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America's Good Exports to Japan ffebruarp 12,1993 Sports yt #uiltorbian 13 America's good exports to japan YuldTagaU should get the title although he Another American player collected reality is that they encounter a lot Staff Writer won two consecutive tournaments 97 RBIs and got the league's RBI of difficulties, such as language and proved to be strong enough. title. barriers, cultural gaps, and differ- Why? Because he is a foreigner. Japan's professional baseball is ences in baseball. Some of them The U.S. government is suffer- They believe that foreigners can a good place for American players could not succeed and have left ing from a huge federal deficit.For never have the dignity as Yokozuna who cannot keep up with the big Japan withonly bitter experiences. President Clinton, itmust be one of just because they are foreigners. league to make money. However, They practice for a long time wgzz* the most important agenda items What a xenophobic idea! for Cecil Fielder, who is the sec- and attend pre-game meetings to to handle. At the same time, from For the Japanese, sumo-wres- ond-highest paid baseball player keep the harmony of the team. It is an international point ofview, an- tling is not just a sport; it is a after Barry Bonds, Japan's profes- taken for granted that they perform other deficit is annoying the U.S. cultural and religious heritage sional baseball league was where better than Japanese players; on Ever Get Somebody That is the trade deficit, and the which has a long history, and he got on-the-job training. the other hand, ifthey cannot help trade frictions with EC and Japan Yokozunas have been considered In January, he signed a five- the team, they are severely criti- Totally luted? are big problems. gods of the sport. So it is believed year, $36 millioncontract with the cized, and some fans hoot at the When President Bush visited that Yokozuna must not only be Detroit Tigers. His average annual players, saying, "Yankee, go Japan in January, 1992, presidents strong enough, but also have a good salary is $7.2 million, but if the home!" The number of foreign A" of the Big Three automakers ac- personality and high dignityso that bonus of $ 10millionis counted, he players is limited to two, so if a companied him todemand that Ja- he can be respected as god of tops Bonds. foreign player goes into a slump, pan import more American cars. sumos. However, some don't think One Japanese baseball analyst he might be fired and replaced by (Motor vehicles account for 70% that foreigners can says became another foreign player. r, attain that Fielder able to : of America's total merchandise- characterisicsofrestrainedness and deal with curveballs and screw- In general, American athletes trade deficit with Japan.) In spite complaisance, which they place balls thanks to his experience in attain a better reputation than of their efforts, America's trade much emphasis on when they think Japan.(Japanese pitchers try to fan American cars in Japan. At the fßlfNllS DDN'I lil fflllNOS deficit with Japan widened to $44 about good personalities of Japa- batters by curveballs and screw- same time, they struggle with cul- DRIVE DllUltK billion last year. Many Japanese nese. balls more than pitchers of the tural differences and other hard- have the impression that American Last March, Konishiki, one of Major League.) According to the ships as the U.S. government and M<; nnpunmnitni automobiles eat a lotof gas, go out the three Hawaiian wrestlers analyst, that is the key to his tre- American firms try to make the of order easily, and are too big. ranked highly, was reported to say mendous success. Destrade came Japanese protectionism market That's why they hesitate to pur- that racial discrimination against back from Japan and will play for more open. for erasing the trade deficit. To chase American cars. foreign wrestlers might prevent the Florida Marlins this year. He is By the way, Mr.President, why establish basketball and football This is not an economic or busi- him from being promoted to expected to become the second don't you have professional ath- leagues could be a very good idea ness article, but a sports article, Yokozuna, from Ozeki, or "cham- Fielder. letes accompany you when you go because there are not professional right? 0.K., now let me start writ- pion." Afterward, he said that his As stated above, Japan's profes- to Japan to talk about trade issues? leagues of the sports yet, and the ing about sports. While American statement had not been reported sional baseball looks like veins of If there were professional sports NBA and NFL are getting more industries are having a hard lime correctly, but it is true that the gold to American players who can- leagues played only by Americans popular over there. trading with Japan, American prod- Konoshiki affair helped Akebono not earn money at home. But the in Japan, that could be very helpful ucts enjoy their superiority in reached the top, where foreigners Japan's professional sports world. had never reached before, to some Especially in Japan's two national extent. sports ?sumo-wrestling and pro- In the Japan's other national 3uilford League (G) Quaker League (O) Women (W) fessional baseball, Americans are sport, baseball, thanks to their Binford Berzerkers (1) Slims (1) predominant. skills, experiences, and physical (1) Greensboro Bryan In January, one American got advantages, American players out- (2) Milner Ist South (2) Quaker Baker (2) Milner 2nd the highest title "Yokozuna" or perform Japanese counterparts. In (3) Milwaukee's Best (3) Dream Team (3) Alt./Day grand champion of Japan's tradi- fact, they are dominant in batting, (4) The Scholars (4) The Gang (4) Hobbs/ Binford/ Shore tional sumo-wrestling. This was home runs, and runs batted in(RBI) (5) Catch 22 (5) The Forest the first time for a foreigner to be titles. Last year, Jack Howell won (6) Milner (6) English given the title.Chad Rowan, known a batting title with a .331 mark as 3rd as Akebono, which means "sun- well as a home run title with 38 (7) North Stars (7) Day Hops rise" in Japanese, pledged to keep homers in only 113 games.(His dignity the of Yokozuna when he best year in the American major officially given the tide. Schedule was league was 1987, when he marked Right now the Hawaiian is the .245 and hit 23 homers for the Tuesday, only Yokozuna in the sumo-wres- Sunday, Feb. 14 Feb. 16 Angels.) Larry Sheets, a former - world, two - tling and other Hawai- Oriole, won aRBI titlein the same 6:00 AL 5G v 2Q 8:00 AL 7Qv 2Q are highly ranked, - ian wrestlers - Japanese league. Destrade won 7:00 AL 4G v 3Q 9:00 AL 2G v 6Q too. However, not everyone con- three home runs titles of the other on 7:00RB-6Gv 1G gratulated him being Yokozuna. league ina row from 1990t0 1992. Some people disagreed that he 8:00 AL - 3G v 1Q Wednesday, Feb. 17 - 8:00 RB - 6Qv 7G 6:00 AL 4Qv 1G - COMMUNITY 9:00 AL- SLAM DUNK CONTEST 7:00 AL 7G v 2G of Sign up in Alumni Gym 8:00 AL - 6G v 5Q WRITERS with Wendy Mcßeynolds 9:00 AL- 7Qv 3Q Sundays, 6 9 p*. fn ASC Library Monday, Feb. 15 Thursday, Feb. 18 Wednesdays, 6 9 pm, in Mc Cob - AL - 7G v 1G 8:00 AL 7G v 5G BOKHI an 8:00 9:00 AL - 4G v 5G 9:00 AL- 2Q v 3G Good student writers, trainee* to twtor writing, arm on duty and ready to help yon! AL=Alumni Gym RB=Ragan-Brown Fleldhouse Stay tuned for next week's intramurals special featuring the winners of the three - Aca*evs Come try owt this service of the contest, contest, and Skills Center. We i*i to improve yowr point shooting the slam dunk the team free throw shootinc writing and your grfldesl conre.; Also coming nex week: league standings..
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