About this episode
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a week of many meetings but no breakthroughs between MLB and the MLBPA, Liberty Media’s financial disclosures about the Braves’ profitability, the prospects of a labor deal before the owners’ deadline for starting the season on time, and more, then (25:22) talk to historian and author Kerry Yo Nakagawa, the founder and director of the non-profit Nisei Baseball Research Project, about the history of baseball in Japan, the development of baseball in the Japanese American community, the impact and legacy of Kenichi Zenimura and the Vancouver Asahi, the 80th anniversary of FDR’s order to incarcerate Japanese Americans during World War II, the role of baseball in the internment camps, Masanori Murakami ’s trailblazing career, Nakagawa’s athletic ancestors and his efforts to preserve Japanese American baseball history, and much more. Audio intro : Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard, “ Faking a Living ” Audio interstitial : Kat Eggleston, “ Executive Order 9066 ” Audio outro : Sloan, “ Can’t You Figure it Out? ” Link to Rosenthal’s column Link to Passan’s tweet Link to Liberty Media news Link to The Athletic on Liberty Media Link to Manfred video tweet Link to dog photo tweet Link to Nisei Baseball Research Project Link to mlb.tv autorenew article Link to NJAHS summary Link to history museum explainer Link to Diamonds in the Rough Link to barnstorming photo Link to high school curriculum Link to Executive Order 9066 Link to E.O. 9066 wiki Link to story on 80th anniversary Link to Sleeping Dogs documentary Link to Vancouver Asahi story Link to THT on the Asahi Link to Zenimura info Link to Zenimura SI story Link to Gila River story Link to MLB.com Murakami story Link to 42 for 21 list Link to 42 for 21 EW episode Link to Doc Adams EW episode Link to Doc Adams story Link to Doc Adams SABR bio iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!) Sponsor Us on Patreon Facebook Group Effectively Wild Wiki Twitter Account Get Our Merch! Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source