Kreza23 said...

Kreza23 at 12:37 PM JST - 17th March

smithinjapan - While I knew exactly what you were talking about (because you've posted the same complaint so many times), you can go back and look and see that you DIDN'T say terrestrial television, which is why I metioned the cable TV. And while you may be paying for NHK,…

Posted in Matsuzaka pitches Japan past Cuba in WBC at 12:37 PM JST - 17th March
Kreza23 at 11:19 PM JST - 16th March

smithinjapan - "How many games have been played so far in the series? I think it's around 27. How many of those has Japan, a country who HOSTED a pool in the series, aired? They've aired four."

They've aired more than four, but the other games were on cable. I…

Posted in Matsuzaka pitches Japan past Cuba in WBC at 11:19 PM JST - 16th March
Kreza23 at 12:22 AM JST - 12th March

throwinstones - How do you propose they promote it more? And to whom? To the other three countries? If so, how would you go about doing that? Don't most countries take care of promoting their own national teams?

Posted in WBC a big hit with TV viewers in Japan at 12:22 AM JST - 12th March
Kreza23 at 12:01 AM JST - 11th March

"Again, though, you canNOT compare terrestrial TV in most Western countries with what it is here. As I said, in Canada, you cannot simply use a coaxial cable to connect your TV and get 8 or 9 channels. You get, without a paid subscription, ZERO channels, save perhaps for a…

Posted in WBC a big hit with TV viewers in Japan at 12:01 AM JST - 11th March
Kreza23 at 11:43 PM JST - 9th March

northlondon - Ha ha, hence the Hara hate, gotcha. My bad! I'm not a fan of the way Hoshino handles the media, so I'm gonna have to respectfully disagree with your tastes there though, sorry!

Posted in Japan shut out by S Korea; ends up 2nd in WBC Tokyo round at 11:43 PM JST - 9th March
Kreza23 at 11:24 PM JST - 9th March

throwinstones - There was a shot of Hara talking to Nakajima in the batter's box and giving him instructions before he went up to bat. I think this one is all on Hara.

Posted in Japan shut out by S Korea; ends up 2nd in WBC Tokyo round at 11:24 PM JST - 9th March
Kreza23 at 11:22 PM JST - 9th March

northlondon - I'm a huge MLB fan, but don't follow the NPB very closely, so I'm not really in any position to say anything about Hara's skills as a manager. But I'm glad to see that I wasn't the only questioning that bunt. Well, at least he's not Hoshino. That's…

Posted in Japan shut out by S Korea; ends up 2nd in WBC Tokyo round at 11:22 PM JST - 9th March
Kreza23 at 10:57 PM JST - 9th March

Whoops, that first sentence makes no sense. Haha. Forgot to finish one thought while writing out another one.

Posted in Japan shut out by S Korea; ends up 2nd in WBC Tokyo round at 10:57 PM JST - 9th March
Kreza23 at 10:55 PM JST - 9th March

After the surprising rout, another great, good to see another competitive ballgame. Well pitched game on both sides. The cleanup hitter on Korea is very clutch. Impressive.

But, although this may not have had any impact on the outcome, I fail to see why Hara decided to have Nakajima lay…

Posted in Japan shut out by S Korea; ends up 2nd in WBC Tokyo round at 10:55 PM JST - 9th March
Kreza23 at 12:32 AM JST - 9th March

throwinstones - Korea's starting pitcher, who you keep bashing about having no shot at the MLB, was the same guy that shut down just about everybody at the Olympics. His velocity may have been a tad low by MLB standards, but it isn't velocity that makes a pitcher great. It's…

Posted in Japan hammers S Korea 14-2 to book berth in 2nd round of WBC at 12:32 AM JST - 9th March