http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/SABRasianbaseball/ SABR Asian Baseball Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:59:52 GMT Rob Fitts http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/SABRasianbaseball/message/87 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/SABRasianbaseball/message/87 Hi Everybody Due to the nice comments I have been getting on my 1934 All American tour of Asia diary, I have updated the information into blog format. Please Sat, 22 Aug 2009 19:56:25 GMT Robert Whiting http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/SABRasianbaseball/message/86 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/SABRasianbaseball/message/86 Rob:  I gave a talk in Portland the other day and met a guy named Jim Mockford who said he has photos of the 1934 tour. So i told him about you and said I'd Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:50:35 GMT Rob Fitts http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/SABRasianbaseball/message/85 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/SABRasianbaseball/message/85 Hi guys I thought that you might be interested in my new 1934 tour of Japan web site that I am using to promote my next book. Hopefully, I will be able to add Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:59:32 GMT Rob Fitts http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/SABRasianbaseball/message/84 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/SABRasianbaseball/message/84 Japanese Baseball Enthusiasts, As you all know, there are a number of good web sites on Japanese baseball but until now there has not been one dedicated to the Sat, 31 May 2008 20:56:24 GMT Rod Nelson http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/SABRasianbaseball/message/83 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/SABRasianbaseball/message/83 Officially, for the last 6 1/2 years, Ryozo Kato's title in Washington has been ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Japan to the United States of Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:36:28 GMT KJOK http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/SABRasianbaseball/message/82 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/SABRasianbaseball/message/82 For those interested in this sort of thing, I posted a series of articles on NPB players moving to MLB, including some MLE calculations and projections, at: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 02:15:03 GMT rodericnelson@... http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/SABRasianbaseball/message/81 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/SABRasianbaseball/message/81 Phil Lowry posted the following to SABR-L. I'm sure he'd be interested in other Asian baseball marathons, as well. If you can help, please contact him Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:16:27 GMT Rod Nelson http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/SABRasianbaseball/message/80 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/SABRasianbaseball/message/80 http://tinyurl.com/39ga7k Team China will play six games in this season's Arizona Fall League Larkin, Dyer and Lawless to join Lefebvre, Hurst in coaching the Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:17:55 GMT Rod Nelson http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/SABRasianbaseball/message/79 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/SABRasianbaseball/message/79 Forwarding this announcement from SABR-L. - Rod Nelson ... From: Society for American Baseball Research On Behalf of jim albright [jfaesq@...] Sent: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 08:52:04 GMT Rod Nelson http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/SABRasianbaseball/message/78 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/SABRasianbaseball/message/78 http://tinyurl.com/yrb726 Playing Asahi baseball By Len Corben, North Shore Outlook Aug 23 2007 Despite the ugly episodes of Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima and Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:57:35 GMT Rod Nelson http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/SABRasianbaseball/message/77 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/SABRasianbaseball/message/77 Hello, Here is an interesting bit on Korean baseball, from the perspective of a scout for the Minnesota Twins. The stress put on high school players in that Fri, 13 Jul 2007 17:09:06 GMT ScottMorgan37@... http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/SABRasianbaseball/message/76 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/SABRasianbaseball/message/76 In a message dated 7/13/2007 11:04:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time, rnelson@... writes: The tinyurl link works fine, but if apparently you need to have a Fri, 13 Jul 2007 15:01:03 GMT Rod Nelson http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/SABRasianbaseball/message/75 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/SABRasianbaseball/message/75 http://tinyurl.com/yweyvb The tinyurl link works fine, but if apparently you need to have a completed a FREE registeration on the New York Times website. Or: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 14:48:38 GMT ScottMorgan37@... http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/SABRasianbaseball/message/74 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/SABRasianbaseball/message/74 Unfortunately, the link didn't work. Any other way to get there? --Scott ************************************** Get a sneak peak of the all-new AOL at Fri, 13 Jul 2007 14:41:19 GMT Rod Nelson http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/SABRasianbaseball/message/73 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/SABRasianbaseball/message/73 Thanks to Brian Borawski of the Business of Baseball Committee for pointing this out this New York Times article. - Rod Nelson Here's an interesting story on