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Time Machine: Marvin Miller and the Hall of Fame
This story originally ran in the Japanese newspaper Yukan Fuji in 2019.
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Interpreting a tough job on either side of the Pacific
TOKYO — I read with interest stories about the firing — excuse me “dismissal” to be more precise — of the interpreter Toy Matsushita, the translator for…
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Wall Street Journal Book Review: ‘In the Service of the Shogun’ An Englishman in Japan
Written by Robert Whiting WSJ Book Review
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MLB places a premium on left-handed pitchers
TOKYO — Congratulations to Shota Imanaga, the ace pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, on his selection to the 2024 MLB All-Star Game.
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Time Machine: Emperor honors Bobby Valentine
This story originally ran in the Japanese newspaper Yukan Fuji in 2018. TOKYO — I read with interest that this past August, Emperor of Japan Akihito…
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Second volume of book on Nichibei Yakyu Tours another interesting read
TOKYO — Nichibei Yakyu: US Tours of Japan VOLUME II: 1960-2019 is out and upon us covering visits to Japan by MLB clubs and All-Star teams during that…
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Bob's Bullets - More on Roki Sasaki, Ichiro Hall of Fame Tour
TOKYO — Ira Stevens, MLB consultant on Japanese baseball, and founder of the well-respected ScoutDragon.com website, says of Chiba Lotte Marines ace…
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Marines ace Roki Sasaki desired by MLB teams, but how great is the risk?
TOKYO — What does the future hold for Lotte ace Roki Sasaki? Will he be posted to MLB this year and if so where will he sign and how will he do? Will he…
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June 2024

Willie Mays was so sensational, he was in a class by himself
TOKYO — I read with sadness of the passing of the great Willie Mays, who died recently at the age of 93. “Great” seems somehow not enough to describe…
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Time Machine: Remembering Joe Stanka
This story originally ran in the Japanese newspaper Yukan Fuji in 2018. TOKYO — Japan said goodbye to one of its baseball legends with the passing in…
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Bad contracts plentiful in MLB over the past 20 years
TOKYO — Major League Baseball history is filled with examples of bad contracts. Perhaps the worst in history involved former Texas Rangers superstar and…
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Book Review: Gamblers, Fraudsters, Dreamers & Spies: The Outsiders Who Shaped Modern Japan
Reading “Gamblers, Fraudsters, Dreamers & Spies” by Robert Whiting Entertaining stories of the foreigners who helped shape modern Japan By DC Palter…
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