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Wayne Graczyk
Wayne Graczyk has written the "Baseball Bullet-In" column in The Japan Times since 1976. A native of New Jersey, he came to Japan in 1969 with the U.S. Air Force and is a 1977 graduate of Tokyo's Sophia University. Wayne was the long-time (1977-2004) sports editor of the Tokyo Weekender newspaper, he covers Yomiuri Giants baseball games for Nippon TV and, since 1976, he has compiled the Japan Pro Baseball Fan Handbook & Media Guide. He is a member of the Tokyo Sportswriters Club and the Foreign Sportswriters Association of Japan. Notice Wayne Graczyk, the baseball columnist for The Japan Times for the past 40 years, passed away at the age of 68 on April 19. His final column was posted on April 8. Readers can continue to access his coverage of Japanese baseball through the online archives.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jan 18, 2009
Braves confident veteran Kawakami can cut it in MLB
Former Chunichi Dragons right-hander Kenshin Kawakami became the second high-profile Japanese free agent pitcher to join a major league team in the past week, and the scout who recommended him and the agent who worked out his contract say they are delighted with the agreement.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jan 11, 2009
Orioles did homework before deciding on Uehara
So Koji Uehara is going to sink his forkball in the major leagues and his fork into a plate of crab cakes from Chesapeake Bay, having agreed, according to all reports, to a two-year contract with the Baltimore Orioles.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jan 4, 2009
Yomiuri Giants prepare to commemorate 75th anniversary in 2009
A Happy New Year to all readers of the Baseball Bullet-In.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Dec 28, 2008
Longtime baseball writer will miss these people, places, things in '09
As we see the end of 2008 and the beginning of 2009, I have compiled a list of five people, places and things I will miss when the new Japanese baseball season rolls around in the spring. Here they are:
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Dec 21, 2008
Japan fired up for '09 WBC to start
It remains to be seen if Japan can score back-to-back victories in the World Baseball Classic, but there is no doubt the attitude of the Japanese side is a complete reversal from 2006 when the first WBC was played.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Dec 14, 2008
Some players still desire to sign only with Giants, insisting on playing only for storied Kyojin
One photo and one report circulating in the press last week brought up the subject of players happier who are playing for the Yomiuri Giants and those who insist on working only for Japan's most storied club.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Dec 7, 2008
Slugger Woods hoping for one more chance in Japan
The Chunichi Sports is reporting former Chunichi Dragons first baseman Tyrone Woods wants to continue playing in Japan.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Nov 23, 2008
Tuffy Rhodes likely to play 13th season in Japan
Will Tuffy Rhodes play another season for the Orix Buffaloes in 2009?
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Nov 16, 2008
Postseason MLB All-Star tour to Japan appears to be thing of past
Reader Mark Chabre of Tokyo's Minato Ward is the latest of many fans who have asked, "Is there an MLB vs. Japan All-Star series this year?"
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Nov 9, 2008
Despite uncertain status, Powell, Guiel want to return to Japan
The most overrated story of this year in Japanese baseball might have been that tug of war back in the spring between the Orix Buffaloes and Fukuoka Softbank Hawks over the rights to American pitcher Jeremy Powell.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Nov 2, 2008
Looking back at previous Giants-Lions battles in the Japan Series
The current Japan Series matchup pitting the Yomiuri Giants against the Saitama Seibu Lions is installment No. 6 since the Seibu Railways bought the Pacific League team and moved it to the Tokyo area almost 30 years ago.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Oct 26, 2008
Taking a look at the one-game advantage in the Climax Series
Until 2004, the term "postseason play" in Japanese baseball simply meant the Japan Series.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Oct 19, 2008
Sky PerfecTV gives up on broadcasting MLB games
Did you enjoy watching Major League Baseball telecasts throughout the season live on Sky PerfecTV?
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Oct 12, 2008
Phillies' Manuel had solid career as player in Japan
Charlie Manuel has a chance to become the second former foreign player in Japanese baseball to manage a major league team to a World Series victory.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Oct 5, 2008
Once proud Yakult, Yokohama clubs now at bottom
It may be difficult to believe, but arguably the two worst franchises in Japanese pro baseball, in terms of both player talent and attractiveness to their respective fan bases, are the Tokyo Yakult Swallows and the Yokohama BayStars.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Sep 28, 2008
Memories flow as era ends with closure of Hiroshima Shimin Kyujo
Kind of a sad week in baseball, wasn't it?
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Sep 21, 2008
Stairs still slugging away 15 years after Japan stint
Why is it some players are apparently not good enough to play in Japan but, after being discarded by a Japanese team, go back to the major leagues and play some meaningful games, seasons or, in some cases, enjoy a lengthy career?
Japan Times
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Sep 14, 2008
Closer Kroon counts on pizza to spice up his game
Practice, sign some autographs, attend the pregame team meeting, eat a pizza, take a nap in the clubhouse oxygen tank, then get ready to save the game.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Sep 7, 2008
New book on pioneer Yonamine a must-read
There are a couple of new baseball books on the scene. One about the life of a foreigner who spent almost four decades in Japanese baseball, and the other a collection of heart-warming tributes by some well-known former players to those who convinced them not to give up chasing the dream of becoming...
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Aug 31, 2008
Results in Beijing prove that baseball has a place in Olympics
After watching that cliff-hanging, nail-biter, barn-burner of a victory by South Korea over Cuba in the gold medal game at the Beijing Olympics, I am more convinced than ever that baseball — and softball — belong in the Games.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

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