Slightly Better than Replacement Level
It’s time for one of the big boys of Japan, and I’m sure its executives would say the biggest boy, the Central League (JPCL). History The JPCL was founded in 1949, but began play in 1950, out of the ashes of the Japanese Baseball League. From the onset, the JPCL was a member of and […]
Next up in the League Primer Series is one of the two farm team leagues that operate in Japan. The Eastern League (JPEL) begins in play in a little under a month. History The JPEL has been around since the early 1960s when it was created to allow for the two main leagues in Nippon […]
As the 2019 regular season closes out it’s yet another season we were lucky enough to spend with one of the best second basemen to ever play the game. He’s been among the best since his third season, and first full season, of professional baseball and he’s never really looked back. Whether he’s manning the […]
Jim Allen – Kyodo News: I’ve written about this in the past, but a baseball life is not linear. The idea that there is an easily definable beginning, middle, and end to a baseball career is erroneous at best and harmful at worst. Kyuki Fujikawa still trucking along at the age of 39 and taking […]