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International Pastime: Bob Horner Swallows Beer With the Swallows

By MulletAug 22nd 2007 – 12:30AM

International Pastime will look at baseball's influence outside the U.S.Yes folks, that's former Braves slugger Bob Horner in a beer commercial in Japan. It's a 1987 commercial from Horner's only season with the Yakult Swallows, and apparently he drank a lot of beer. Seriously, did you see how many cans he was holding? If...

International Pastime: Bobby Valentine Is Dancing in Japan

By Matt WatsonMay 2nd 2007 – 4:32PM

The music? It's a Japanese band called DEEN. The guy in the blue dazzling us with his dance moves? That's Bobby Valentine. Yes, that Bobby Valentine. After making his name managing the Rangers and the Mets over here in the states, Valentine is currently the skipper of the Chiba Lotte Marines across the pond in Japan...

Background on Japanese Baseball

Baseball is one of the most popular sports in Japan. It was introduced to Japan in 1872 by Horace Wilson, who taught at the Kaisei School in Tokyo.

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