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  Boston.com / Sports / Baseball / Tomo Ohka bats eighth in Expos win   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Ohka became the first major league pitcher in more than five years to bat higher than ninth in the starting lineup and went hitless in two at-bats, but he worked 6 2-3...
Ohka became the first major league pitcher in more than five years to bat higher than ninth in the starting lineup and went hitless in two at-bats, but he worked 6 2-3 strong innings to lead Montreal over the visiting Cincinnati Reds 6-2 Sunday.
Ohka (3-5) also grounded out to end the fourth with runners on first and second, but he got his primary job done, allowing six hits and two runs -- one earned -- to improve to 3-0 in his last five starts after beginning the season 0-5.
www.boston.com /sports/baseball/articles/2004/05/31/tomo_ohka_bats_eighth_in_expos_win   (523 words)

  
 Fantasy Baseball: Player News Archive   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Ohka was traded to the Brewers on Friday in exchange for Junior Spivey, the Associated Press reports.
Ohka was fined by the Nationals on Sunday for showing disrespect to manager Frank Robinson while being removed from Saturday's game, the Associated Press reports.
Ohka is expected to have his start skipped this week with the off day on Thursday, the team's web site reports.
games.espn.go.com /cgi/flb/playernewsarchive?statsId=6283   (801 words)

  
 Ohka - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
The Ohka Type 22 was designed to overcome this problem by using a thermojet style jet engine, the Tsu-11.
The final stage in Ohka development was the Type 43, which was intended to be powered by an Ishikawajima Ne-20 turbojet.
Jeffers destroys an Ohka with AA fire fifty yards from the ship, but the resulting explosion is still powerful enough to cause extensive damage, forcing Jeffers to withdraw.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Ohka   (800 words)

  
 CBC Sports: Expos' Ohka breaks right forearm   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Ohka, 28, suffered a broken bone in his right forearm when struck by Carlos Beltran's line drive in the third inning of a 7-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals in Game 2 of Montreal's doubleheader sweep at Kauffmann Stadium.
Ohka, who had not lost in six starts dating back to April 29, immediately walked off the field with the game scoreless at the time.
Ohka entered the contest with a 3-5 record and 3.12 earned-run average in 11 starts.
www.cbc.ca /pcgi-bin/templates/sportsView.cgi?/news/2004/06/10/Sports/ohka060410   (231 words)

  
 ABC News: Nationals Fine Ohka for 'Contempt'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Washington Nationals starter Tomo Ohka, of Japan, throws the ball to first after fielding a bunt by Florida Marlins' Mike Lowell during the third inning Saturday, June 4, 2005, at RFK Stadium in Washington.
Ohka turned his back to Robinson as the manager walked to the mound in the fourth inning of Saturday night's 7-3 victory over the Florida Marlins.
Ohka, who was not available for comment before Sunday's game, recently regained his spot in the starting rotation after early season struggles.
abcnews.go.com /Sports/wireStory?id=821458   (442 words)

  
 Another strong showing for Ohka: 3/17/01
Ohka, who went 9-6 and pitched a perfect game at Triple-A Pawtucket last season, was inserted into the spring starting rotation earlier this week when Rolando Arrojo was sent to the bullpen.
Ohka had no difficulty keeping the ball in the park with a strong wind blowing straight out that helped the Red Sox hit four home runs, including Carl Everett's first of spring training.
Ohka allowed a leadoff single to Aramis Ramirez in the second inning, but got out of the inning with a pair of fly balls and a strikeout.
www.s-t.com /daily/03-01/03-17-01/c03sp100.htm   (439 words)

  
 Ohka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It appears that the operational record of Ohkas used in action includes three ships sank or damaged beyond repair and three other ships with significant damage.
The Ohka attack force is intercepted and destroyed some 70 miles from the target.
One Ohka hits the bridge of Shea, causing extensive damage and casualties.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yokosuka_MXY7   (817 words)

