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Shane Kenji Komine to start Monday for A's

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Shane Kenji Komine to start Monday for A's
Shane Kenji Komine, a top pitching prospect of the A's farm system, is to start this coming Monday. This will be his MLB debut. Shane is a Hawaiian born Japanese American-- his last name is Komine so I'm unsure if he is mixed or not.

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Re: Shane Kenji Komine to start Monday for A's
[ Author: Guest: Kenny | Posted: Jul 29, 2006 2:12 PM ]

That's great news. I remember him being a highly touted player when he was at Nebraska. He'll be the 2nd Japanese-American to make his MLB debut this season after Travis Ishikawa of the Giants.
Re: Shane Kenji Komine to start Monday for A's
[ Author: Guest: ConditionOakland | Posted: Jul 31, 2006 1:51 AM ]

Oops-- Komine is actaully going to be starting TODAY (Sunday) at 1pm. He'll be facing off against the Blue Jays. Look for him!
Re: Shane Kenji Komine to start Monday for A's
[ Author: Guest: Kenny | Posted: Jul 31, 2006 7:59 AM ]

Great debut for Komine today. He went 6 inn., giving up 4 hits and 1 run. He struck out 1 and was on his way to a win until closer Huston Street blew the save in the 9th. Too bad.

On ESPN this morning, announcer Karl Ravech, who does Baseball Tonight but butchers everyone's name, pronounced Shane's name, "KOH-MINE." Ravech is an idiot in my book. He still pronounces Hideki Matsui's name as, "MATT-SUEY," even though Yankees announcer Michael Kay pronounces Matsui's name correctly as "MAH-TSUI."
Re: Shane Kenji Komine to start Monday for A's
[ Author: Guest: ConditionOakland | Posted: Aug 1, 2006 1:27 PM ]

Yeah-- he did a great job. Let's hope he keeps it up!

Haha-- cut Ravech some slack-- Komine is not the usual Japanese name many American's usually see.
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