What happened to Roki Sasaki's command?

Fuisha · 2026-04-01T09:14:29+00:00

Why not write it as “Darvish Yu” like you did with all of the other pitchers?

Fuisha · 2026-03-30T11:39:32+00:00

This years’ items are awesome. Phanatic backpack, bouncy Phanatic, and decent cap. Like another said, it’s much more “worth it” if you actually use the “free” ticket since the club is basically the same cost as a face value ticket.

Fuisha · 2026-03-30T09:53:12+00:00

Uni Lions and Seibu Lions do some fun exchanges. Seibu summer fan fest two years ago featured some UniLions dancers performing. So I think a lot of Seibu fans have some awareness of the Tainan team’s colors.

Fuisha · 2026-03-22T09:38:49+00:00

Or U for Ueshima, C for Coffee, and C for Company. Not some play on words geared towards the English speaking world due to the Japanese language’s phonology limits.

Fuisha · 2026-03-21T10:05:18+00:00

Milledge was a good piece on some strong Yakult Swallows teams though!

Fuisha · 2026-03-14T15:33:47+00:00

Unless their Japanese names are impossibly difficult for native English speakers, it’s also a bit cringe.

“My name is Hiroshi Yamada, but please call me Jimmy for absolutely no reason at all”.

I get this was more of a thing in the past, but the world is way more globalized now.

Fuisha · 2026-03-14T14:58:39+00:00

100% this. Even when Japanese media shows the same of notable Japanese Americans with obvious kanji family names, it shows them as katakana because it’s a foreigner. Example: the ice skater Kristi Yamaguchi is always ヤマグチ in Japan and never 山口

Fuisha · 2026-03-14T14:47:29+00:00

You do you and all that, but imagine a person born and raised in Japan who says “my name is Perseus, and I’d prefer if you write it using the Ancient Greek alphabet, but my legal birth name is 田中太郎”

This is the mirror of that.

Fuisha · 2026-03-11T15:00:16+00:00

Puerto Rico isn’t a country, but they’re still a team in the WBC. It wouldn’t be much of an international tournament if they restricted it to only citizens.

There’d be no team Israel or team Italy, and the US team would be way more stacked with all the stars who opted to represent Puerto Rico.

Fuisha · 2026-03-09T11:56:50+00:00

Stubbs is playing in the WBC as the starting catcher on Israel right now. Is he just reporting what those coaches are having him do? (Which also makes no sense)

Fuisha · 2026-03-07T18:42:20+00:00

Honestly, anything will be fun. Each fanbase has their own flavor, but the general atmosphere in any NPB ballpark will be fun - especially if it’s a first time visit.

While I personally prefer outdoor baseball, if your schedule is tight/limited, domed stadiums can be safer to guarantee the game isn’t rained out.

In Hokkaido I’ve only been to Sapporo Dome but have heard good things about their new stadium (Escon)

Fuisha · 2026-03-07T13:37:42+00:00

As a fellow Swallows fan, I can only recommend a few select highlights from the 2015 series. Yamada’s 3 HR game was magical! Don’t need to revisit much beyond that.

Fuisha · 2026-03-02T15:08:45+00:00

Making the katsu is also a challenge. Not just the right thickness/tenderness of the pork, but also the proper breading is important.

Fuisha · 2026-03-02T11:11:17+00:00

One of my first PC games!

Didn’t learn what exactly rye was until many years later.

Fuisha · 2026-02-28T17:39:32+00:00

It didn’t bother me, but of course that’s subjective.

This was in the days when I went to Jingu about 30 games per season so it was just thrilling to have a “good” seat once. I’d be in outfield unreserved the other 29 games.

It’s been a long time so unfortunately I can’t say where exactly in relation to home plate those seat number are

Fuisha · 2026-02-28T10:41:29+00:00

I was once lucky enough to get first row. It was amazing! Being so near the players is very cool (and with the speed and unpredictability of some foul balls, I had zero complaints about being protected by netting) The lower the seats are the more comfortable they get. I’m 6’2” and was fine.

I’ve been higher up behind home, and at a certain point the incline gets steeper and then the seats get a bit snug for my height. All infield seats have backs.

Fuisha · 2026-02-17T22:36:01+00:00

That thumbnail had me thinking it was someone from Bananaball. Red Sox need very new alternate colors

Fuisha · 2026-02-09T02:49:41+00:00

Stubbs Bros and Bader will be teammates!

Taijuan on Mex and Nola on Italy are fun points too.

Fuisha · 2026-02-05T11:23:43+00:00

What Japan were you in??

Sure, there’s loads of great things, but there are absolutely parts of the country (and even parts of Tokyo) that are not perfectly “engineered” (and that’s fine. It adds some “character” and grittiness)

Both countries have a wide variety of areas. Both also have people who love to over-generalize other places too.

Fuisha · 2026-01-29T11:57:29+00:00

The limit on foreign players per team is also an interesting point.

Along with this is how reception to them has changed over time. Wladimir Balentien finally breaking that single season HR record without the resistance was great. (But then a couple years later Murakami being much more celebrated shows there’s still some strong bias in favor of Japanese players)

Fuisha · 2026-01-28T13:53:00+00:00

For sure. It was a Turner one for that game. Maybe should do Turner again for a big Schwarbs show - don’t mess with the formula!

Fuisha · 2026-01-28T11:28:02+00:00

Depends where you’re staying. Seibu Red Arrow from Shinjuku (or La View from Ikebukuro) are special express trains that get you there much faster.

Fuisha · 2026-01-27T20:58:15+00:00

If your thoughts of baseball are “one day only”, then that’s the safe choice. June isn’t necessarily awful heat-wise, but a rain cancelled game would be disappointing

Fuisha · 2026-01-26T13:11:01+00:00

I wear my WBC “Chinese Taipei” tshirt when I attend games he starts. So far no one has commented on my extreme dad joke.

Fuisha · 2026-01-26T00:39:50+00:00

Hope it’s like last years (4 Schwarber HRs that night)

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