  
 Tampa Bay Devil Rays : News : Tampa Bay Devil Rays News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Ohka came to the Brewers on Friday in a trade that sent second baseman Junior Spivey to the Nationals.
Ohka, who joined the team on Saturday, then put his pitching on cruise control until the eighth, when the Rays loaded the bases with one out.
Ohka pitched the ninth, finishing off his first career shutout when he retired Green on a popout to right field to end the game.
milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20050614&content_id=1089463&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=tb   (759 words)

  
 Washington Nationals : News : Washington Nationals News
Ohka carried the success into June, but his season was put on hold after he took a Carlos Beltran line drive off his right forearm in the second game of a doubleheader with the Royals on June 10.
Ohka, 28, is 33-44 with a 3.92 ERA in a Major League career that spans six seasons with the Red Sox and Expos.
Ohka is set to be the No. 3 starter in the Nationals' rotation.
washington.nationals.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050118&content_id=932055&vkey=news_was&fext=.jsp&c_id=was   (387 words)

  
 The Cherry Blossom Squadrons: Born to Die
Ohka means "cherry blossom" in Japanese, and each ohka weapon had a cherry blossom painted on each side of its nose, which contained 2,800 pounds of explosives.
Over 50 ohka pilots and about 320 pilots and crewmen of the mother planes lost their lives during the war (p.
Later, after the first large-scale ohka attack failed to produce any results, some men in the Corps were assigned to Kembu Bomber Units, which used advanced Zero fighters with 1,100-pound bombs to carry out kamikaze attacks.
wgordon.web.wesleyan.edu /kamikaze/books/general/hagoromo   (703 words)

  
 Nationals send Ohka to Brewers for Spivey - Boston.com - Baseball - Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Ohka, who asked for a trade last month, went 4-3 with a 3.33 ERA this season.
Ohka's was slated to start Friday, and Sun-woo Kim was picked to fill in against Seattle.
Ohka said he wished he had gotten a chance to pitch more innings, and he didn't like that he spent time in the bullpen.
www.boston.com /sports/baseball/articles/2005/06/10/nats_trade_ohka_to_brewers_for_spivey   (725 words)

  
 KETV.com - MLB - Ohka Has Successful Surgery
Ohka was placed on the 15-day disabled list Friday, one day after suffering the broken bone in his right arm during the second game of a doubleheader against Kansas City.
Ohka was forced to leave Thursday's game in the third inning after getting hit on the arm by a line drive off the bat of Carlos Beltran.
Ohka was taken for x-rays, which revealed a broken bone above the wrist.
www.ketv.com /mlb/3412854/detail.html   (177 words)

  
 Ohka - InfoSearchPoint.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It was a small flying bomb that was carried underneath a bomber to within range of its target; on release, the pilot would fire the Ohka's engine and begin his dive towards the target.
The final stage in Ohka development was the Type 43, which was intended to be powered by an Ne-20 turbojet.
One Ohka hits the bridge of the USS Shea, causing extensive damage and casualties.
www.infosearchpoint.com /display/Ohka   (701 words)

  
 SportingNews.com Fantasy Source - Baseball : Expos place Tomo Ohka on 15-day disabled list   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Ohka, 28, from Japan, was hit by a line drive off Carlos Beltran's bat in the third inning of Thursday night's doubleheader in Kansas City.
Ohka, a 10-game winner with Montreal last season, was 3-5 with a 3.01 ERA in 12 starts this season.
Ohka's place in the rotation is expected to be taken by right-hander John Patterson - when Patterson comes off the disabled list.
fantasy.sportingnews.com /baseball/articles/20040611/547935-p.html   (329 words)

  
 Washington Nationals : News : Washington Nationals News
Ohka went to Robinson and Bowden on May 9 and told them he wanted to be traded after being demoted to the bullpen.
Ohka was back in the Nationals' rotation at the time of the trade.
Ohka was later fined 1,000 for the incident.
washington.nationals.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050610&content_id=1084120&vkey=news_was&fext=.jsp&c_id=was   (1155 words)

