Kuroda (黒田) is a Japanese surname.

People[link]

• Aki Kuroda (黒田アキ or 黒田明比古) (born 1944), Japanese painter
• Chris Kuroda, former lighting designer and operator for the band Phish
• Emily Kuroda, actress
• Fukumi Kuroda (黒田 福美) (born 1956), Japanese actress
• Hiroki Kuroda (黒田 博樹) (born 1975), professional baseball player
• Iou Kuroda (黒田 硫黄) (born 1971), the pen name of a Japanese manga artist
• Jutaro Kuroda (黒田　重太郎）(1887–1970), Japanese painter
• Kuroda Kanbei (黒田 官兵衛) (1546–1604), famed strategist under Toyotomi Hideyoshi
• Kuroda Nagamasa (黒田 長政) (1568–1623), Samurai, son of Kuroda Kanbei
• Kiyotaka Kuroda (黒田 清隆) (1840–1900), also known as Kuroda Ryōsuke (黒田 了介), Japanese politician of the Meiji era and second Prime Minister of Japan
• Mirei Kuroda (黒田 美礼) (born 1978), Japanese idol and swimsuit model
• Nagamichi Kuroda (黒田 長礼) (1889–1978), ornithologist
• Robert T. Kuroda (1922–1944), American soldier and recipient of the Medal of Honor
• S.-Y. Kuroda (黒田 成幸) (1934–2009), linguist, inventor of the Kuroda normal form
• Sayako Kuroda (黒田 清子) (born 1969), child of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan, and her husband Yoshiki Kuroda (黒田 慶樹)
• Tokubei Kuroda (黒田 徳米), (1886–1987), Japanese malacologist
• Yousuke Kuroda (黒田 洋介) (born 1968), an anime screenwriter and scriptwriter
• Kouhei Kuroda (黒田耕平) (born 1984), Japanese Actor

Fictional characters[link]

• Hikari Kuroda of School Days

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Michael L. Tan, PhD is a medical anthropologist and writer best known for his work among Non-governmental organizations in the Philippines, and for his column Pinoy Kasi, which appears twice a week in the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

Tan is currently the Dean of the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP) at the University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City. He has authored numerous books and articles, often focusing on: indigenous medical beliefs, sex and sexuality, reproductive and sexual health (particularly HIV/AIDS), pharmaceuticals, and health policy issues.^[1][2][3]

Education[link]

Michael Tan actually began his career as a veterinarian, earning his doctorate in veterinary medicine from the University of the Philippines. He has maintained ties with veterinarians, but has since "moved on to human public health and pharmacology...and eventually, medical anthropology." ^[4]

He earned a Master of Arts in Anthropology from the Texas A&M University, and then obtained his PhD in social and political science from the Medical Anthropology Unit of the University of Amsterdam.

He continues to use his skills as a veterinarian, however, working with such groups as the Philippine Animal Welfare Society and the Dog Scouts of the Philippines to promote animal welfare, and giving occasional advice as he goes about during his NGO work. Tan also works with the Ateneo de Manila University, "teaching doctors to be more sensitive to the social and cultural aspects of healthcare."

As a Writer[link]

Although he is now best known for his work as a columnist, Tan was already a well recognized writer among academics and NGO workers when he began his Pinoy Kasi columns for the Philippine Daily Inquirer in May 1997.

His latest book is "Revisiting Usog, Pasma, Kulam" ^[5]

In the maiden article of his Inquirer column, he proposed "A middle way of looking at Filipino culture, avoiding one extreme of protracted Lenten self-flagellation that could see nothing good in the Filipino, but also being mature enough to talk about our faults."^[6]

Regarding the choice of name, he explained further:

At that time, I thought that "Pinoy Kasi" would reflect the middle way, sometimes uttered in despair, exasperation, even shame but also... I hoped it would be more often said in awe, wonder, and pride.

