Game reinforces key cultural values
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Asia's first pro league was founded in Japan in the 1930s, with South Korea following in 1982 and Taiwan in 1990. Though these three nations have led the way and are supplying players to the majors, the real question is whether China, with a population of 1.3 billion, can be brought into the fold.
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This Jim Allen article looks a lot like the one mentioned here that I nicknamed "Jim Allen's Medley to Far East Baseball." I'd talked with Jim about the Chicago News one, and he said that it sounded like one he wrote for ESPN. So I'm guessing that this is the original and the other was syndicated.
[Full Article: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/asia/columns/story?id=2766653]