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02/16/2003 Archived Entry: "Japanese Baseball News: Will MLB Chicken Out of Japan Opener?"
MLB May Hand Terrorists a Victory
See story at: Grand Forks Herald Article
Millar Finally Ends Up in Boston
See story at: Associated Press Article
Millar Saga Miffs Marlins
Hey, it's a big mess in MLB! You don't see that everyday! *snicker*
See story at: San Jose Mercury News Article
Millar Resolution a "Dishonorable Precedent"
See story at: New Jersey.com Article
Japan Trip Speeds Up A's Spring Training
See story at: San Francisco Chronicle Article
Matsui Gets It
See story at: Newsday Article
Let the Matsui Media Circus Begin
See story at: Provo Daily Herald Article
See related story at: NY Daily News Article
Replies: 3 comments
I don't know what the two have to do with each other. I write about baseball, not soccer.
Nonetheless, I do, in fact, feel that by not having the MLB games in Japan, it is giving terrorists a victory. I also happen to feel the same way about what the Japanese soccer federation did, but who in the U.S. gives a flying rat's backside about soccer, anyway?
Furthermore, I have handed out plenty of stick to NPB over the last year or so. And I reserve the right to call them as I see them, whether it is in MLB, NPB, KBO, or anywhere else that plays baseball.
And for the record, organizationally, especially when it comes to player development and the total product out in the field, I still think that MLB ultimately has it all over the Japanese. But when MLB screws up, I'm going to hammer them. I will grant that it's recently been too easy of a target, though. A change of leadership could rectify that.
Posted by Gary Garland @ 02/17/2003 04:46 PM EST
...and you thought you are the only one who can read Japanese?..Sorry,lol...You should read a little more.
Posted by MLB IN NY @ 02/17/2003 06:58 AM EST
BaseballGuru,
In regard to your lead today, "Japanese Baseball News: Will MLB Chicken Out of Japan Opener?", please see the articles today about the Japanese soccer federation's decision to cancel two exhibition matches in the U.S.A.:
http://www.nikkansports.com/news/soccer/p-sc-tp0-030216-08.html
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getsp.pl5?sw20030217a1.htm
"Even if no war breaks out, there is no telling how things will turn out," Saburo Kawabuchi told reporters Saturday. "It's not worth taking unnecessary risks."
You desire to bash MLB at every turn seems to be eclipsed only by your faith in the accuracy of what's reported in the Japanese media, so make of that what you will.
Posted by No Fan of Selig, But @ 02/16/2003 02:54 PM EST