Profiling him as an awardee Dr. Jose P. Rizal Awards of Excellence in 2005, the Manila Times and the Kaisa Para Sa Kaunlaran Foundation noted that:

Through his writings, Tan encourages readers to think out of the box and critically on social issues. Topics on family relationships, gender and generation issues, care for the environment and even for family pets trigger readers’ responses and often become topics in many dinner discussions... His writings (both academic and popular ones) disseminate crucial information that affects lives.

Sources[link]

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Juan Carlos Reveco
Statistics
Real name	Juan Carlos Reveco
Nickname(s)	Coton
Rated at	Light flyweight
Nationality	Argentine
Born	(1983-08-21) August 21, 1983 (age 28) Malargue, Mendoza, Argentina
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	27
Wins	26
Wins by KO	15
Losses	1
Draws	0
No contests	0

Juan Carlos Reveco (born August 21, 1983 in Malargue, Mendoza, Argentina) is an Argentine professional boxer. He is currently the WBA Interim light-flyweight champion.

Professional career[link]

Reveco turned professional in 2004. In June 2007, he knocked out undefeated Nethra Sasiprapa to capture the Vacant WBA Light Flyweight Title, but lost the title in his first defense to Brahim Asloum on December 8, 2007. He won the Vacant WBA Interim Light Flyweight Title on December 18, 2009 against Roland Barrera, and was later promoted to full champion.^[1] In February 2011, he vacated his light flyweight title in order to be ranked in the flyweight division.^[2]

See also[link]

• List of current world boxing champions

References[link]

External links[link]

• Professional boxing record for Juan Carlos Reveco from BoxRec

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Richard Garcia

Garcia with Australia
Personal information
Full name	Richard Garcia[1]
Date of birth	(1981-09-04) 4 September 1981 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth	Perth, Australia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Playing position	Winger / striker
Club information
Current club	Hull City
Number	29
Youth career
	Kingsway Olympic
000?–1999	West Ham United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1999–2004	West Ham United	16	(0)
2000	→ Leyton Orient (loan)	18	(4)
2004–2007	Colchester United	82	(16)
2007–2012	Hull City	114	(8)
National team‡
2003	Australia U23	2	(0)
2008–	Australia	14	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:25, 28 April 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 February 2012

Richard Garcia (born 4 September 1981) is an-Australian association football player who is a Free Agent and plays internationally for Australia as a winger. He has previously played for West Ham United, Leyton Orient, Colchester United and Hull City. During his time in Perth he played for Balcatta FC, a local league club in Perth.

Club career[link]

West Ham United[link]

Born in Perth, Garcia was a product of the West Ham United youth academy, moving from Australia to England to join the Hammers at the age of 15 after being spotted by a scout who had initially gone to watch his brother.^[3] He signed a professional contract with West Ham in September 1998.^[4] He was a key member of the team that won the FA Youth Cup and FA Premier Youth League double in 1998–99, scoring in every round of West Ham's run to the Youth Cup Final, eight in total.^[5] He went out on loan to local side Leyton Orient in August 2000, making 21 appearances in League and Cup competitions and scoring four goals.^[6] Injury to his knee ligaments ended his season and he returned to West Ham in November 2000.^[7] He made his first team debut for West Ham in a League Cup match away at Reading in September 2001, but failed to gain a regular place in the team. After West Ham were relegated to the First Division in 2003, Garcia featured a few more times for the first-team, but made only 16 league appearances for the club before moving on to Colchester United in 2004.^[6]

Colchester United[link]

Garcia signed for Colchester United in September 2004 for an undisclosed fee, and made his debut in the same month against Swindon Town. He went on to make 30 appearances in the 2004–05 season, scoring six goals.^[6] The following season Garcia played an important part in helping the club to second place in League One and promotion to the Championship,^[2] and to the fifth-round of the FA Cup where they were beaten by English champions Chelsea, although Colchester were at one point winning the match after Garcia's cross was put into his own net by Ricardo Carvalho.^[8] Garcia's season was cut short by a knee injury in March 2006, which later required surgery.^[9] Following the end of the season, Garcia signed a new contract with the club.^[10] In August 2006, he scored Colchester's first goal of the 2006–07 season in the Championship on the opening game against Birmingham City,^[11] going on to make 36 league appearances, scoring seven goals,^[6] as Colchester pushed for a place in the end of season promotion playoff positions.^[12] At the end of the season, Garcia had made a total of 96 appearances in all competitions for Colchester United, scoring 21 goals.^[6]

