When I watch Major League Baseball, my rooting interests are, in order: Braves. Whoever is playing the Nationals. Any player I used to watch in the Japanese league, Nippon Professional Baseball, especially if they … [Read more...]
The new fifth highest-paid pitcher in baseball history has never played Major League Baseball. The Yankees are giving Japanese mega-ace Masahiro Tanaka a seven-year contract worth $155,000,000 (with an opt-out after four … [Read more...]
“I wasn’t a fan. I didn’t watch on television or have videos or anything. I don’t watch soccer now and when I retire that won’t change. I don’t really understand why people are soccer fans. I don’t like to watch any sport … [Read more...]
If you happened to see any of the Red Sox home games of this year's World Series, your eyes were no doubt drawn to two sets of handheld circular signs in the crowd behind home plate. Some loyal fan has brought these signs … [Read more...]
Note: Tofugu and its staff are not responsible for any changes to the fabric of time that may directly or indirectly negatively affect you or someone you know. All time travel was done without malice and for research … [Read more...]
Last time I wrote about the beginnings of Japanese baseball. That's where it all started, and what an interesting story it was. Now I want to talk about the post-war years, when Japanese baseball really started to become … [Read more...]