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
Of course, the bracket has not yet been announced, so that page currently just holds the teams listed in alphabetical order in the starting bracket round. No team has a bye in the first round this year as 32 teams were selected.
Much todo is being made about having Waseda and Keio both in the same tournament, this marking the first time for the Spring Invitational. The two rivals were both in the 1956 Summer Koshien tournament, but were both eliminated in the 2nd round, not getting a chance to face each other.
I've tested the page on FireFox and Safari. IE is always a hit and miss, so please let me know if there are any problems displaying the teams in the brackets. And if IE doesn't work properly, a proposed fix that doesn't break standards-compliant browsers would be appriciated. Otherwise, I'd recommend switching to FireFox (Mac OS/X, Linux, Windows), Opera (Mac OS/X, Linux, Windows), Safari (Mac OS/X, Windows), or Google Chrome (currently Windows only). Don't let Microsoft keep you locked in any longer. There is a choice.