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Randy Bass was my childhood hero. He was a monster on the Denver Bears in 79 & 80

Today marks the 20th anniversery of when the Kintetsu Buffaloes went extinct sadly.

Excellent program.

Love the vid Gaijin, one question where do you get the stats like FIP-, WAR, and ERA- cuz I can’t find them on fangraphs or baseball reference

I hope Kensuke Kondoh joins this list eventually.

Hi, what does the baseball abbreviation "BE" stand for? Never seen it before watching this video. Thx.

Hideki Matsui was one of my favorite players growing up. I had no idea how great he was in Japan. I'm also glad to see Kazuo Matsui had a good career in Japan. Kaz Matsui was the first player I got a jersey of.

I started paying attention to the NPB 2 weeks ago thanks to Pro Baseball Spirits 2024-2025. Now, I'm a huge fan. I've watched this video 8 times already. You did an absolutely incredible job on this video and deserve way more subscribers/views.

Terrific!!

Great job with the history here. Makes me think of my grandpa. Played ball in Mexico, came to the US for better opportunities, joined the Army and fought in Africa and Europe. Just a bunch of dudes who shared a love for baseball but had to fight due to circumstances beyond their control.

"Eiji" was my dad's middle name - it means "second son"

Do you have a video discussing the reasons you alluded to for Japan entering the War? Curious to hear your analysis.

Kintetsu Buffaloes walked so that Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles would live. The most recent defunct, well-established team in the NPB

There will never be another Randy Bass.

WONDERFUL vid THANKYOU

Only 4 foreigners allowed? So, systemic racism. Meanwhile, Americans need to be remind of MLB's distant history of racism every season.

@38:20 nice to hear Tilson Brito's name in the KBO section.

Immediate like for the great content overall, and for the inclusion of Persona 3 music In the background for this video

I'm certainly not an authority on the subject, but I haven't seen anything about any players being found guilty of war crimes. Matsutaro Shoriki came close during his time with the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department when they were rounding up suspected Japanese Communists in the 1920s. From what I've read most of the players who served had to be drafted or forced into service. The IJA also "shanghaied" foreign born Japanese players who happened to be in country visiting family, playing, or attending university. Hawaii born Tadashi "Bozo" Wakabayashi was a victim of that policy.

Thanks for posting yet another great vid. Your research is always top notch and I learn something new with each upload. I often think of Sawamura as Japan's Smoky Joe Wood. A heartbreaking example of what could have been.

other notable player is Nagoya(today's Dragons) pitcher Shinichi Ishimaru who has last no hitter record of Imperial Japan era professional baseball league in October 1943 and the only professional base ball player who died as Kamikaze pilot in May 1945 at age 22.

Thanks for sharing this

Amazing video thank you

This was beautiful. Thanks for making it! Also it was cool to hear about your education background.

I appreciate your… shall we say sympathetic worldview. My late father was also a political science major so I definitely understand from whence you are coming from.

all these peoples potentials wasted cause of stupid wars man. tragic

I think I have found a treasure 🎉🎉😊

Alway interesting going way back in baseball history to talk about achievements during the "Hangover Era". I think there were even commercials for various "Hair of the dog" concoctions.

What a cool channel

great video, love the soundtracks as always

Wow, that is a sad story. Thank you for the extremely well researched and presented video.

阪神タイガースのファンはまだバースを忘れられず、新しい外国人バッターが入団するたびに「バースの再来」と騒ぐが、近年の阪神で活躍した外国人バッターはマートンただ一人で、むしろ「バースの呪い」のようになっている ちなみに、2016年の日本シリーズで日本ハムファイターズのピッチャー　anthony bass がヒットを打ち、randy bass が緊急で来日したと騒がれた

Wow! This was an amazing video!

how do you even find 200 innings in a half season?

Japan's Cy Young Award in Major League Baseball It is said to be the Sawamura Prize. The Cy Young Award is not limited to starting pitchers, bullpen pitchers are also eligible. The Sawamura Award is limited to starting pitchers only. Strictly speaking, the two awards are it will be different

Sawamura is why number 14 is my favorite number

The political aside was uncalled for and tasteless. 21:00

Thanks for another NPB player profile. This is great for non-Japanese fans to know about NPB. Keep it up! And I finally found my team now. Giants, Hawks and the meme team BayStars. I accept Golden Eagles and Tigers with its loveable fanbases

13:05 Yoshinobu Yamamoto imitates Eiji Sawamura pitching delivery form as ideal.

Jesus the Giants cutting him may have pushed him over the edge Rest in Paradise to Sawamura and all the other ballplayers lost in the war

99% of the people who zealously become passionate and angry about political agendas are blaming the wrong people for stuff. The sad part is, you cannot even show them they are wrong.....

Awesome video! It's funny that we got Eiji Sawmura's and Japan FIRST no-no on footage, but not Wilt's 100-point game vs the NEW YORK Knicks lol

Ever since I found out about Eiji Sawamura, due to watching Ace of Diamond who's main Character is called Eijun Sawamura I have wanted more people to talk about him.

saving this for tonight, poor eiji his hall of fame career couldve had a hall of fame career if it wasnt for that damn war

GB just casually dropping bomb content in the morning yo!

Been waiting sooo long for this one. The story behind the Sawamura award. Keep up the great work! PS the main character of Manga/Anime "Daiya no Ace" is named Eijun Sawamura in his honor

DeNA Locked 🔒 Down The Softbank Bats Congratulations To The Bay Stars Champions 🏆

Central League has six teams. The Yankees of the East, The Yogurt Birds, The Meme Team, The Lovable Losers where its fans will celebrate like it's the end of the world whenever the won the Japan Series, the Pride of Hiroshima and then... The Dragons. Has the longevity like the Giants but as unlucky as the Tigers. Not a meme team like the BayStars nor having good breaks like the Swallows. The only thing in common is that like the Carp, they're the pride of the city

NPB's Undertaker

Yomiuri's little brother