This is a site about Pro Yakyu (Japanese Baseball), not about who the next player to go over to MLB is. It's a community of Pro Yakyu fans who have come together to share their knowledge and opinions with the world. It's a place to follow teams and individuals playing baseball in Japan (and Asia), and to learn about Japanese (and Asian) culture through baseball.
It is my sincere hope that once you learn a bit about what we're about here that you will join the community of contributors.
Michael Westbay
(aka westbaystars)
Founder
These guys came up with a test to certify you're Hanshin Tigers fandom. If you think you have what it takes, the test is 3,000 yen and can be taken online. Here's the website:
http://www.torakentei.jp/
And for those interested, it was Makihara that gave up the three back screen home runs in 1985, the Tigers beat Yokohama 16 times in a row in 2003, and Randy Bass served on the Oklahoma legislature after retiring from baseball.