be successful. But he believed in himself. He had very little to gain, and everything to lose. This week we discuss the career of the baseball pioneer, Hideo Nomo, who's impact on Major League Baseball, changed the game forever, and for the better. #MasinoriMorakami #HideoNomo #KintetsuBuffalo #MasatoYoshii #AkiraOgi #NankaiHawks #SanFranciscoGiants #LosAngelesDodgers #KeishiSuzuki #ShigetosiHasagawa #DonNomura #ArnTellum #RandyJohnson #ShoheiOhtani #HidekiMatsui #HidekiIrabu #YuDarvish

Episodio # 333 del podcast La Hora del Béisbol Japonés, publicado semanalmente por Claudio Rodríguez, director del portal Béisbol Japonés.com (beisboljapones.com). El programa de esta semana habla de la continuación de los juegos interligas de la NPB, de los 150 Hold Points del cubano Liván Moinelo y de la 13ra apertura de Shohei Otani en las Grandes Ligas. Adicionalmente, recuerda cómo Hideo Nomo le abrió las puertas de la MLB a todos los jugadores japoneses y responde a las preguntas de nuestros seguidores.

LBL Host Daniel Port celebrates Japan's World Baseball Classic win by exploring some Japan's greatest players by talking about Japanese trailblazer and human tornado Hideo Nomo! The List Follow Daniel Port on Twitter - @DanielJPort Follow Long Ball Legacies on Twitter - @LBLegacies Email us - LongBallLegacies@gmail.com Subscribe to the Pitcher List Baseball Podcasts feed here. Support the podcast with Pitcher List Plus Part of the Pitcher List Podcast Network - @PitcherListPods Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

LBL Host Daniel Port celebrates Japan's World Baseball Classic win by exploring some Japan's greatest players by talking about Japanese trailblazer and human tornado Hideo Nomo!The ListFollow Daniel Port on Twitter - @DanielJPortFollow Long Ball Legacies on Twitter - @LBLegaciesEmail us - LongBallLegacies@gmail.comSubscribe to the Pitcher List Baseball Podcasts feed here.Support the podcast with Pitcher List PlusPart of the Pitcher List Podcast Network - @PitcherListPods Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network

The Book of Joe Podcast begins with hosts Tom Verducci and Joe Maddon welcoming Pirates pitcher David Bednar to the show.  David is part of Team USA at the World Baseball Classic and describes what it's like playing for his country and this team.  While talking about his pitches, David reveals how he incorporated a splitter into his game and the other major league pitcher that helped him.  David explains how he was drafted by the Padres in the 35th round and beat the odds to reach the big leagues.  He also found out he was traded to the Pirates in a very unique way! The Book of Joe Podcast is a production of iHeart Radio. #fsrSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Book of Joe Podcast begins with hosts Tom Verducci and Joe Maddon welcoming Pirates pitcher David Bednar to the show.  David is part of Team USA at the World Baseball Classic and describes what it's like playing for his country and this team.  While talking about his pitches, David reveals how he incorporated a splitter into his game and the other major league pitcher that helped him.  David explains how he was drafted by the Padres in the 35th round and beat the odds to reach the big leagues.  He also found out he was traded to the Pirates in a very unique way! The Book of Joe Podcast is a production of iHeart Radio. #fsrSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The ex-Dodgers GM called Nomo “a history maker and a history changer” related to the relationship between MLB and baseball in Japan.

Blake Street Bomber Ellis Burks joins the show this week to talk about how today's batting orders have changed, the greatness of Rickey Henderson and Barry Bonds, Trevor Story in Boston and Hideo Nomo's No-No at Coors Field. Great stuff you don't want to miss!