  
 Red Sox Ohka looking A-OK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Ohka took another step toward guaranteeing a spot in Boston's starting rotation with a solid effort against the Pirates yesterday in Bradenton.
Ohka, who went 3-6 with a 3.12 ERA last year, is just getting ready for the season now.
Ohka said he's sold his apartment in Pawtucket and is looking for one in Boston.
www.eagletribune.com /news/stories/20010317/SP_005.htm   (865 words)

  
 SI.com - Baseball - Ohka flirts with no-hitter in Expos' rout of Jays - Monday June 30, 2003 03:47 AM
Ohka didn't allow a hit until there were two outs in the seventh inning and finished with a two-hitter as the Expos beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-2 Sunday.
Ohka kept his no-hit bid alive in the fifth by robbing Delgado of a hit with a stabbing grab of a comebacker.
Toronto's Johnson reached on Ohka's throwing error in the bottom half and scored on Bordick's RBI single, cutting Montreal's lead to 8-2.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /baseball/news/2003/06/29/expos_bluejays_ap   (683 words)

  
 Post-Crescent - Ohka delivers big game for Brewers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Ohka pitched four-hit ball for eight innings, Rickie Weeks drove in both runs, and the Milwaukee Brewers returned to.500 by beating the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0 Sunday.
Ohka retired 12 in a row before Padilla’s leadoff single in the sixth.
Ohka retired 21 of the last 23 he faced in the game and continued his success against Philadelphia.
www.wisinfo.com /postcrescent/sports/archive/sports_22109414.shtml   (707 words)

  
 KUGISHO MXY7-K1 OHKA II   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Ohka (Cherry Blossom) was a Japanese suicide weapon used in aerial combat during the closing months of WW II.
The Ohka was carried to the vicinity of its target beneath a "mother" aircraft such as the twin-engine Mitsubishi G4M2e "Betty" bomber.
Upon being released from the carrier plane, the Ohka glided in the direction of the target.
www.wpafb.af.mil /museum/air_power/ap22.htm   (243 words)

  
 Notes: Success for Ohka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Ohka suffered the injury on June 10, when he was struck by a Carlos Beltran line drive during the second game of a doubleheader between the Expos and Royals.
Ohka had surgery two days later and now sports a six-inch scar from the procedure.
At the time of the injury, Ohka was arguably the best pitcher on the staff.
www.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/content/printer_friendly/mlb/y2004/m09/d04/c847667.jsp   (621 words)

  
 NEWSWATCH 50 || WWTI Watertown - Ohka fined for contempt towards Robinson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The incident occurred in the fourth inning of Saturday night's 7-3 win against Florida, as Ohka turned his back from Robinson when the skipper came to the mound to make a pitching change.
Robinson was then forced to grab the ball from Ohka's hand as the pitcher was departing.
Ohka allowed three runs -- two earned -- on seven hits over 3 1/3 innings in the start.
www.newswatch50.com /sports/mlb/story.aspx?content_id=99254574-8841-4304-8066-4C97B4663F5E   (115 words)

  
 TheKansasCityChannel.com - MLB - Expos Agree To Terms With Ohka, Armas
Ohka also had two complete games and finished the 2003 campaign with 16 straight scoreless innings.
Ohka also allowed two walks or less in 27 of his starts in 2003.
Ohka started his major league career in Boston in 1999, but was traded in the middle of the 2001 season to the Expos.
www.thekansascitychannel.com /mlb/2776025/detail.html   (233 words)

  
 Humble Ohka reflects on perfection: 6/3/00   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It took Ohka only 77 pitches Thursday night to blank Charlotte and secure a place in the record books with the first ever perfect game for the Pawsox.
Ohka, whose career in Japan was undistinguished, has been stellar in the United States.
Ohka was roughed up in spring training games with Boston this year and started the season going 0-4 -- albeit with a 3.64 ERA -- for Pawtucket in April.
www.s-t.com /daily/06-00/06-03-00/c03sp107.htm   (514 words)

