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
I've gone ahead and published a limited look at my findings here [Philadelphia Baseball Review].
I'll be releasing a complete ranking with commentary later this summer.
I want to thank Michael Westbay, Jim Albright and Rob Fitts for their assistance in my pursuit of this project.
Please feel free to comment on the link and share it as you see fit. Moving forward, I hope to see more historical/statistical research done on baseball in Japan.
Again, I'll be releasing the entire list and more on this topic later this summer.
(Feel free to erase the previous thread.)
- Patrick Gordon, Managing Editor, Philadelphia Baseball Review.