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NPB News
General news and commentary about Nippon Professional Baseball (Japanese Pro Yakyu). |
1457 / 8031 | May 2, 2017 |
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Ask the Commish
No, I'm not the "real" Commissioner, but I'm always happy to answer questions regarding Pro Yakyu (Japanese Professional Baseball). Please READ THE FAQ first. |
1739 / 7303 | Aug 20, 2024 |
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Pro Yakyu History
From the beginnings of baseball in Japan to historic games and players. Pro Yakyu History is here. |
78 / 345 | Jun 6, 2019 |
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Records and Milestones
Records are made to be broken. Milestones are passed every day. |
196 / 523 | Jul 1, 2009 |
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Open Talk
This is a forum for all to post and chat to their hearts' desire. Let's just keep it on topic - Japanese baseball. (General questions go in Ask the Commish.) |
1423 / 9659 | Oct 31, 2015 |
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Pro Yakyu News
News gathered from around the Internet about what's going on in Japanese Pro Yakyu. |
10078 / 10107 | Apr 21, 2017 |
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Bayside West: Yokohama
Michael Westbay has been blogging about Pro Yakyu since before the word "blog" entered the vernacular. Here he writes about Pro Yakyu in general, and the Yokohama BayStars in particular. |
208 / 360 | Sep 24, 2014 |
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Tiger Tails
This blog will attempt to report on as many Hanshin Tigers games as possible. Games will be, if possible, reported the day after and on rare occasions the same day. |
1337 / 3598 | Nov 16, 2016 |
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The SoftBank Source
The title defense begins! Welcome to 2012, Hawks fans! |
296 / 367 | Apr 3, 2012 |
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Japanese Baseball Daily
John reviews the day's games .... RSS Feeds for the Japan Baseball Weekly Podcasts can be found here:
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906 / 968 | Nov 11, 2024 |
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Switch Pitcher
The chronicles of youth baseball in Japan. |
8 / 21 | Feb 14, 2012 |
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High School
News about the biannual national high school championships at Koshien and other happenings in Japanese high school baseball. |
1415 / 1562 | Aug 16, 2016 |
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Amateur Ball
Amateur baseball in Japan encompasses collegiate and industrial leagues. These are training grounds for future NPB stars. |
393 / 410 | Nov 15, 2014 |
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Independent Leagues
News from the startup independent professional minor leagues in Japan: the Shikoku Island League and Hokushinetsu Baseball Challenge League. |
242 / 256 | Mar 19, 2017 |
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KBO News
News and information about the Korean Baseball Organization. |
2481 / 2840 | Oct 22, 2016 |
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CPBL News
News and information about Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League. |
1877 / 2346 | May 27, 2016 |
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Baseball Asia
News and information about baseball throughout Asia. This is the catch all for news not NPB, KBO, or CPBL specific. |
759 / 915 | Mar 30, 2016 |
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Play Ball!
Amateur baseball is a way for fans to participate in the sport we love. But how does one find a team? Where can one tell the world how one's team is doing? Tell us about your amateur team in Japan here. |
19 / 67 | May 12, 2012 |
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Around Asia
There have been a number of fans with info on Taiwanese and Korean baseball. This is the spot for baseball in the Far East. |
140 / 493 | Apr 13, 2007 |
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Nichi-Bei
This is your forum for Japan-MLB related discussions. |
737 / 4814 | Jul 13, 2014 |
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Rumor Mill
Who's next to head to the MLB? Who are the scouts focusing on? This is rumor central here. |
209 / 1870 | Aug 10, 2010 |
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MLB News
News gathered from around the Internet regarding Japanese players in MLB. |
1455 / 1481 | Apr 8, 2016 |
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Video Games
From Famicom to the PlayStation, Pro Yakyu has been a popular "sport" on game consoles. Game tips and information go here. |
602 / 3714 | Sep 25, 2015 |
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Media Guide
Breaking news on upcoming TV, radio, and Internet broadcasts. (Threads are deleted soon after broadcasts are complete.) |
72 / 305 | Apr 28, 2009 |
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Book Reviews
Read a good book on Pro Yakyu lately? Wonder about something a book stated? Looking for books about Japanese baseball? This is the place. |
24 / 144 | Mar 6, 2013 |
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Interviews
Interviews with people involved with the game. |
112 / 161 | Feb 23, 2015 |
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Links
Get your sizzling hot links to other Pro Yakyu related sites here! Feel free to submit web site reviews with links. |
42 / 147 | Feb 9, 2011 |
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Open Letters
Have a message for a player that you don't mind the whole world reading? I can not guarantee that the player will read it, so if that's important, read the FAQ. [READ COMPLETELY BEFORE POSTING] |
3 / 3 | Jun 21, 2007 |
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Administrative
This forum is for site administration and announcements. |
215 / 610 | Feb 6, 2022 |
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This is a site about Pro Yakyu (Japanese Baseball), not about who the next player to go over to MLB is. It's a community of Pro Yakyu fans who have come together to share their knowledge and opinions with the world. It's a place to follow teams and individuals playing baseball in Japan (and Asia), and to learn about Japanese (and Asian) culture through baseball.
It is my sincere hope that once you learn a bit about what we're about here that you will join the community of contributors.
Michael Westbay
(aka westbaystars)
Founder
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