  
 Milwaukee Brewers, Major League Baseball, Tampa Bay Devil Rays - CBS SportsLine.com
Ohka (5-3) struck out six and walked none in his first outing since being acquired from the Washington Nationals for infielder Junior Spivey last Friday.
Ohka turned his back to the manager as he walked to the mound.
Ohka bailed himself out of a bases-loaded jam in the eighth to finish his fifth career complete game.
www.sportsline.com /mlb/gamecenter/recap/MLB_20050614_MIL@TB   (890 words)

  
 JS Online: Brewers' Ohka a pitcher of calm
But that doesn't mean Ohka wasn't jacked up Sunday to face the Washington Nationals, the team that happily traded him to the Brewers in early June.
It was no secret in Washington that the Nationals were looking to part ways with Ohka when they dealt him to the Brewers for second baseman Junior Spivey, now on the DL with a broken wrist.
Ohka turned his back on manager Frank Robinson during a pitching change in his last start for Washington and was fined for insubordination.
www.jsonline.com /sports/brew/jul05/341704.asp?source=tmj4   (839 words)

  
 Ohka - Art History Online Reference and Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka (桜花 "cherry blossom") was a purpose-built kamikaze aircraft employed by Japan towards the end of World War II.
It was a small flying bomb that was carried underneath a Mitsubishi G4M "Betty" bomber to within range of its target; on release, the pilot would first glide towards the target and when close enough he would fire the Ohka's engine(s) and dive against the ship to destroy.
USS Jeffers destroys an Ohka with AA fire fifty yards from the ship, but the resulting explosion is still powerful enough to cause extensive damage, forcing the Jeffers to withdraw.
www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Ohka   (754 words)

  
 G4M2 Betty and Baka "Ohka" bomb
The Baka (Baka is Japanese for "Fool," a name the US gave the Japanese "Ohka" flying kamikaze missile) was designed as a one-way piloted suicide missile to use against the ever-growing US Navy that was encroaching on the Japanese Pacific Islands.
The Americans called the Ohka the "Baka" which was Japanese for "Fool." Fool or no Fool, the pilot of the Ohka would be sitting in front of hundreds of liters of highly explosive rocket fuel and sitting behing hundreds of pounds of high explosive.
Fortunately for the Allies (and the Ohka pilots, I suppose, too), the Ohka was never used in combat situations.
cfs2hq0.tripod.com /id24.htm   (251 words)

  
 Ohka to miss next turn in rotation - The Washington Times: Sports - April 25, 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
NEW YORK -- Washington Nationals pitcher Tomo Ohka's next turn in the rotation will be passed over as the club tries to determine what has caused the right-hander's struggles on the mound.
Ohka, who lasted just three innings Saturday in the Nationals' 10-5 loss to the New York Mets, would have been scheduled to pitch again on Thursday.
Ohka, who missed three months in 2004 after fracturing his right forearm, acknowledged after Saturday's game that he's not 100 percent healthy, though he would not divulge what part of his body was hurting.
www.washtimes.com /sports/20050425-122716-1747r.htm   (660 words)

  
 Montreal Expos News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Tomo Ohka was asked twice Friday night which he enjoyed more -- earning his 11th victory with 7 2/3 dominant innings against the Giants, or laying down a perfect bunt on a suicide squeeze to give the Expos a lead they would never relinquish.
In his last five starts, Ohka is 3-0 with a 1.73 ERA, and he hasn't allowed more than two earned runs in any of those outings.
With Ohka at a 2-2 count after fouling off the first attempt at the suicide squeeze, manager Frank Robinson gave his pitcher the bunt sign again.
expos.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/mon/news/mon_news.jsp?ymd=20020824&content_id=111429&vkey=news_mon&fext=.jsp   (871 words)

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