Research Books on Asian Baseball You Gotta Have Wa
| You Gotta Have Wa |
| Written by Robert Whiting |
| Friday, 20 January 1989 23:37 |
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Synopsis from Barnes and Noble.com According to the author "'Wa,' Japanese for 'team spirit,' is the creed of Japanese baseball, played since the 1850s and professionally since 1935.Whiting, a long-time Japan resident, concentrates on the two pro leagues. The Japanese leagues, he reports, believe their severely coached game to be superior to the U.S. game. They discourage Japanese from entering U.S. leagues. A few Americans, usually older ones, have been accepted on Japanese teams, butthey meet {Whiting says} with resentment, criticism, and discrimination." (Libr J) |
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