In case you're not aware, Robert Whiting books are the go-to here. Meaning of Ichiro and You Gotta Have Wa. Love all the sosc tensions
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@NateMeyvis Interesting. Didn't get the same from U of C anthro prof. Does it boil down to cultural bias against Japanese side of it?
@sean_ahmed Claims about managers being OK with ties don't hold up, statistically. "Samurai baseball" largely empty, racist rhetoric.
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@NateMeyvis Interesting. Will take a more critical read next time through. -
@sean_ahmed (% Ties in Japan ~= % games tied after 9 in MLB. Suggests that "OOO Japanese are so conservative and sharing!" is rubbish.)
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