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The Meaning of Ichiro: The New Wave from Japan and the Transformation of Our National Pastime Hardback - 2004

by Robert Whiting

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In this extraordinary work, bestselling author Whiting examines how Japanese baseball players are impacting and reinventing America's major leagues. 8-page photo insert.

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Matsui... Nomo... Sasaki... Ichiro... the so-called American "National Pastime" has developed a decidedly Japanese flair. Indeed, in this year's All-Star game, two of the starting American League outfielders were from Japan. And for the third straight year, Ichiro - the fleet-footed Seattle Mariner - received more votes for the All-Star game than any other player in the game today. Some 15 years ago, in the bestseller "You Gotta Have Wa," Robert Whiting examined how former American major league ballplayers tried to cope with a different culture while playing pro ball in Japan. Now, Whiting reverses his field and reveals how select Japanese stars have come across the Pacific to play in the big leagues. Not only have they had to deal with the American way of life, but they have individually changed the game in dramatic fashion.

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Matsui... Nomo... Sasaki... Ichiro... the so-called American "National Pastime" has developed a decidedly Japanese flair. Indeed, in this year's All-Star game, two of the starting American League outfielders were from Japan. And for the third straight year, Ichiro - the fleet-footed Seattle Mariner - received more votes for the All-Star game than any other player in the game today.

Some 15 years ago, in the bestseller You Gotta Have Wa, Robert Whiting examined how former American major league ballplayers tried to cope with a different culture while playing pro ball in Japan. Now, Whiting reverses his field and reveals how select Japanese stars have come across the Pacific to play in the big leagues. Not only have they had to deal with the American way of life, but they have individually changed the game in dramatic fashion.

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HE HAD PLAYED BASEBALL ALL HIS LIFE.

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  • Title The Meaning of Ichiro: The New Wave from Japan and the Transformation of Our National Pastime
  • Author Robert Whiting
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 336
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Warner Books, New York
  • Publication date 2004-04-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9780446531924 / 0446531928
  • Weight 1.42 lbs (0.64 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.25 x 6.3 x 1.12 in (23.50 x 16.00 x 2.84 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Asian - Japanese
  • Category Sports & Recreation
  • Library of Congress subjects Baseball players - Japan, Suzuki, Ichirao
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2003027134
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Citations

  • Booklist, 04/15/2004, Page 1416
  • Choice, 02/01/2005, Page 1061
  • New York Times, 07/18/2004, Page 16
  • Publishers Weekly, 03/29/2004, Page 51
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