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Hawaiian and Misconceptions
[ Author: westbaystars | Posted: May 6, 2002 10:57 PM
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Funny you mention Hawaii this weekend. I just got some data from a fan in Itally listing players who have played in the Hawaiian Winter League over the past decade or so. And many of them have gone on to be league leaders in a number of categories. For Japanese, Hawaii has been a great place to tune their talents. I plan on writing up something on that soon.
As for misconceptions, this thread has some excellent examples. Please browse it and some of the "Ask the Commish" questions. If you have any more specific questions, don't hesitate to ask.
As for misconceptions, this thread has some excellent examples. Please browse it and some of the "Ask the Commish" questions. If you have any more specific questions, don't hesitate to ask.
Hawaiian Winter League
[ Author: pacific | Posted: May 7, 2002 3:46 PM
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Yeah I used to go to Winter ballgames. I loved it. Rumor has it they will bring it back because winter ball seems to be failing in the States and the Major League teams are looking for a league to get extra tuning for their prospects. Supposedly sometime next year or so. There were some Japanese players there as I recall. There was also a woman baseball player. The phenomenon you mentioned goes for American basbeall, too. A few noteables have played in the Hawaii Winter leagues and also done quite well. Preston Wilson, Craig Counsell, Jason Giambi, and Chris Truby to name a few. This a really good site.
Re: Hawaiian and Misconceptions
[ Author: pacific | Posted: May 7, 2002 3:48 PM
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Speaking of the Hawaii Winter leagues, there was a pitcher last name Maeda. He threw pretty hard and played for the Maui Stingray. Any info on him. Sorry I don't have the full name but it was a while ago.
Re: Hawaiian and Misconceptions
[ Author: westbaystars | Posted: May 7, 2002 11:30 PM
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Ah, that would have been Maeda Katsuhiro, 1994, Maui Stingrays. He was kind of a hot head with Seibu from 1993 to 1995. After the '95 season, he fought to be released, refusing to sign and demanding to be traded to the MLB. He got his wish and played in the North American minors for a while.
He returned to Japan last year, joining the Chunichi Dragons, but didn't appear with the top team. There's been some talk of him in the Nichi-Bei section. He has a number of followers, but I'm afraid that I'm not one of them. A lot of potental, but too little patience is the total impression I have of him.
He returned to Japan last year, joining the Chunichi Dragons, but didn't appear with the top team. There's been some talk of him in the Nichi-Bei section. He has a number of followers, but I'm afraid that I'm not one of them. A lot of potental, but too little patience is the total impression I have of him.
Re: Hawaiian and Misconceptions
[ Author: yakult toughman | Posted: May 8, 2002 2:56 AM
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Katsuhiro Maeda is with the Taiwainese pro-baseball league.
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The web site said that there were a lot of misconceptions about Japanese baseball so I was interested. I am interested because I am Japanese American and I recently returned from Japan and saw some Japanese baseball. I know some Japanese but not enough to speak conversationally. I know what the basic teams are so what are some of the miconceptions in general between American and Japanese baseball?