I believe that stealing bases is one of the most fascinating and exciting aspects of baseball. Therefore, I love players who steal many bases, and I always hope that such players will consistently emerge. However, it’s very disappointing that such players haven’t appeared in Major League Baseball recently. So, what is necessary for players to emerge who can steal many bases? Now, I’d like to talk about Babe Ruth. This might sound far-fetched, so you might be surprised, as Ba

In the summer of 2016, I was driving east on I-10 (Interstate 10) near the Gulf of Mexico (now the Gulf of America) across the vast state of Texas. As I finally left Texas and entered the neighboring state of Louisiana, I suddenly had a thought. “That’s a good opportunity to visit the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. I’m sure there will be an exhibit about the man who created a new tradition. It’s strange that I haven’t tried to visit it before.” So, in the middle of I-10, I g

In August 2009. I was in the US from Japan on summer vacation and headed to Fargo, North Dakota in a rental car to visit a facility...