tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561744462098058434.post8698190141352669468..comments2018-06-19T12:03:05.630-07:00Comments on A Noboru Aota Fan's Notes: The Fenceside MagicianABhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110721827199073259noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561744462098058434.post-3395348416566959022014-01-30T17:41:53.703-08:002014-01-30T17:41:53.703-08:00So what you're saying is maybe Nishitetsu'...So what you're saying is maybe Nishitetsu's industrial league team of 1949 became the Nishitetsu Clippers in 1950? That makes a lot of sense.<br /><br />I would love to see you write more about this era.NPB Card Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01178497208404127283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561744462098058434.post-12111925999719312752014-01-30T12:15:15.800-08:002014-01-30T12:15:15.800-08:00Thanks! You're right, there is not much in Eng...Thanks! You're right, there is not much in English on the subject, but, basically, after the rejuvenation of baseball during the occupation was approved by MacArthur, the league, though only in the loosest sense until nicknames and finally a draft system were installed, became popular and profitable. All of the teams were owned by companies/corporations already, and success led to more competition. The success of the '49 tour by the SF Seals created more tension, with newspaper and railway and other companies all struggling to get a piece of the action. This caused a need for more structure, and, once the idea of two leagues was approved, more teams could be added. There was also a Federal League-style(well, more American League-style) revolt by some of the players, centering around the Tigers and Bozo Wakabayashi, as well as the formation of the Japanese Women's Professional League (it only lasted two years as a professional league). I think that a lot of the new players, like you said, played on teams in the various 'industrial leagues', but I'm not sure how many of those teams were already owned by companies that then became part of the two league system, though many of the teams continued to act as sort of farm teams for the professional league teams (like the Nankai Civil Engineering team for the Nankai Hawks) until 1960. ABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00110721827199073259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561744462098058434.post-60365034038635160702014-01-30T05:04:42.583-08:002014-01-30T05:04:42.583-08:00Congratulations on the Helmar cards. Very cool st...Congratulations on the Helmar cards. Very cool stuff. <br /><br />I'm fascinated by the switch from the eight team single league in 1949 to the fifteen team double league in 1950 and I can't find enough information in English on it. I'm assuming they must have heavily raided the industrial leagues to be able to almost double the number of professional players.NPB Card Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01178497208404127283noreply@blogger.com