Comments on: NPB: Off-Season Player Moves http://www.transpacificradio.com/2008/03/08/npb-off-season-player-moves/ Independent Podcasting from Tokyo. Featuring Seijigiri, a discussion of Japanese news and politics, as well as TPR News, our twice a week look at Japan's top stories. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:13:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Garrett DeOrio http://www.transpacificradio.com/2008/03/08/npb-off-season-player-moves/#comment-702729 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 17:41:12 +0000 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2008/03/08/npb-off-season-player-moves/#comment-702729 So wait, is the <em>Kobayashi Maru</em> playing for Cleveland? So wait, is the Kobayashi Maru playing for Cleveland?

]]> by: Christopher Pellegrini http://www.transpacificradio.com/2008/03/08/npb-off-season-player-moves/#comment-702273 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:37:25 +0000 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2008/03/08/npb-off-season-player-moves/#comment-702273 Don't forget the <em>Kobayashi Maru</em> ship from <strong>Star Trek</strong>. That makes three. Don’t forget the Kobayashi Maru ship from Star Trek.

That makes three.

]]> by: Ken Worsley http://www.transpacificradio.com/2008/03/08/npb-off-season-player-moves/#comment-700907 Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:11:43 +0000 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2008/03/08/npb-off-season-player-moves/#comment-700907 The thing is, Kobayashi from <em>The Usual Suspects</em> might not even be real. He only existed as part of Kaiser Soze's story, and was only a confirmed part of the narrative as his driver at the end. Given that he hardly resembled a "Kobayashi" and that the name "Kobayashi" was imprinted on the China dropped by Agent Kujan (thus symbolizing the breakup of the narrative), I doubt that anyone by the name of Kobayashi actually existed, let alone worked for Kaiser Soze. That leaves two. The thing is, Kobayashi from The Usual Suspects might not even be real. He only existed as part of Kaiser Soze’s story, and was only a confirmed part of the narrative as his driver at the end. Given that he hardly resembled a “Kobayashi” and that the name “Kobayashi” was imprinted on the China dropped by Agent Kujan (thus symbolizing the breakup of the narrative), I doubt that anyone by the name of Kobayashi actually existed, let alone worked for Kaiser Soze.

That leaves two.

]]> by: Garrett DeOrio http://www.transpacificradio.com/2008/03/08/npb-off-season-player-moves/#comment-700575 Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:22:09 +0000 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2008/03/08/npb-off-season-player-moves/#comment-700575 I just happen to be in Cleveland at the moment, where the always insightful <em>Plain Dealer</em> has run an article - a full feature nonetheless - laying out the differences between Kobayashi the ballplayer, Kobayashi from <em>The Usual Suspects</em>, and Takeru Kobayashi the hot dog eating champion. Turns out they're not even the same person. I just happen to be in Cleveland at the moment, where the always insightful Plain Dealer has run an article - a full feature nonetheless - laying out the differences between Kobayashi the ballplayer, Kobayashi from The Usual Suspects, and Takeru Kobayashi the hot dog eating champion. Turns out they’re not even the same person.

]]> by: Ken Worsley http://www.transpacificradio.com/2008/03/08/npb-off-season-player-moves/#comment-699787 Sat, 08 Mar 2008 09:23:45 +0000 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2008/03/08/npb-off-season-player-moves/#comment-699787 <em>[Kobayahi] would have been helpful this season when they faced Boston in the AL Championship Series</em> No he wouldn't have. The Red Sox are unstoppable. [Kobayahi] would have been helpful this season when they faced Boston in the AL Championship Series

No he wouldn’t have. The Red Sox are unstoppable.

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