 One
of the main reasons this web site was constructed is that
there's not a lot of English language information about
Japanese baseball on the web. There may be a few good
sites, but not many. Listed below are some of those
sites, as well as pages related to the Japanese media and
Major League Baseball. All of the listed sites are in
English unless otherwise noted.
Japanese Baseball:
Japan Pro Yakyu this Week: Offering one of the most valuable
Japanese baseball sites on the web, Michael Westbay
writes a weekly update of the pro yakyu scene. Much of
his information comes from Japan's daily sports papers
(which he translates) but he also mixes in a lot of his
own observations.
Jim Allen's Japanese
Baseball Page: Jim Allen writes and publishes an annual
guide to Japanese Baseball, one of the best available
statistical analyses of the game. Clearly, however, most
of his effort goes into the book. His web site offers a
good introduction to the game and its history, but very
little of the player and team analysis that makes his
guide book so valuable.
Fantasy Baseball Japan: More than just Fantasy Baseball,
this web site features interviews of players and other
hard to get information in English.
Professional Baseball (Japan): An (official?) English language
web site that supplies a lot of yakyu statistics from
past years. This web site is one reason I avoided
including a lot of stats in the home page you are now
reading. Why be redundant?
Michiyo's Sports Page: Michiyo Ishida covers all Japanese
sports and devotes a portion of her web site to baseball.
Though somewhat thin, it's worth a look.
Jeff's Baseball Museum (Japanese): If you don't
read Japanese, this may not be the site for you. But
there are some interesting graphics and pictures from the
past.
Yahoo! Japanese Baseball Scoreboard (Japanese): For those who
need to see the scores from tonight's games NOW!, the
Yahoo! scoreboard is an great resource. Since it's in
Japanese, however, you have to have software that can
read Japanese, and it helps considerably if you can read
it too. If you can't make out what the page says, take a
few minutes and learn how to read the Yahoo! scoreboard.
Official Japanese Baseball Team
Pages:
Aside
from the Hawks, who offer a modest English-language
version of their official web site, you'll have to read Japanese to get much out of these pages:
Japanese Media:
Unfortunately,
not even the English-language press gives much coverage
of Japanese baseball--even in their print editions. So
only rarely do they devote any kilobytes to the sport
on-line. Still for those interested in things other than
baseball, these web sites may offer some good
information.
Daily
Newspapers:
Asahi Evening News
Daily Yomiuri
Japan Times
Mainichi Daily News
Pacific Stars and Stripes
Magazines:
Tokyo Classifieds
Tokyo
Journal
Tokyo Q: A weekly city guide
Major League Baseball:
Got
an itch that can't be scratched simply by tuning in to a
Japanese baseball game? Check out what's happening
outside the land of yakyu.
ESPN SportsZone: In-depth information on all major
sports, including baseball. Their player profiles are a
great way to learn about foreigners bound for Japan.
The Baseball Server: Part of Nandonet's Sports Server, this is a good place to look for
baseball scores. Japanese ball games are even listed,
though sometimes the next day or later.
Fastball: A huge web site
with lots of great information on Major and Minor League
Baseball.
Total Baseball: Enough stats to satisfy any Major
League baseball fan. If you can't find it elsewhere, this
is the place to go.
CBS SportsLine: Lot's of headline news about the
American version of yakyu.
Minor League Baseball: Find out what's
shaking down on the farm and get information about minor
leaguers headed to Japan.
Ballparks: Past, present and future Major
League ballparks. Even if you're not an architecture or
history buff, this web site is a must see.
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