There's nothing like October baseball. On a given day in Japan, fans with cable or satellite TV systems can watch games — sometimes non-stop — from the wee hours of the morning until late at night. American and National League Division Series and Championship Series and the Japanese Climax Series offer top-caliber playoff baseball, each in their own way.
It is a TV-viewer baseball fan's dream.
Reader Hiro Ota in Tokyo wrote, asking: "What I'd like to know is your thoughts on the expanded MLB wild card and the opening of the Division Series on the road, as this is such a contrast to the Japan playoff format.