Hull City[link]

Despite the offer of a new deal at Colchester, Garcia signed a three-year contract with Hull City on 2 July 2007, on a free transfer under the Bosman ruling.^[13] He made his league debut for Hull against Plymouth Argyle in August 2007 and scored his first goal in the next game in the 3–0 win over Crewe Alexandra.^[14] He played a leading role in the club's push for promotion in the 2007–08 season, despite a shoulder injury suffered in April 2008.^[15] A notable highlight was a 35-yard screamer against Burnley in March, voted Hull's goal of the season for 2007–08^[16] Garcia returned to the Premiership after Hull City's promotion play-off victory over Bristol City in May 2008. Garcia started Hull's first top flight game against Fulham on 16 August 2008, and performed well in his favoured right wing position. The following weekend at Ewood Park in a 1–1 draw against Blackburn Rovers, he scored Hull's equaliser with a header in the 39th minute, two minutes after Jason Roberts had given Blackburn the lead.

On 31 July 2009, it was revealed that Garcia had ruptured knee ligaments and would be out for at least three months.^[17] On 12 November 2010, he scored his first goal in two seasons, in a 2–0 win against Preston at Deepdale.^[18]

On 13 May 2011, Garcia had his one-year contract extension offer withdrawn because he was told he would be out for up to nine months with an injured cruciate ligament.

He made his return from injury in a 1-0 win over Coventry City on 10 December 2011

International career[link]

Garcia warming up for Australia

In an interview with Australia's Sun-Herald newspaper in April 2008, Garcia said he had ambitions to play for the Socceroos, Australia's national team, and hoped that his good form for Hull in their push for promotion to the Premier League would help him to achieve this.^[19] On 19 August 2008 he received his first senior international cap when he came on as a second half substitute in the friendly against South Africa at Loftus Road in London. That match ended in a 2–2 draw. His second cap came in a friendly match against Holland, again as a substitute, where the match was won by the Socceroos 2–1. On 13 June 2010, Garcia became the first Hull City player ever to play in the World Cup.^[20]

Personal life[link]

Garcia speaks fluent Spanish since his father and mother are Spanish-speakers, and he supports Real Madrid.^[3] He became close friends with Michael Carrick during their time at West Ham, and they were ushers at each other's weddings.^[21] His brother Michael Garcia was also a professional footballer.

Career statistics[link]

As of 28 April 2012.

Cup includes domestic cups and promotion/relegation playoffs

Honours[link]

Club[link]

Colchester United

• Football League One Runner-up (1): 2005–06^[22]

Hull City

• Football League Championship Playoff Winner (1): 2007–08^[23]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Richard Garcia profile at the Hull City website
• Oz Football profile
• FFA profile
• Richard Garcia career stats at Soccerbase
• Richard Garcia at National-Football-Teams.com

v t e Australia squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup 1 Schwarzer 2 Neill (c) 3 Moore 4 Cahill 5 Čulina 6 Beauchamp 7 Emerton 8 Wilkshire 9 Kennedy 10 Kewell 11 Chipperfield 12 Federici 13 Grella 14 Holman 15 Jedinak 16 Valeri 17 Rukavytsya 18 Galeković 19 García 20 Milligan 21 Carney 22 Vidošić 23 Bresciano Coach: Verbeek

