Tag: npb

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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.…

Author Robert Whiting Tries to Decipher True Meaning of Ichiro – Asahi Weekly

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in Asahi Weekly, Interviews with Bob, Original media scans, The Meaning of Ichiro

31 October 2004 You can click on the images below to enlarge them.

How Japan Stacks Up – Los Angeles Times on You Gotta Have Wa

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in Reviews of Bob’s work, You Gotta Have Wa

1 October 1989 The image below can be expanded by clicking it.

Japanese Put a Spin on Baseball – New York Times, Books of The Times review

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in Reviews of Bob’s work, You Gotta Have Wa

15 July 1989 The image below can be enlarged by clicking it.

The Samurai of Summer (Wa) – The New York Times Book Review

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in Reviews of Bob’s work, You Gotta Have Wa

11 June 1989 The image below can be enlarged by clicking it.

East meets West in the Japanese game of bēsubōru – Smithsonian original magazine scan

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in Articles, Original magazine scans, Smithsonian, Smithsonian

September 1986 You can enlarge the images below by clicking on them.

Billion Dollar Blueprint

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by Robert Whiting (May 8, 2012) – Yukan Fuji Money. Money. Money. MLB is rolling in it, as indicated by the recent sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers for an astonishing $2 billion, an all time record for a major league team. The $2 billion figure is more than double the previous record for an…

Unfair Trade Advantage: Anti-Trust Exemption (Part 4 of 4)

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by Robert Whiting (April 2008) – Yukan Fuji Continuing our discussion of unfair trade advantages, begun in a previous column, the basis thesis, restated, is: MLB enjoys certain benefits under US law and custom that give it a decided advantage over the NPB in competition for the international market for players and for fans. NPB…

Unfair Trade Advantage: Salary Deprecation Allowance (Part 3 of 4)

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by Robert Whiting (April 2008) – Yukan Fuji Continuing our discussion of unfair trade advantages, begun in a previous column, here is the basic thesis re-stated: MLB enjoys certain benefits under US law and custom that give it a decided advantage over the NPB in competition on the international market for players and for fans.…

Unfair Trade Advantage: Marlins Stadium, Public Extortion (Part 2 of 4)

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