Tokyo Junkie

Home of Robert Whiting, best-selling author and journalist

Tag: matsui

  • Reporter’s Notebook – Yukan Fuji

    —

    by

    rwhiting1942
    in

    By Robert Whiting (2011) On a recent visit to the Oakland Coliseum, to see the Athletics host the Seattle Mariners, I had a long conversation with a security guard there who has worked at the ballpark for many years and has watched many MLB games. He offered me these insights about Ichiro and Seattle: “I…

  • Whither Hideki Matsui? – Yukan Fuji

    —

    by

    rwhiting1942
    in

    By Robert Whiting (2009) The more one thinks about the accomplishments of Hideki Matsui in the World Series, the more remarkable they become. Not only did he win the MVP with a performance of power that put him in the pantheon of Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Mantle and Reggie Jackson, he also accomplished something that a…

  • Upside Down – Yukan Fuji

    —

    by

    rwhiting1942
    in

    By Robert Whiting (2009) It used to be, many, many years ago, that aging MLB stars would come to Japan for one last big, fat paycheck. Those of you older readers might recall the days of Gary Thomasson, the multi-million dollar “Giants Human Fan,” who signed a big money deal for Kyojin and delivered mediocre…

  • Albatross – Yukan Fuji

    —

    by

    rwhiting1942
    in

    By Robert Whiting (2009) “It has been the best of times and the worst of times.” These days, for Japanese baseball in the United States, Charles Dickens’ opening line in “A Tale of Two Cities”—may be the most fitting. On the one hand, Japanese baseball’s reputation in the USA hit an all-time peak in the…

  • Godzilla vs. the Americans – Time original magazine scan

    —

    by

    rwhiting1942
    in

    28th April 2003 The images below can be enlarged by clicking them.