we're just talking about whether the pitchers will throw better, now that they don't have a resistance to their batterymate, but yeah, you've got the SB's, the offense, etc.
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I think I'm more bitter than you about the treatment of Johjima-san, Taro, though don't usually phrase it in those terms.
Am not sure how much difference there is between the clubhouse / on-field environments that Johjima played in, vs. Jackie Robinson's. I'm sure the M's players, and Hargrove etc., didn't intend racist harassment, but in practical terms, the situation appeared to be just about as lonely and hostile, and for similar reasons ("you're not like us").
Yet Robinson is (perhaps properly) deified, and Johjima gets zero credit whatsoever for his courage and grace.
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I do think it's fair to note that a white catcher would probably face just as bad a situation in the NPB.
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