You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both, and then you have…this week in Asians in Baseball! The good: Yu Darvish hits a massive milestone of 3000 career strikeouts across NPB and MLB, being only the second player !EVER! to do so. How iconic is this feat? The other pitcher that holds this distinction is…Hideo Nomo. The bad: A few of our guys are struggling on the mound, so we attempt to give them the World Famous Asians in Baseball Bump (tm) (jk it's not tm). And we have a bone to pick with Yankees fans, who need to back off of Isiah Kiner-Falefa! The obvious: As the season winds down, MVP and ROY conversations ramp up - of course, we're Ohtani / Kwan all the way. Connect with us on IG @asiansinbaseball, Twitter @aznsinbaseball, email us at asiansinbaseball@gmail.com, or send us an audio message on Anchor! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/asiansinbaseball/message

This week we are joined by former Dodger Eric Karros. We discuss his career, his time in the Winter League in Venezuela, Hideo Nomo, his start on TV and much more.

"Too Sense" Segments: I have 2 for ya today... 1. Where the Golden State Warriors are as an organization now and why we should appreciate what they are doing, again... I dive into their recent success and why they are back on top. 2. A baseball creator on Tik Tok decided to NOT include Nolan Ryan in the Top 10 Pitchers of all time list... I decided to give my thoughts on why analytics are not telling the whole story about the HUMANS that play baseball... I know they help give us more information, but I explain why Nolan Ryan WAS arguably the most dominant pitcher of all time... Interview: J.P. Hoornstra - MLB Writer/Reporter/Author of "50 Greatest Dodger Games of All Time" We discuss: J.P's upbringing as a musician, teacher and college student at UCLA How he came up as a young writer in the business Why psychology plays into his writing Highlights from his book and games that stuck out to me including: The only no-hitter at Coors Field in 1996 by Hideo Nomo, Kershaw's 15 strikeout No-Hitter, The Dodgers hitting 4 consecutive homers in 1 game back in 2006, and the first ever televised MLB game, included the Brooklyn Dodgers How this current Angels team is doing so far and why they are contenders The Dodgers being so dominant despite early injuries Vin Scully's last game at Dodger Stadium and how important that win became Is Clayton Kershaw the greatest Dodger pitcher of all time? And his potential book on the way...    All of that and much more with J.P. - Enjoy! Follow J.P. - @jphoornstra Don't forget to Follow Me and SUBSCRIBE, LIKE and COMMENT on the Too Tall Sports Podcast: https://linktr.ee/tootallsportspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOT1dawh_079qckq7OmFHAQ Instagram: @tootallsportspodcast Tik Tok: @tootallsportspodcast Twitter: @TooTallSports Facebook Group: Too Tall Sports Podcast Apple Podcasts: Too Tall Sports Podcast Spotify: Too Tall Sports Podcast Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/too-tall-sports-podcast/PC:52128 https://www.vegassportsadvantage.com?ref=tootall Email: tootallsportspodcast@gmail.com

Mitch White gets the win, Keston Hiura walks it off, and Yu Darvish tosses 7 scoreless innings, among other MLB highlights from last week. Kim, Naomi, and Scott get into the legacy of Hideo Nomo. And the Shohei Ohtani stan train rides on. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/asiansinbaseball/message

In episode 13 we talk about the four Red Sox no hitters from the 2000s that include Hideo Nomo, Derek Lowe, Clay Buchholz and Jon Lester. We also touch upon some of the other great pitching performances in Red Sox history including Roger Clemens' 20 strikeout game. Follow us on social media Twitter & Instagram @nasppodcast

In this episode, A.V. rips a pack of 1995 Leaf and discusses it. Tune in to hear more about the 1995 Leaf Set and also our popular segment called "Curt Facts" discussing facts or stories from the previous week's episode. Tune in on Spotify, TuneIn, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, IHEARTRADIO, and other podcast carriers to check it out. Listen, rate, review, and subscribe. Thanks!

