The Meaning of Ichiro by Robert Whiting

Author:Robert Whiting [Whiting, Robert]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780446565226
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2004-04-01T07:00:00+00:00

7

GAIJIN

Baseball society in Japan is a strange beast. It would be too easy, and not entirely accurate, to say that it is as closed as some of the Japanese markets. Baseball in Japan is open to players and coaches from the United States, Taiwan and South Korea, but at the same time, the cartel nature of the game bottles up the competitive spirit.

The Japanese approach to the sport incorporates moral guidance, business management and company-based role assignments, making professional baseball a simple job for wages. Baseball in Japan has lost its passion and imagination.

YOICHI FUNABASHI, ASAHI SHIMBUN

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.