If there’s one sport I really don’t understand, it’s baseball. It’s not that I don’t understand the rules, I just don’t see the appeal of it as a spectator. There are far too many stops and starts, and the ball is too small to seeﾂanyway!ﾂ
Celebrating with sales - 20% off!
Some people love baseball, but for me, the best thing about the sport is thatﾂif your local teamﾂwins the Japan Series, shopsﾂcelebrate with sales! In our case,ﾂthe Chunichi Dragonsﾂwon for the first time in 53 years, which is why we bought Rikuto aﾂBig O Ball. It was a bargain at 20% off!
The Mystery of theﾂDragons
Despite a Dragons victory, baseball remains a mystery to me. Fortunately, in this classic 1971 segment from Sesame Street,ﾂthe Japanese emperor’s son (Kermit the Frog) is here to solve the Mystery of the Dragons!
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Sesame street sure was a good show!