Jeff and Vince did a mailbag episode and answered questions about the Dodgers offseason plans, Hideo Nomo being an ace and if $2 Tuesdays should be brought back.Locked On Dodgers, the daily podcast about the Los Angeles Dodgers with hosts Jeff Snider and Vince Samperio, is part of the Locked On Podcast Network.Be sure to subscribe to Locked On Dodgers in the Audacy podcast app or wherever you get your podcasts, and come back every weekday morning and spend your morning commute with two of the biggest Dodger fans you'll ever meet. Thanks for making Locked On Dodgers your first listen every day, and please tell your friends!Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to built.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order.BetOnline AGThere is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeff and Vince did a mailbag episode and answered questions about the Dodgers offseason plans, Hideo Nomo being an ace and if $2 Tuesdays should be brought back. Locked On Dodgers, the daily podcast about the Los Angeles Dodgers with hosts Jeff Snider and Vince Samperio, is part of the Locked On Podcast Network. Be sure to subscribe to Locked On Dodgers in the Audacy podcast app or wherever you get your podcasts, and come back every weekday morning and spend your morning commute with two of the biggest Dodger fans you'll ever meet. Thanks for making Locked On Dodgers your first listen every day, and please tell your friends! Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to built.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline AG There is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Walker Buehler got married, and a bunch of his old teammates showed up, which got Jeff thinking about the nature of baseball as a business and the friendships that exist within it. Then we talked about some listener feedback on some guys people thought Jeff missed on Friday's episode about expanding the Hall of Fame, specifically Ron Cey and Hideo Nomo. And finally, we answer a listener question about how excited we should be about Dodgers catching prospect Diego Cartaya. As long as you promise to still listen, we'll spoil it and tell you the answer is "very."Locked On Dodgers, the daily podcast about the Los Angeles Dodgers with hosts Jeff Snider and Vince Samperio, is part of the Locked On Podcast Network.Be sure to subscribe to Locked On Dodgers in the Audacy podcast app or wherever you get your podcasts, and come back every weekday morning and spend your morning commute with two of the biggest Dodger fans you'll ever meet. Thanks for making Locked On Dodgers your first listen every day, and please tell your friends!Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order.BetOnline AGThere is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Walker Buehler got married, and a bunch of his old teammates showed up, which got Jeff thinking about the nature of baseball as a business and the friendships that exist within it. Then we talked about some listener feedback on some guys people thought Jeff missed on Friday's episode about expanding the Hall of Fame, specifically Ron Cey and Hideo Nomo. And finally, we answer a listener question about how excited we should be about Dodgers catching prospect Diego Cartaya. As long as you promise to still listen, we'll spoil it and tell you the answer is "very." Locked On Dodgers, the daily podcast about the Los Angeles Dodgers with hosts Jeff Snider and Vince Samperio, is part of the Locked On Podcast Network. Be sure to subscribe to Locked On Dodgers in the Audacy podcast app or wherever you get your podcasts, and come back every weekday morning and spend your morning commute with two of the biggest Dodger fans you'll ever meet. Thanks for making Locked On Dodgers your first listen every day, and please tell your friends! Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline AG There is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kimmy Yam from NBC Asian America published an interesting article this morning. She made the assertion that Major League Baseball has a clear bias against Asian players...because there isn't one Asian player in the baseball Hall-of-Fame. She makes the case for Hideo Nomo...players like Ichiro Suzuki...and claims Major League Baseball past history is the reason Asians are excluded. We bust through this myth...and provide the REAL reason there isn't an Asian player in the Major League Baseball Hall-of-Fame. We also explain that Kimmy Yam either wrote this article for attention...or didn't do her research.

Legendary baseball agent Don Nomura joins the boys to talk about the numerous stops on his professional journey (and how his brief baseball career saved him from being killed in a liquor store), representing Japanese superstar Hideo Nomo at a time when his homeland had deemed him a traitor, the importance of the internationalization of baseball and how a loophole led to Major League Baseball's Asian expansion. #HideoNomoForTheHall

