Comments on: Baseball in Japan

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By: ATL1996

ATL1996 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:04:07 +0000

The professional baseball association is called Nippon Professional Baseball. Japan has two leagues, as in the United States. The Central and Pacific Leagues each consisting of six teams. The Pacific League uses the designated hitter style of play. The pro baseball season is eight months long with games beginning in April, and a Championship held in October. Teams play 144 games, as compared to the 162 games of the American major league teams.

Corporations with interests outside baseball own the teams, and teams are identified with their owners, not where the team is based (with the exception of the Yokohama BayStars). Nippon Professional Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in Japan.

By: yogurtgirl04

yogurtgirl04 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:08:50 +0000

Baseball is the most popular sport in Japan. High School ball is like American Football anywhere in the States.

I think there is girl's ball but it isn't as popular as it is with the boys.

By: sportsmogul327

sportsmogul327 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:16:43 +0000

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He was the only player that won the Rookie of the Year, Most Valuable Player, and Cy Young awards.

By: 11Alyt

11Alyt — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:38:16 +0000

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By: grizznant

grizznant — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:15:21 +0000

If you want to buy Seibu Lions goods, just go to Seibu Dome.
http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/rec/dome/

If you want to buy Hanshin Tigers goods, just go to Koshien which is near Osaka, though.

Anyway, the easiest way is to go to its home stadium.

By: Craziee Panda

Craziee Panda — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:57:35 +0000

Americans, Cubans, not sure about Canadians, Puerto Ricans, Dominican Republic, and Venezuela people can hit hard, They have power that we South Koreans and Japanese dont have.

What makes us better is that we use our heads more than our power. Asian pitchers think about the batting batter and how to get them out while MOST not ALL but most Western teams just simply throw fast balls. Asians took advantage of that and thats how the finals ended up being South Korea and Japan. and not to brag or anything but thats how South Korea defeated Venezuela so badly.

Respect to both Japan and South Korea. They both did so well.

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gatitahimeko — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:17:00 +0000

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By: conservative_122

conservative_122 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:48:19 +0000

Let me start off by saying, your wrong. Baseball is an integrated sport. I think it's great how baseball can be such a multi-cultural sport. As for the American Cars… Why would I pay 50 grand for an escalade when I can pay 20 grand for a car that gets better mileage?

I'm sorry, but I don't believe in your little KKK beliefs.

EDIT: Thumbing all of us down is real mature. Face it, you're wrong and you're an embodiment of what America used to be, not what it is now. This IS America and you better get used to it.

By: Nobody.

Nobody. — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:36:08 +0000

I got to some games on leave and TDY while I was stationed on Guam for three years and from my viewpoint …How do I put this…It's basically the same but with some huge differences. The biggest thing is no extra innings. Teams can play for the 9 inning tie. That happened my first game and freaked me right out. The heaviest emphasis is on pitching and pitchers are more so the control style guys than power pitchers. It's not unusual to see a starter throw 140+ pitches/game as their conditioning programs are tailored for stamina and the concept of the extended bridge bullpen hasn't really hit there yet. They do use closers however it's common for them to go 2 or more innings in some situations not unlike 70's era guys here like Gossage, Fingers, and Sutter. The long ball is not a focal point of most offenses unless a guy like Hideki matsui or Randy Bass is on the roster. Believe it or not Bass was a huge power guy there. Defense and smart baserunning are cornerstones as well. Rarely do you see guys making overly agressive moves either way. In that aspect the game is more conservative. Hitting is more the slash line drive style with major emphasis on fundementals like hitting behind/advancing runners, bunting, and pitch selection. Also there are certain traditions of sort that are differnet from the MLB. Tipping the cap to a hitter as an apology after hitting him with a pitch, arguments with umpires are rarely "heated" and generally only carried out by the manager. Spitting on the field is viewed as disrespectful. The cuisine is different as expected, fans are just as loud and excited as here, but there is less jeering or loudmouthing as such shows are frowned upon as disrespectful. The games are fun to watch and the differences don't detract from the game in any way, they just make it a unique experience to someone not used to the manner in which games are played there.