You Gotta Have Wa (Revised)
Title: You Gotta Have Wa (Revised) Author: Robert Whiting ISBN: 9780307455970 Publisher: Vintage Published: 2009 Binding: Paperback Language: English Condition: Used: Near Fine Y 1633285 Publisher Description: A hilarious, informative, and riveting account of Japanese baseball and the cultural clashes that ensued when Americans began playing there professionally. In Japan, baseball is a way of life. It is a philosophy. It is besuboru. Its most important element is wa--group harmony--embodied in the proverb "The nail that sticks up shall be hammered down." In this witty and incisive book, Robert Whiting gives us a close-up look at besuboru's teams, obsessive ritualism, and history, as seen through the eyes of American players who found the Japanese approach--rigorous pregame practices, the tolerance for tie games, injured pitchers encouraged to "pitch through the pain"--completely baffl