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"That's a big Asian dude," Yu Darvis mistranslated after baseball game?
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Mar 8, 2012

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=sh-henson_yu_darvish_rangers_debut_translation_030712

Did Yu Darvis say, "I don't think he hit it squarely," or, "I don't think he got me"?
 
Kuochoe Nikoi-Kotei
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Can't tell for sure. Mar 9, 2012

I wouldn't know without watching the original video, but nouns and pronouns are commonly left out in Japanese without affecting the meaning of the sentence. The subject/object is usually clear from the context. There are a lot of homonyms as well, especially when you factor in slang. So Furukawa's translation could very well be technically correct (on paper) and yet completely inaccurate depending on the context.
 
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Press looking for controversy Mar 9, 2012

Thanks for your input.

It doesn't seem to be a big deal per se. I think they are looking for a way to get this guy's name in a headline.

I look forward to seeing if he is Big League material. The most likely scenario is that he'll be better than average, but not dominant.
 


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