Hiroki Kuroda
New York Yankees — No. 18
Starting pitcher
Born: (1975-02-10) February 10, 1975 (age 37) Osaka, Japan
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Professional debut
NPB: April 25, 1997 for the Hiroshima Carp
MLB: April 4, 2008 for the Los Angeles Dodgers
NPB statistics
Win–loss record	103–89
Earned run average	3.48
Strikeouts	1,257
MLB statistics (through 2012 season)
Win-loss record	45-52
Earned run average	3.49
Strikeouts	523
Teams
Hiroshima Toyo Carp (1997–2007) (NPB) Los Angeles Dodgers (2008–2011) New York Yankees (2012–present)
Career highlights and awards
NPB NPB Win Champion (2005) Best Nine Award (2005) NPB Golden Glove Award (2005) NPB ERA Champion (2006) NPB Speed-up Award (2006) Japan National team Olympic Bronze Medal (2004)

Hiroki Kuroda (黒田 博樹, Kuroda Hiroki^?, born February 10, 1975) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball.

Early days[link]

Kuroda was born and lived in Osaka (Osaka-shi, Osaka-fu). His father, Kazuhiro Kuroda, was also a professional baseball player who played for the Nankai Hawks. He attended Uenomiya High School in Osaka and Senshu University in Tokyo.

Playing career[link]

Nippon Professional Baseball[link]

He joined the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in 1996 as a second-round draft pick. During his early career, he was overshadowed by the 1996 first-round draft pick, Toshikazu Sawazaki, who was the same age as Kuroda and won the Japanese Rookie of the Year award in 1997. However, Kuroda gradually built up his status to become a consistent part of the starting rotation while Sawazaki began to fade away. In 1999 he pitched in the International Cup held in Sydney, and marked a win against Korea and a complete-game shutout against Taiwan.

Kuroda won over 10 games for three consecutive years from 2001. In 2003 he became the opening-day starter, taking over for former ace Shinji Sasaoka. He pitched poorly at the beginning of the season, but improved after the all-star break to end the season with 13 wins. He marked two wins as a reliever in the 2004 Summer Olympics, contributing to the Japanese team's bronze medal. In 2005 he led the Central League with 15 wins, and won the Best Nine Award and the Golden Glove. He continued his success in 2006, ending the season with a league-leading 1.85 ERA to solidify his reputation as one of the best pitchers in Japan. The last Japanese starter to end the season with an ERA below 2.00 was Masaki Saito in 1989. He also made his first save that year on October 16 against the Chunichi Dragons, and led the league in complete games over a six-year period from 1999–2005.

In 2006, he was one of two players from the Hiroshima Toyo Carp selected to play in the 2006 World Baseball Classic, along with Takahiro Arai. He was touted as one of the obscure but key players on the Japanese team along with current MLB players Akinori Iwamura and Kosuke Fukudome, but was injured getting hit by a baseball off the bat to the right hand during a practice game on February 24, forcing him to withdraw from the competition.

He became a free agent as early as May, 2006, but announced that he would remain with the Carp for the 2007 season. During the off-season, he traveled to the United States to receive cleaning surgery in his right elbow at the suggestion of manager Marty Brown.

Kuroda pitched as the team's opening-day starter for the 5th consecutive year in 2007. He marked his 100th career win on July 14, 2007 against the Yomiuri Giants at the Tokyo Dome (his first professional win was also at the Tokyo Dome). Though Kuroda had been most effective during the summer in past years, he struggled to make quality starts during the later half of the season, perhaps due to the surgery he had received during the off-season. He ended what is likely to be his final year in Japan with a rather disappointing 12–8 record, with a 3.56 ERA.

Along with Shinobu Fukuhara, Daisuke Miura, and Shingo Ono, Kuroda was known for receiving very poor run support in Japan. In 2005, he was the starter for a 12 inning pitching relay in a game that ended in a 0–0 tie (April 15 against the Yokohama BayStars; the opposing starter was Daisuke Miura). In 2006 against the Hanshin Tigers, he left the game with a 2–1 lead after pitching 8 innings, but failed to get the win when closer Katsuhiro Nagakawa let up a tying home run with two outs in the 9th inning. He was also recognized as a "Giants Killer," as he seemed to pitch exceptionally well against the Yomiuri Giants.