Jake "The Snake" Plummer drops in to talk about #16, comparisons to Joe Montana, a near-miss National Championship, his friendship with Pat Tillman and life after football for a 45-year old retiree.  Plus, strong contenders in all sports, a Hall of Shame you can probably see coming down Main St. and a loaded Hall of Fame class.Our GuestJake Plummer came within 100 seconds of winning a National Championship at Arizona State in 1996. That year he was named All-American, Pac-10 Offensive Player of the year and finished 3rd in Heisman Trophy voting. He played 10 seasons in the NFL with Arizona and Denver. In 1998 he led the Cardinals to an upset win over the Cowboys to notch the team's first playoff win in 51 years. And with Denver he broke John Elway's franchise records and led the Broncos to the 2005 AFC Championship game. Since he retired in 2006 he's been active in a variety of causes including Alzheimer's and CBD research and he's the Co-Founder of ReadyList Sports, an interactive playbook learning and testing technology. He's a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and can beat you at any game you can come up with . . .2:50 – “Even if I might be greater at the sport, I might not care.”Jake “The Snake” Plummer shares the story behind #16, his 10 year NFL career, the life and legacy of Pat Tillman and his new business venture, ReadyList Sports.13:28 – “So Rudy, here we go.”We lead off with football and college greats Chuck Long, Chris Weinke, Gary Beban, Johnny U., Norm Snead, some Bears guys, Snake Stabler, Snake Plummer and Peyton Manning. Contenders are Jim Plunkett, Frank Gifford, George Blanda, Len Dawson and Joe Montana.21:03 – “Our lone contender.”Whitey Ford is the only contender in baseball, but that doesn't stop us from talking about Hal Newhouser, Bo Jackson, Frank Viola, Rick Monday and Hideo Nomo among others.25:00 – “Wang Zhizhi.”Basketball sentimental favorites Wang Zhizhi, Al and Allie McGuire. Honorable Mention for Satch Sanders and Red Holtzman and Contender status for Tom Burleson, Cliff Hagan, Jerry Lucas, Peja Stojakovic, Al Attles and Bob Lanier.30:00 – “One of the greatest mustaches.”Hockey players of note are Brett Hull, Marcel Dionne, Bobby Clarke, Henri Richard, Pat Lafontaine and Michel Goulet.32:49 – “I'm watching soccer shows . . . and I'm liking ‘em.”Roy Keane, Greg Biffle and Jack Brabham get some love as do soccer and racing documentaries on Netflix.35:14 – “Screen stars, baby.”Screen Stars sporting #16 on the silver screen:Keanu Reeves as Shane Falco in The Replacements (2000)Warren Beatty as Joe Pendleton in Heaven Can Wait (1978)Vince Vaughn as Peter LaFleur n Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)Mac Davis as Seth Maxwell in North Dallas Forty (1979)Anthony Michael Hall as Whitey Ford in 61” (2001) 44:48 – “If you don't see this one coming . . .”Derrick Rose AwardDwight GoodenJose FernandezHall of ShameRyan Leaf43:37 – “Which brings us to the Heat Check.”Top current #16's:Pau GasolTrevor LawrenceJared GoffTyler LockettAlexsander BarkovShout out to Kolten Wong and Will Smith. Also, bite me Andre Ethier.48:12 – “It's the old man of the sea.”The Hall of Fame list for #16:Joe Montana Whitey FordBob Lanier Brett HullGeorge BlandaOur thanks to our friends Jamey Crimmins and Jake “The Snake” Plummer for supporting the podcast. Learn more about Jake's latest venture here: http://readylistsports.com

In this Episode, i talk about Minor league baseball. I talk about how MLB might not have a Minor League season and what I value most about Minor League Baseball. I talk about how I was a kid watching Mike Piazza and Hideo Nomo. I talk about falling in love with the game of baseball and also taking my son to the ball park. I talk about Doug Drabek and Eric Davis. I trash Ken Griffrey Sr. I also talk about the NFL International games. The cancellation of those games and how it really only affects the Jacksonville Jaguars. These are my opinion, like i said I don't usually have popular opinions and people will want to argue with me about it. I embrace the difference of opinions and welcome you guys to hit me up on my Instagram @joemorleysports. 

On the eve of Game Six of the 2019 World Series, former Los Angeles Dodgers general manager Dan Evans joins the boys to talk about Justin Verlander squaring off against Stephen Strasburg, shares his excitement over David Ross getting hired as the latest Chicago Cubs skipper, sings the praises (for real!) of Hideo Nomo and trumpets the Hall of Fame candidacy of Larry Walker. Also, Lou introduces Shawn to the term “buzzed his Brillo”.

