Introduction

For over 100 years baseball has been played in America. It has also been played in Japan for many years. When I started this I was hoping to find out how baseball is played differently in the two countries. Also, to find out how the fans enjoy the game differently. The Japanese players tend to enjoy the game, and play for fun. The Americans play mostly for the money. Is baseball America's most popular sport? It is Japan's most popular sports. Baseball could no longer be America's favorite pastime.

Task

For the task, you will use the sources below to write an essay. First, you will write about the history of baseball in the two countries. Then you will tell how the sport is different and similar in the two countries. Include a conclusion in which you state what you have learned, and your opinion on this question. Is baseball a better fit for Japan or America? Please back up your opinion with information.

Process

-First, you will research the history of baseball in America. Use the following sites to do this. The information you gather will be used in your essay.
http://www2.tltc.ttu.edu/harper/3339BB/WebStuff/Pre1900/origins.htm

http://www.1888articles.com/early-history-of-baseball-in-america-0xugd02217.html

http://www.19cbaseball.com/

-Next, you will use the sources below to gather information about the history of baseball in Japan.
http://www.niseibaseball.com/html%20articles/Baseball%20in%20Japan/BaseballJapan.html

http://www.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20021106&content_id=171406&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=null

http://www.sg.emb-japan.go.jp/JapanAccess/baseball.htm

-Now you will research how the sport is played now. First, how the Japanese play it.
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/baseball.html
this site shows how many teams there are, and who is in each league.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2003/jul/26/japan.sport
this article tells you how the Japanese fans feel, and who they all want to win.

http://www.japanball.com/baseballjapan.htm
this website has many links that deal with how baseball is played in Japan. Especially the link titled playing Japanese pro ball.
-Next research how baseball is played in America.
this has many links that deal with the Major Leagues. It shows how there are many trades, and many milestones that players have reached.
this shows how American players use performance enhancing drugs to get better, and probably more money.
-The following sources are articles that have information on both countries.

http://web.ebscohost.com.prxy2.ursus.maine.edu/ehost/detail?vid=4&hid=108&sid=7f46340a-85c8-4794-9a72-e764865deaae%40sessionmgr104

-Now, write an essay using information from these sources.

Conclusion

At the end of doing this project, you should have discovered if American baseball is different from Japanese baseball. Also, how they are different or similar. You should also learn what the history of the sport was like. The essay will show what you learned about this. Overall, it should compare the sport in the two countries.

Bibliography

-"Baseball in Japan." Nisei Baseball. 30 Jan. 2008 http://www.niseibaseball.com/html%20articles/Baseball%20in%20Japan/BaseballJapan.html.
-This site has a lot of information about the earliest teams and organizations of baseball in Japan. It is very useful.

-"Baseball." Japan Access. 27 Feb. 2008
http://www.sg.emb-japan.go.jp/JapanAccess/baseball.htm.
-This is a great site with a lot of information about the sport of baseball played in Japan. It has many dates of when certain things happened.

-"Baseball Japan." Bob Bavasi's JapanBall. 2008. 28 Feb. 2008 http://www.japanball.com/baseballjapan.htm.
-This site is very useful. There is a map, so you can see where the teams are located. Also, how far apart they are and which cities have multiple stadiums. There are also links that give good information about baseball played in Japan.

-"Baseball Perspectives." Mlb.Com. 2008. 29 Feb. 2008 http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/news/perspectives.jsp.
-This site is good for telling you what is happening in the MLB. It says which teams have picked up new players. It also tells you how certain teams are doing.

-Engel, Gary. "A History of Japanese Baseball." MLB.Com. 2001. 29 Feb. 2008 http://www.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20021106&content_id=171406&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=null.

This is an article about the history of baseball in Japan. It doesn't have much information. It does say who taught it to the Japanese.

-Harper, James. "Baseball in the 18th Century." The Origins of Baseball. 15 Jan. 2004. 06. Feb 2008 .

-This source was great because it gave the history of baseball. It told what the very first form of baseball was. It also said when and where it was played.

-"Japanese Baseball." The Japan Times. 11 Feb. 2008 http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/baseball.html.
-This site has a little information. This has the Japanese teams and their leagues. It also has a few links to articles about Japanese baseball.

-Miklich, E., and A. D'elia. "Baseball History." 19th Century Baseball. 2007. 28 Feb. 2008 . http://www.19cbaseball.com/. -This site is very useful. It has every type of early baseball that was played in America. It has lots of information.

-Penn, F.r. "Early History of Baseball in America." 1888 Articles. 2005. 29 Feb. 2008 . .

-This website has an article that describes the history of baseball. This is good because it had dates of when things happened.

-"The Mitchell Report." Mlb.Com. 2008. 29 Feb. 2008 . http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/news/mitchell/coverage.jsp>.
-This site has a little information about performance-enhancing drugs. It shows how MLB players will cheat to get an advantage.


-"Tigers' Bite Bewilders Japanese Baseball Fans." Guardian Unlimited. 2007. 12 Feb. 2008 . -This article tells the reader how the Japanese fans feel about the teams. It is useful if you want to know about who the fans want to win.

-Watanabe, Tomoko, and J.w.p. Traphagan. "A Common Passion." July 1990: 384. World and I. Lincoln Academy. 28 Jan. 2008. Keyword: Baseball.
-This is a good article that tells you how young the Japanese start playing baseball. It also tells you how serious the Japanese are.

-Wilson, Gary. "Baseball Connects with Two Cultures." Christian Science Monitor 15 Oct. 2001. Academic Search Premier. Ebsco. Lincoln Academy. 04 Feb. 2008.
-This tells the reader how baseball is just as poplular in Japan as in America. It also says how excited the Japanese fans are when a Japanese players do well in America.


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