Free agency[link]

Kuroda obtained free agency on May 31, 2006, and announced that he was willing to hear offers from other teams. The Hiroshima Toyo Carp had a staunch policy against free agency because it would lead to higher salaries which the team would not be able to provide due to lack of financial structure. The team's management traditionally never attempted to re-negotiate with players of their own team who declared free agency (for example, the team ignored outfielder Tomoaki Kanemoto's offers to reconsider staying on the team because he had already declared free agency). Numerous teams showed interest in Kuroda, including the Seibu Lions and Hanshin Tigers, who had lost their key starters Daisuke Matsuzaka and Kei Igawa to the posting system. The well-financed Fukuoka Softbank Hawks aggressively pursued Kuroda, while the Chunichi Dragons and Yomiuri Giants, who had been in pursuit of free agent Michihiro Ogasawara, were also thought to have interest.

Despite the team's anti-free agent policy, the Carp was facing serious problems with its weak pitching staff, which had kept them in the bottom half of the standings since 1997. The prospect of losing Kuroda, by far the most effective and consistent pitcher on the team, forced them into negotiations. On October 15, 2006, the team offered a 4-year, 1 billion yen deal with post-retirement benefits, showing that they were absolutely intent on retaining Kuroda. In terms of base salary, Kuroda had been paid 200 million yen in 2006, and this contract would only give a 50 million yen increase for 2007, with no further increases over the next three years. However, this was a major step-up for the Carp management considering that only two other players on the team (Tomonori Maeda and Tomoaki Kanemoto) had ever been paid more than 200 million yen per year. On November 6, 2006, Kuroda agreed to a 4-year 1.2 billion yen deal (250 million yen base salary+bonuses) to remain in Hiroshima. This new contract included a provision that Kuroda would be able to negotiate with major league teams as a free agent at any point during the 4-year deal. At the same time, Kuroda announced that he would play for no other Japanese teams besides the Hiroshima Toyo Carp. Although the deal ultimately concluded with a salary increase, Kuroda's negotiations showed a rare instance where free agency did not inflate salaries to ridiculous amounts.

Kuroda's response was received favorably by both the fans and the media, and in Kuroda's final start of the season, fans filled Hiroshima Municipal Stadium, old holding red cardboard cutouts of the number 15 (Kuroda's jersey number). However, Kuroda had repeatedly expressed a desire to win a championship, and there was a high possibility that he would leave for the major leagues if the team continued to play poorly. The team ended up struggling to escape from last place in the league throughout the season; far removed from the 3rd place finish that would have enabled the team to participate in the newly created Climax Series playoffs. Kuroda declared his intention to play in the major leagues next season on October 18, 2007. It was briefly rumored that he would use the posting system to move to the major leagues, giving the poorly-financed Hiroshima team some monetary benefits from the process, but he ended up declaring free agency, which enabled him to negotiate freely with any of the major league teams. The Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners, Kansas City Royals, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Los Angeles Dodgers showed varying degrees of interest in signing Kuroda, and he signed a three-year 35.3 million dollar contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers on December 12, 2007.^[1]

Los Angeles Dodgers[link]

In his first start for the Dodgers, Kuroda pitched seven innings against the San Diego Padres, holding them to 1 run and getting the first win of his American baseball career. Kuroda went 3-6 with an ERA of 4.04 before going on the DL with mild tendinitis.

Hiroki Kuroda pitching against San Francisco Giants, April 2011

Upon his return, he pitched seven shutout innings against the Houston Astros. However, his next start was even more impressive. On July 7, 2008, Kuroda pitched seven perfect innings in a game against the Atlanta Braves before allowing a double to Mark Teixeira to lead off the eighth inning. Despite the double, he shutout the Braves on one hit with no walks over nine innings, Teixeira was the only baserunner Kuroda would allow in a 91-pitch complete game one-hit shutout.^[2] He became the first Dodger to throw a one-hitter since Derek Lowe threw one against the Chicago Cubs on August 31, 2005. He became the first rookie pitcher since Orel Hershiser in 1984 to take a perfect game into the eighth inning.^[3]