For more than 50 years, native Japanese players have challenged themselves and entered into the stage of Major League Baseball. Where did this massive movement come from? How have they fared so far in the US? Kazuki and Taro talk about the Japanese player movement from the time of Masanori Murakami and Hideo Nomo to today's time with two-way phenom, Shohei Ohtani. For more updates about the show, please check out https://daylightinteractive.com/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Marques and Justin discuss what's gone wrong in the last week-and-a-half and offer solutions for how to fix it. Gio Gonzalez is reportedly back in a Brewers uniform. How much help does he offer, and is Milwaukee regretting not bringing back Wade Miley? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On The Gist, should people be let go for one bad idea? 30 for 30 has been a hugely successful documentary series in both video and audio form for ESPN. Jody Avirgan sits at its podcast helm with a new season covering stories like Jose Canseco’s steroid use, the 2003 World Series of Poker, and Japanese baseball player Hideo Nomo trying to join the Major League. He also hosts FiveThirtyEight’s political podcast, offering fresh and smart insight wherever he can. Avirgan joins us today to talk the difference of the audio documentary medium, how soon after events documentaries can be made, and what stories they almost told this season. In the Spiel, the very legal and very cool Donald Trump. This episode is brought to you by the following advertisers: Exchanges, a podcast from Goldman Sachs. Listen today wherever you get your podcasts. I Travel For, a new podcast that explores what inspires us to travel. Listen and subscribe today at https://apple.co/2DPEWJE. Helix, a new kind of DNA testing. Try today for a deep discount at helix.com/gist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On The Gist, should people be let go for one bad idea? 30 for 30 has been a hugely successful documentary series in both video and audio form for ESPN. Jody Avirgan sits at its podcast helm with a new season covering stories like Jose Canseco’s steroid use, the 2003 World Series of Poker, and Japanese baseball player Hideo Nomo trying to join the Major League. He also hosts FiveThirtyEight’s political podcast, offering fresh and smart insight wherever he can. Avirgan joins us today to talk the difference of the audio documentary medium, how soon after events documentaries can be made, and what stories they almost told this season.  In the Spiel, the very legal and very cool Donald Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11-13-2018 Passed Ball Show- John opens up the show by talking about the recently announced Rookie of the Year Award in MLB- particularly, the AL and winner Shohei Ohtani. John blasts the criticism of people who look at Ohtani in the same way Ichiro, Hideki Matsui, Hideo Nomo, and others were judged when they all came from Japan with many years of professional experience. Ohtani bypassed that, and the financial benefits of remaining in Japan to play for the league minimum in MLB. In addition, he proved to be a true two-way playing MLB pitcher, something the game had not seen since Babe Ruth. John segues that into the mental barrier fans put on themselves when it comes to the knowledge of the sport they "support." In other words, fans put the knowledge of their favorite team over that of the sport, making them biased towards their team. In 2018, it is very ignorant for a fan to ignore the information on sports that is at their fingertips. That judgement clouded some Yankees' fans evaluation of Miguel Andujar against that of Ohtani. John then puts a list together of the ten worst quarterbacks in the (recent) history of the NFL in honor of the just released Nathan Peterman. Finally, some homage is paid to the life of Stan Lee, the founder of Marvel Comics- with a comparison made to Sy Berger, the founder of Topps Baseball Cards.

Jody Avirgan talks with legendary manager Bobby Valentine and producer Andrew Muscato about Hideo Nomo, Japanese baseball, and the making of "The Loophole." NYC! We have an event on December 3rd. More info at 30for30podcasts.com/events

Former MLB manager, Bobby Valentine joined Ron Diaz and Jay Recher on Friday afternoon. Bobby told the guys what inspired him to be a part of the Hideo Nomo 30 for 30 podcast. He also told us what players he enjoys watching in today's games.

In 1995, star pitcher Hideo Nomo attempted to do what no Japanese player had done since 1965 - join Major League Baseball. Nomo and his agent hatched a plan to overcome the legal and cultural barriers that stood in his way, risking Nomo's career and reputation in Japan. The Loophole reveals how they pulled it off, launched "Nomo-mania," and transformed both American and Japanese baseball forever.

Ty and Dan walk through a series of intriguing one-on-one propositions and pick which sides they think will come out on top. Also, what Hideo Nomo has in common with the Big Ten West, the looming Zai-Era in Florida, and Tom Herman. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.