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  • Why the ‘Red Devil’ Wore Out Welcome

    by Dave Kindred (Jun 7, 1989) Bob Horner’s arrival in Tokyo two years ago was considered by the Japanese an act of divine generosity. “It was like the angel of the Lord had descended,” said Robert Whiting, whose new book on Japanese baseball, “You Gotta Have Wa,” offers a convincing explanation of Horner-san’s unhappy Oriental experience.…