As we are into the Central and Pacific League Climax Series, with the Japan Series coming up later this month, a reader has a complaint we've heard many times before about the way Japanese baseball ends its the regular season.

Steve Johnson of Yokohama cites the exciting final game of the major league season, a playoff between the Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers to decide the American League Central Division championship, as the way to conclude the regular schedule and thinks NPB should take note. Johnson writes:

"It is no wonder NPB loses fan interest when the regular season seems to drag on with a number of meaningless games until mid-October. Whoever is running the league should have to sit and watch endless repeats of the thrilling 163rd game between Minnesota and Detroit for a lesson in how to end a regular season.