Fantasy Baseball?
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Re: Fantasy Baseball?
[ Author: Jbroks86 | Posted: Jun 28, 2006 8:53 AM
| SFT Fan
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A few years ago Fantasy Sports Japan used to cover fantasy baseball in English. Though a quick check shows it is Japanese only.
I know of no fantasy baseball websites in Japan that cover fantasy baseball in English. Right now, there just isn't enough popularity, it seems, for fantasy baseball towards an English fanbase, with the cost of maintaining it.
I know of no fantasy baseball websites in Japan that cover fantasy baseball in English. Right now, there just isn't enough popularity, it seems, for fantasy baseball towards an English fanbase, with the cost of maintaining it.
Re: Fantasy Baseball?
[ Author: westbaystars | Posted: Jun 28, 2006 9:04 AM
| YBS Fan
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Disclaimer: The computer this site runs on is owned by Fantasy Sports Japan.
Yes, there is Fantasy Sports for Pro Yakyu at Fantasy Sports Japan. It was once bilingual, however interest outside of Japan was too low to maintain the English side, so it's now in Japanese only. A quick search for "Fanatsy Sports Japan" on this site reveals these few threads.
The owner of FSJ and I have been talking about hiring me full time to take care of the bilingual problem and provide timely information like injury reports and such, something that's hard to get in Japanese, let alone English. But a VC deal that would guarantee that I could still feed my family has been delayed by unrelated matters, so we're both hoping something comes up by next season. Time will tell.
I'll pass on your request that something be done for the English audience.
Yes, there is Fantasy Sports for Pro Yakyu at Fantasy Sports Japan. It was once bilingual, however interest outside of Japan was too low to maintain the English side, so it's now in Japanese only. A quick search for "Fanatsy Sports Japan" on this site reveals these few threads.
The owner of FSJ and I have been talking about hiring me full time to take care of the bilingual problem and provide timely information like injury reports and such, something that's hard to get in Japanese, let alone English. But a VC deal that would guarantee that I could still feed my family has been delayed by unrelated matters, so we're both hoping something comes up by next season. Time will tell.
I'll pass on your request that something be done for the English audience.
Re: Fantasy Baseball?
[ Author: Guest: Furious George | Posted: Jun 30, 2006 3:51 PM
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I'm in a deep 16 team fantasy league with a deep minor league system and I've made a point of getting some players from Japan in my system hoping for a better return on my draft picks than young players. So far I have Matsuzaka and Seung Yeop Lee on my minor league roster. I also have my eye on Fukudome and Toyoda. What are the chances that any or all of these players decide to test their talent in America?
Thanks.
Thanks.
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