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...Tokyo Yomiuri Giants, who were then in the process of winning nine consecutive Japan Championships. The team was powered by Sadaharu Oh, the man who would go on to break Hank Aaron's lifetime home-run record, and its charismatic, clutch-hitting third baseman Shigeo Nagashima. Los Angeles Dodger owner Walter O'Malley was so impressed with Nagashima that he tried to buy his contract, but the Giants' aging founder Matsutaro Shoriki turned the offer down flat. The quality of Japanese baseball, once considered laughably bad, had advanced so much in the postwar years - in a striking parallel...
Until Gibson arrives. In contrast to Fionne, Gibson is a high-maintenance hound. The undersized pooch prefers to be carried in a blue tote bag, complete with an attached leather case for his favorite ball. When Gibson sets a paw in the buzzing bar, his owner David Calkins hasn't a clue what his pet is going to do. This afternoon Gibson is sulking. While a posse of happily inebriated customers crowd around, he refuses to play ball. "He can be moody," sighs Calkins, petting Gibson's silver-plated head. "But I suppose that's my own fault for spoiling...
Transplanted Japanese chefs played an important role. Nobu Matsuhisa's Nobu restaurant introduced traditional Japanese recipes with a Peruvian twist, delighting the public and influencing chic kitchens of all types. "You see it in the emphasis on simplicity, purity and quality of product," says owner Drew Nieporent, a top New York restaurateur who also owns TriBeCa Grill, Montrachet and Heartbeat...
Near the end of the grand championship race, former champ Joe Tanto (Sylvester Stallone) suddenly pulls into the lead, easily outpacing his younger and faster competitors. His boss and team owner Carl Henry (Burt Reynolds) pumps a fist into the air as the arena explodes into a frenzy of excitement and proudly states: “He’s back...
...through the film like a whirlwind of tense muscles and charismatic flair. One of the few leading actors left who isn’t a pretty boy, he wears confident masculinity like a cologne; it pervades every scene he acts in. Film legend Reynolds is suitably gruff as the owner with a will of steel and a heart of gold. Turning in a memorable and credible performance, he shows us exactly why he became a star in the first place. German superstar Schweiger does what he can with an underwritten character, shining in his all-too-brief moments onscreen...