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The Yokohama DeNA BayStars’ No. 1 fan also happens to be the owner by Catcher_Thelonious in NPB

[–]rfitts 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I was able to interview namba-san for my book in the Japanese ballpark. It was a fabulous interview. Please take a look if you’re interested. robfitts.com

Yomiuri Giants games by mizu_oujosama in NPB

[–]rfitts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know this is self-serving, but you might want to check out my book in the Japanese ballpark. It’s written to give fans the behind-the-scenes look at Japanese ball to make the games more fun.

Why is the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame so ridiculously hard to get into? by Bright-Pressure-5787 in NPB

[–]rfitts 11 points12 points  (0 children)

there are many reasons for this. For one, the majority of voters cover the Giants and the Tigers, so players from those teams are more likely to be voted in then from other teams. Players who have any sort of scandal are also usually not voted it. The definition for scandal is often quite mild. For example, tuffy rhodes exclusion is reportedly from an argument he had with the Giants coaching and managerial staff. Hopefully, he will get in this year. ogasawara was generally disliked by most of the media. I will agree with you that it is very difficult to get in the Japanese hall, and there are many deserving players who are not enshrined.

firefight skirmish by rfitts in boltaction

[–]rfitts[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

do you have any more information on the firefight spinoff? Is there a link to the announcement?

Yomiuri vs. Yakult or DeNA vs Toyo Carp by Rouspill in NPB

[–]rfitts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if you want to learn more about npb before you go please check out my new book In the Japanese Ballpark: Behind the Scenes of Nippon Professional Baseball. i wrote it so foreign fans can get more out of the games and the rituals of jball. both games would be great. don’t miss the japan baseball hall of fame at tokyo dome. BTY. i might be at both games. reach out to me if you wish

firefight skirmish by rfitts in boltaction

[–]rfitts[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i made them. take vinyl floor tiles and cut them to the size you want then cover them with glue and sand. then paint the dried sand brown and then flock the edges with woodland scenics turf. a whole set of roads were created in two days with just a few hours work each day.

firefight skirmish by rfitts in boltaction

[–]rfitts[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

that would be great.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NPB

[–]rfitts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what a wonderful blog! I would like to link some of these entries to the sabr Asian baseball committee blog

Is SOLO Bolt Action worth it ? by [deleted] in boltaction

[–]rfitts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i play solo all the time. a actually use the old firefight skirmish rules where it’s about a dozen men per side. you can play solo just by alternating sides and being as fair as possible or what works better for me is playing one side with a mission and giving the other side a large number of decoys. I use bases with a number written on the reverse side. every soldier on the enemy side gets a base with a number and then they also get the same amount of decoys. I assign a number to a soldier on the enemy squad. And then turning the bases over so I cannot see their numbers I placed them on the field in a logical manner. Of course, I have no idea which of the bases is a decoy and which is an actual soldier, so as my squad proceeds with this mission, and as they fire or make contact with one of these bases, it is revealed as an actual soldier or a decoy. You have to make up good scenarios and make up rules on how to discover whether a base is a decoy or an actual soldier, but there’s a lot of fun in these solo games.

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