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
Nearly 40 years ago he decided to play baseball at Arizona State instead of being "The next O.J. Simpson" at USC. Bad call? Not exactly. The result was a rather successful pro career as a player, manager, television analyst and entrepreneur, one that still has no end in sight.
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