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
- 1st base - 58 dollars (a tire in a field)
- 2nd base - 630 pesos (a lawn chair)
- 3rd base - 300,000 yen (a car)
Then the kids in Japan hit a baseball, it breaks a glass and an alarm sounds and the Japanese kids scatter.I see two major things wrong with this commercial:
- How many new-ish cars cost 300,000 yen?! ($3000)
- Have you ever seen kids hitting real baseballs outside of school (I'd imagine the rubber ones would normally be used).
I remember regular hard balls being sold, but not as used as the non-glass-breaking rubber ones.Just an observation/food for thought.