Baseball is a sport that stresses strongly the individual, not the group. The team only wins if individuals (pitchers are the best example) do well. Yet Japan politically was an empire (with emphasis on the group following the Emperor) and controlled much of Asia in the '30s. How could baseball and Empire mix?
2006-06-17 03:01:49 · 7 answers · asked by Maldives 3 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Japan's troops needed sumthin to do after a grueling day of rapeing and killing.
2006-06-24 18:04:09 · answer #1 · answered by Druby 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's a sport for the emperor, much like the gladiators to the Romans
2006-06-28 01:33:18 · answer #2 · answered by Michael S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe the Emperor played baseball back in his day and decided to allow it because he enjoyed it so much.
2006-06-27 03:44:34 · answer #3 · answered by Topher 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
by each player doing what is necessary for the overall good of the team. indiv. stats mean nothing compared to the stats of the team as a whole.
2006-06-26 07:56:30 · answer #4 · answered by Jay A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Influenced by Americans that were there at the time.. Pick up some japanese history that branches out a little...
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2006-06-26 07:43:50 · answer #5 · answered by Desert Monkey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because baseball is a rockin' sport yo.
2006-06-17 03:07:30 · answer #6 · answered by jhn_woodson 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
by playing
2006-06-17 03:05:43 · answer #7 · answered by lovable kim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