The biggest was the failure of the Tom Cruise epic “The Last Samurai” to land a nomination for Best Picture in the dramatic category. Instead, the slot went to “Master and Commander ...

Watch this samurai cut a 100 mph pitch in half. Joe DeMartino Oct 15, 2015, 09:43 AM ET. Close. General Editor Joined ESPN in 2006 Massachusetts native, Northwestern graduate. Follow on X.

Someone hitting a 100-mph fastball is an extremely impressive feat, but watching someone cut one in half with a samurai sword is precisely the kind of thing for which the internet was made.