Summer Koshien: From the inside
While living in Japan, I spent languid summers watching Koshien on television. I'd rise before the first game and pour cold mugicha (barley tea) as cicadas hummed outside my open windows. It's the sounds I remember most. The chatter of the announcers punctuated by aluminum bat ...
Sakushin Gakuin routs Hokkaido's Hokkai to earn high school baseball crown
Sakushin Gakuin High School romped past Hokkaido's Hokkai High School 7-1 to win Japan's prestigious National High School Baseball Tournament on Sunday afternoon. Playing before a packed crowd at historic Koshien Stadium, Sakushin ace Tatsuya Imai allowed one run, while striking out nine over the ...
Will Swallows become a 'gypsy' team in 2020?
A recent news item indicates Tokyo's Jingu Stadium may be closed from May to October in 2020 because of the Olympic Games. I am not certain why it has to be closed for five months but can understand. Since the ballpark is located adjacent to ...
