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OAITW r.2.0

(28,361 posts) Thu Nov 15, 2018, 11:35 PM Nov 2018

Can the Japanese beat our best in the World Seies?

I just watched the Japanese All Stars kick our MLB ass in Tokyo. So, should we play the world after we win the World Series? Thinking we should...it is the World Series, after all.

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Can the Japanese beat our best in the World Seies? (Original Post) OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2018 OP

Wouldn't be competitive SCantiGOP Nov 2018 #1

/?not sure about that....did you watch the game? OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2018 #2

No. BlueTsunami2018 Nov 2018 #3

Japanese All stars are all Japanese, right? Were all MLB'ers Americans demosincebirth Nov 2018 #4

Could a hand picked all star team from japan win against The Polack MSgt Nov 2018 #5

No. Blue_true Dec 2018 #6

SCantiGOP

(14,238 posts)

1. Wouldn't be competitive

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Thu Nov 15, 2018, 11:37 PM

Nov 2018

Asian players who are good enough play here. Money is exponentially better.

OAITW r.2.0

(28,361 posts)

2. /?not sure about that....did you watch the game?

Reply to SCantiGOP (Reply #1)

Thu Nov 15, 2018, 11:42 PM

Nov 2018

BlueTsunami2018

(4,003 posts)

3. No.

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Thu Nov 15, 2018, 11:56 PM

Nov 2018

The best players in the world play here in MLB.

demosincebirth

(12,740 posts)

4. Japanese All stars are all Japanese, right? Were all MLB'ers Americans

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 01:20 AM

Nov 2018

The Polack MSgt

(13,425 posts)

5. Could a hand picked all star team from japan win against

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 03:33 AM

Nov 2018

A random National or American leaugue champion?

Or are you asking if their series winner could beat ours?

They have done very well in international play - winning the championship twice.

My opinion is yes an all star team could win - occasionally - but it would depend on match ups.

The NPB Series winner would need to catch lightning in a bottle to do it.

I still watch the high scholl tournament as often as i can.

Japanese baseball is good baseball.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)

6. No.

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Mon Dec 31, 2018, 11:22 PM

Dec 2018

A baseball team playing all season is a much different beast than an all star team. Japanese players who were stars in Japan have come to MLB and were marginal players, except for two or three, including one surefire Hall of Famer.

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