by Leo McConnell (Apr 13, 1983) — Boston-Lowell
The subtitle for The Chrysanthemum and the Bat is “Baseball Samurai Style.” Everyone knows that the Japanese have a passion for baseball. Whiting, who has spent most of his adult life in Asia, has written about that passion in an entertaining and informative study which gives a fresh understanding of the country and the people through the love they share with Americans for professional baseball.
