https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/munetaka-murakami-rockets-2-homers-with-parents-in-attendance-on-his-bobblehead-day-while-white-sox-clobber-astros-002145222.html

Fittingly, Murakami's bobblehead reads "I have power" at the base of the figurine. It was on full display Sunday in Chicago.

His parents were there to experience it again.

"The last time my parents came, I was injured," Murakami said, per MLB.com. "Just being out on the field today and getting the results in front of them [leaves me] really speechless."

Edited July 27Jul 27 by caulfield12

8 hours ago, CWSpalehoseCWS said:

Not quite, it's all cooked sushi for obvious reasons. They have a California crunch one, and a shrimp tempura one. It's pretty good for what it is.

Thanks, that makes sense. I'd def do a shrimp roll. On a related note, salmon skin really is the bacon of the sea. Surprisingly good as a roll.

Has now tied Okamoto with 23 homers, most ever by a Japanese rookie, beating Ohtani’s 22…

3 hours ago, caulfield12 said:

Has now tied Okamoto with 23 homers, most ever by a Japanese rookie, beating Ohtani’s 22…

What a shame Mune lost 6 weeks with that injury, no telling what kind of records he might have set for any kind of a rookie.

How can they not make a serious effort to extend him? He's gotta be making the team big bucks.

2 hours ago, ron883 said:

How can they not make a serious effort to extend him? He's gotta be making the team big bucks.

Ask JR that question.

12 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said:

Ask JR that question.

That's your job!

42 minutes ago, ron883 said:

That's your job!

Met him twice but only in passing.

On 7/27/2026 at 11:48 AM, chitownsportsfan said:

Thanks, that makes sense. I'd def do a shrimp roll. On a related note, salmon skin really is the bacon of the sea. Surprisingly good as a roll.

American sushi is heavy on tuna/salmon. Every once in a while I will find a good alternate fish roll, but damn everything is a play on California and spicy tuna.

Yellowfin is pretty awesome, I’m also a big fan of eel. Just love trying the different rolls when I get out to a actual sushi restaurant

17 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said:

American sushi is heavy on tuna/salmon. Every once in a while I will find a good alternate fish roll, but damn everything is a play on California and spicy tuna.

Yellowfin is pretty awesome, I’m also a big fan of eel. Just love trying the different rolls when I get out to a actual sushi restaurant

I am going to have to try sushi someday, I like tuna and I like salmon. Eel ehh no, that's not happening.

1 minute ago, Falstaff said:

I am going to have to try sushi someday, I like tuna and I like salmon. Eel ehh no, that's not happening.

Eel is OK, like most sushi, preparation and quality of ingredients is key. The only thing I've tried that I couldn't stomach was sea urchin. A lot of people really love it, but I can't do it. Just auto spit it out type flavor for me. I'm big into clams, mussels, OK on oysters (would not order them but would eat one if offered), obviously love loster, crab and scallops --but sea urchin? No thanks, rumored sexual benefits or not, it's gross imo.

11 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

Eel is OK, like most sushi, preparation and quality of ingredients is key. The only thing I've tried that I couldn't stomach was sea urchin. A lot of people really love it, but I can't do it. Just auto spit it out type flavor for me. I'm big into clams, mussels, OK on oysters (would not order them but would eat one if offered), obviously love loster, crab and scallops --but sea urchin? No thanks, rumored sexual benefits or not, it's gross imo.

Urchin is a super unique taste. I try not to judge when people have a pallette that isn’t into slimy things, urchin is definitely in that group lol.

Eel is such a different flavor, I love the umami sauce. And just fyi for Falstaff, eel is cooked. Not served raw, or at least when I have had it