Category: The New York Times
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Japan’s No-Strike Zone – The New York Times
By Robert Whiting (10 Oct, 1994) The long baseball season is finally at an end. On Oct. 22, the two league champions will face each other in the first game of the annual best-of-seven fall classic to determine the professional baseball championship. Although tickets are all but sold out, millions of viewers will be able…
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Land of the Rising Fastball – The New York Times
by Robert Whiting (7 Oct, 1992) After six months and 162 games, the major league playoffs began last night in Atlanta. Yes, the road to the World Series is long, but the road to the Japan Series — the Asian version of the fall classic, which will begin next week — is far more arduous.…
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