/jp/ - Otaku Culture

[Anonymous No.]

Why is baseball so popular in Japan?

[Anonymous No.]

Because their legs are short.

[Anonymous No.]

because it has lots of cute little girls

[Shameimaru Aya is my girlfriend !3y3mjHUKjI No.]

Because it's kind of neat.

[Anonymous No.]

because the american pigs made them play it after dropping 2 nukes on htem

[Anonymous No.]

Have you ever played baseball? It's fucking fun, and Japan has great weather for it.

[Anonymous No.]

Early 1900's, Japanese businessmen founded teams to show how wealthy and westernized they were.

[Anonymous No.]

Baseball was introduced early on during Japan's modernization. There were various reasons for it's spread. One, to show that they were receptive to western ideas (Remember, the US had forced Japan open to trade and it needed to change it's image). Two, to compete with western nations on an equal level (Remember, Japan wanted to be seen as an equal to the western powers of the time. Three, there was a lot of prestige in taking part in either playing or founding teams. (Universities in particular.)

It's been a part of their culture for over 100 years now, so I think that could explain it's prevalence there.

[Anonymous No.]

Definitely NOT because they thought the game is good.

[Anonymous No.]

>>7510223
>Have you ever played baseball?
>/jp/

[Anonymous No.]

I know this is the last place to ask this, but is there anywhere I can watch streams of NPB games?

[Shameimaru Aya is my girlfriend !3y3mjHUKjI No.]

>>7514198

http://myp2p.eu/competition.php?competitionid=&part=sports&discipline=baseball

Last place to ask, my ass.

[Anonymous No.]

>>7514213

Oh I use that site for NFL games, didn't know they also had NPB games. Thanks.

[Shameimaru Aya is my girlfriend !3y3mjHUKjI No.]

>>7514223

No problem. You learn something new every day.

>NFL

Who's your team, man? I have to know.

[Anonymous No.]

>>7514238

DA Bears unfortunately. Well unfortunately is what I'd normally say but you seem to be a fan of the Lions.

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>>7514266

I'm sorry, we can't be friends anymore

Just kidding. It's always nice to find people that like football on /jp/.

You do know the Lions are on the rise, right?

...and you lucked out last season. I'll be looking forward to MNF.

[Anonymous No.]

>>7514314

I just hope there is a season.

I will say I enjoy watching Jahvid Best, he is going to be great.

[Shameimaru Aya is my girlfriend !3y3mjHUKjI No.]

>>7514335

There will be. I've been following all the lockout news like my life depended on it and the tide's definitely changing. Details of a proposed CBA have even been leaked and more talks are scheduled for tomorrow in Boston.

>Jahvid Best

Best is a beautiful man when his toes aren't being eaten by demonic weasels. Even then he can do some pretty neat things, like in Miami.

Would you be interested in joining a /jp/ fantasy football league, by the way? I'm thinking of starting one.

[Anonymous No.]

>>7514314
>>7514266

As long as you aren't cowboys fans then you're good with me.

Hail to the Redskins

[Anonymous No.]

>>7514359

Absolutely, if you think you can get enough people here.

[Shameimaru Aya is my girlfriend !3y3mjHUKjI No.]

>>7514368

Well, I've got until August to find at least 6 more guys to make an 8-man (or bigger) league. I'm not going to really start worrying about it until this whole lockout mess is over, though.