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WestbayStars writes "Fitts-san recently submitted to the Pro Yakyu mailing list that he's got about 35 short player biographies up at his site. Along with the biographies are Fitts-san's collection of Japanese baseball cards. You'd better take a look at them while you can, for the "Corporate Republic" (as described in a series of timely and well written articles on SlashDot) will most likely force him to remove the cards soon. "
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Mr. Giants
[ Author: westbaystars | Posted: Jun 17, 2000 8:48 PM
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On his Nagashima page, Fitts-san writes:
I don't know about when he was a player, but for now, the "Giants" part has been dropped. Whereas everyone else on the planet requires a modifier like "Tigers" or "Tanaka," Nagashima-kantoku holds his own, recognized throughout the country, as just "Mister."
Japan's most popular player, Nagashima is nicknamed "Mr. Giants".
I don't know about when he was a player, but for now, the "Giants" part has been dropped. Whereas everyone else on the planet requires a modifier like "Tigers" or "Tanaka," Nagashima-kantoku holds his own, recognized throughout the country, as just "Mister."
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