Tag: Newsday
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The Chrysanthemum and the Bat – Newsday Review
by John Gabree (Apr 17, 1985) — Newsday “The Chrysanthemum and the Bat” is a very different sort of baseball book. The cultures of Japan and the United States are revealed by the way in which each plays the world’s greatest game. The Japanese are as crazy about beisuboru as we are. Superficially, from the…
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You Gotta Have ‘Wa’ – Newsday Review
by Leon H. Carter (Jun 4, 1989) Darryl Strawberry probably would dominate Japanese besoboru, but does he have “wa” – a requirement of all baseball players there. “Wa” means team spirit (strike one, Darryl), unity (strike two), and the ball club always comes first (strike three). In Japan, Strawberry is out before he steps up to…
