01229nam a2200205Ia 4500 CTU_107901 210402s9999 xx 000 0 und d 796.3570952 W611 Whiting, Robert You gotta have wa Robert Whiting New York Macmillan 1989 The "wa" one must have is the group harmony that is the essence of Japanese "besoboru," or baseball. (Japanese baseball fans view individualism as the fatal flaw in the American game.) This interesting comparative study of the sport as it is played on both sides of the Pacific concentrates on the American stars who have gone to play in Japan. Whiting ( The Chrysanthemum and the Bat ) shows how Americans abroad have adapted to punishing spring training and pre-game practices throughout the season in Japan, and their adjustment to such aspects of the sport as the sacrifice bunt, the hit-and-run and the squeeze. He also chronicles American athletes' problems with tyrannical managers and coaches and umpires bent on saving face Baseball Japan Bạch Trúc Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