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OAITW r.2.0

(24,465 posts)
Fri Nov 16, 2018, 12:35 AM 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 Jan 2019 #6

The Polack MSgt

(13,188 posts)
5. Could a hand picked all star team from japan win against
Fri Nov 16, 2018, 04:33 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.
Tue Jan 1, 2019, 12:22 AM
Jan 2019

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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