Comparing the Japanese baseball system to that of ancient Japanese government this article discusses how an amateur is shaking things up by saying he wants to take his chances in MLB rather than paying his dues in Japan for eight or nine years.
I guess it's not just the Sumo world that is in turmoil right now...
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I appreciate that you have decided to jump on anyone doing the wrong thing but...Did you take all those photos? You said you only stumbled across them. So I...What a shame - I was looking forward to that tonight! Oh well - not meant to be....Nothing to do with me. That's all Google's work. I just typed in the name, chose a...Yeah, it's always empty. The "incredibly busy" thing was a joke.
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It sounds more like a crisis for the clubs than the spectators. As long as people can get their baseball fix from TV, it doesn't matter what country the players are in.
Unless a player is a Japanese baseball purist, why not go to where the best in the world play?
South Korea?
http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/summer08/results?discId=5
Ahahahaha! Burn!
I guess that would be a burn if I knew little or nothing about pro baseball.
Tell me how many top MLB players made an appearance during the olympics. Look at the U.S. lineup and even the Japan lineup. The best players from either country were not present during the olympics.
Face it, South Korea took seriously what few other countries did.
Alright billy, don't get your knickers in a twist, we're just pulling your hamstrings!
USA, USA, USA, USA, USA! Haha. Inappropriately timed nationalism is always funny. XD
Sorry, my knickers are in a twist now. There's no end to the damage that will be done once I unleash the fury that's built up inside me.
Think I'll have a coffee first, though.
This is one of the funniest threads in JapanSoc history.
I can see this philosophy causing quality problems in other areas than sports, here, too...
What I found most interesting is the lack of foresight by baseball management in Japan and their surprise at this situation. The best professional players here have been biding their time and jumping at the chance to test their luck in MLB for quite a few years now.
From a players perspective I believe that it is their right to seek the best opportunities for themselves whether it lies in NPB or MLB. If NPB can't provide that opportunity then maybe they should improve the system so that they can compete with MLB and that star players and prospects want to stay home.
Also, how can they stop someone in this situation from going? He's not in the pro system or obligated to any team right now, as I understand it, so how can they stop him from going? Also, I can't figure out how they can create rule to stop future players from doing this?
I'm done, sorry for the long comment. Maybe I should write a post instead of rambling on here....
Hmm but should you...? Could be sticky ^_^
The problem with this kind of thing is that eventually it whittles down the talent that rises from the country because the infrastructure isn't there to encourage and train it.
This is actually exactly the same situation Australia is in with its entertainment industry - the wrong people doing the wrong things at the top making for an industry that's just not attractive enough for the really good talent to stay.
I don't think Tazawa was actually the first to do this...have to investigate!
I'd be very interested to hear what you find out on that score.