An important element in Japanese baseball is wa--group harmony--embodied in the proverb "The nail that sticks up shall be hammered down". But what if the nail is a visiting American player? Here's a look at Japanese baseball, as seen by baffled Americans
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He walked off the plane at Narita Airport, wearied by his long flight, blinking in confusion at the waiting crush of cameras, lights, and microphones. Read the first page
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like the warren cromartie book slugging it out in japan this is another must have book as up until 1988 it tells you the crazy goings on and stories involving americans baseball players in japan from the army type practices to the americans wider than a cadilac strike zone you can't even hit that ball with a boat oar(bob horner yakult swallows) this book tells you all.i wish someone would write a even newer version of this book as i've heard alot of stories involving kevin mitchell and rex hudler among others in japan.great book.if you are curious about japanese baseball get this book.
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Having spent a number of years living and working in Japan and being a big Japanese baseball fan, I found this book both entertaining and educational. Whiting has taken baseball, something both cultures understand, and shown how different both the USA and Japan treat their national past time. I highly recommend the book to anyone not just interested in baseball, but also Japan-US relations. This book was released before the recent influx of Japanese pitchers into the major leagues (Irabu, Nomo, Hasegawa, Yoshii). With their successes in the big leagues it shows that Japanese players can compete with any in the world.
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Professional baseball is as important, if not more so, to Japanese culture as it is to American culture. Whiting humorously demonstrates the "culture clash" that has happened so many times when American Major Leaguers get lured to Japan to play on professional teams. The history of how the game developed in Japan is also well told here. If sports indeed mirrors society, as I believe it does, this book tells us as much about Japanese society as it does about Japanese baseball.
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Social Studies Made Fun
I am not a fan of baseball, heck I am British and I don't even understand the rules, but this book is about so much more than just baseball. Read more
Published on 29 Mar 2006 by Paul Thomas
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Great learning on Japanese way of life, not just baseball
Bravo Robert Whiting for composing the greatest baseball book! Thru Robert's book, you can visualize the Japanese noble philosophy on baseball and life. Read more
Published on 5 Aug 1997
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Greatest Baseball Book Ever
By far, this is the greatest baseball (if not sports book) ever written. And with today being Opening Day, it would be most appropriate to have on hand. A+ classic! Read more
Published on 2 April 1997
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