On September 15, 2008, Kuroda was deprived of the opportunity to become the first Dodgers pitcher since Hideo Nomo to throw 3 complete game shutouts in a single season. After pitching 7 innings in which he allowed only 3 hits and no walks, Kuroda was taken out of the game, with an 8–0 lead, so that the Dodgers could give Brad Penny and Takashi Saito some live practice. The Dodgers would go on to win that game 8–2.^[4]

On October 4, 2008, Kuroda made his first postseason appearance in the major leagues as the starting pitcher for Game 3 of the Dodgers' first playoff series against the Chicago Cubs, in which the Dodgers led two games to none. He gave a remarkable 6 1/3 shutout inning performance, winning the game and helping the Dodgers complete the sweep of the Cubs to advance to the next round National League Championship Series.^[5] On October 12, 2008, Kuroda started Game 3 against the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2008 NLCS with the Dodgers down two games to none. He pitched effectively again, giving up two runs in six innings (plus three batters faced in the seventh inning), and went on to notch his second postseason victory.

Kuroda was named the Dodgers opening day starter in 2009 and picked up the win, allowing only one run in six innings. However, he suffered an injury during a bullpen session soon afterwards and did not rejoin the rotation until June 1.

On August 15, 2009 while pitching in the bottom of the 6th inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Kuroda was hit on the side of his head by a line drive off the bat of Rusty Ryal.^[6] He had to be taken off the field on a stretcher and spent the night at the hospital. A CT scan was negative and he was released the next morning.^[7]

Despite missing much of the season while battling numerous injuries, Kuroda made 20 starts in 2009 and finished with a 8–7 record and 3.76 ERA. He was named the Game 3 starter in the NLCS against the Phillies even though he had missed the first round of the playoffs with a "bulging disk in his neck".^[8] However, he pitched poorly in the NLCS, failing to get out of the second inning and allowing six runs to score.

On August 30, 2010, Kuroda took a no-hitter into the 8th inning against the visiting Phillies; with one out, Shane Victorino broke up the Dodger hurler's "no-no" with a line drive single to right field. Kuroda received a standing ovation from the home crowd.^[9]

In 2010, Kuroda made 31 starts for the Dodgers, finishing the season with a 11–13 record and 3.39 ERA. He had a career best 196.1 innings pitched and 159 strikeouts. He became a free agent at the conclusion of the season, but was re-signed by the Dodgers to a one-year $12 million contract.

On July 27, 2011 Kuroda lost to the Colorado Rockies 1–3, becoming the first Dodger starting pitcher to have two consecutive seasons of at least 13 losses since Orel Hershiser in 1992 and 1993.

There was speculation that Kuroda would be traded at the trading deadline in 2011, but he chose not to waive the "no trade clause" in his contract because he wanted to remain with the Dodgers for the rest of the season.^[10]

Kuroda finished the 2011 season with a 13–16 record, posting career highs in both wins and losses. His final ERA was 3.07, the best of his career and he struck out 161 batters on the season. He became a free agent at the end of the season.

New York Yankees[link]

On January 13, 2012, Kuroda agreed to a one year contract worth around $10–11 million.^[11] He was added to the Yankees roster on January 26, 2012.^[12]

Pitching style[link]

Kuroda throws a mix of five pitches. His lead pitch is a shuuto — similar to a sinker and labeled as such by PITCHf/x — which he throws between 90–93 mph. His main off-speed pitch is a slider in the 83–86 range. Kuroda rounds out his repertoire with a four-seam fastball (90–92), splitter (85–88), and curveball (75–79). Nearly 90% of the pitches Kuroda throws to right-handed batters are shuutos or sliders, split about evenly. Against lefties, he adds considerable variety and draws on his splitter as a strikeout pitch. Against righties and with two strikes, Kuroda is prone to throw a slider low and away.^[13]

Family[link]

Kuroda and his wife, Masayo, have two daughters, Hinatsu (born 11/18/2002) and Wakana (born 8/13/2005).^[14]

References[link]

This article incorporates information from this version of the equivalent article on the Japanese Wikipedia.

External links[link]

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