Jim Allen

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Jim Allen

Jim Allen

@JballAllen

Former baseball writer for the Daily Yomiuri and Kyodo News. My views and poor attempts at humor do not reflect views of anyone but me.

Tokyo Katılım Eylül 2010
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Mishi_vibes 🇺🇲
Mishi_vibes 🇺🇲@Mishi_2210·
Be honest… what did you get..? Can you prove you’re right??
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Jim Allen@JballAllen·
@Typ_Speed Interesting concept. I could see an advanced corporate league following the rugby model
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Jim Allen@JballAllen·
Expansion would broaden the talent base, eventually making the national team potentially deeper, but the real need is to raise the competition level within NPB. Ending import limits and creating more minor leagues would do that
Fjord Fjairlane@FjordFjairlane

@JballAllen Would more teams at the NPB level help solve that issue?

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MoriyasuH2Scouting@AarinH2·
@JballAllen Yeah but Dylan was focusing on the fact Japan didn’t pick all the tall flame throwers.
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MoriyasuH2Scouting@AarinH2·
That’s a very superficial analysis. When it comes to position players, almost all the best were present. The only trade off was Suzuki’s presence at CF but it wasn’t a factor yesterday. And in terms of pitchers, no one minded when it was Imanaga starting the last time out.
Dylan Hernández@dylanohernandez

Samurai Japan modernized its approach, and it backfired spectacularly. They tried to fight fire with fire -- and they got burned by Venezuela. On Japanese baseball's identity crisis and its potential impact on MLB: nypost.com/2026/03/15/spo…

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Jim Allen@JballAllen·
@AarinH2 But he has been nasty when healthy.
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Jim Allen@JballAllen·
The principle problems are limits to depth and development
Matt@YankeesBiased

@JballAllen The dead ball is there is issue, there pitchers are at a disadvantage until they stop with the self imposed dead ball era

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🎸 Rock History 🎸
🎸 Rock History 🎸@historyrock_·
Recently discovered rare footage of Willie Nelson and Keith Richards helping build the pyramids in Egypt 😂
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Jamie Bonkiewicz
Jamie Bonkiewicz@JamieBonkiewicz·
The same idiots who think Trump, who dodged the draft five times, knows how to win a war also think Trump, who declared bankruptcy six times, knows how to run the economy. That’s what Trump Derangement Syndrome actually looks like.
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Jim Allen@JballAllen·
10 years ago, maybe. He hasn’t managed in 12 years, but would still have better credentials than Koji Yamamoto did
Jay Fontana@jayquintana_jr

@JballAllen If age weren't an issue, Bobby Valentine managing the next go around would be, well, something.

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Jim Allen@JballAllen·
I disagree with the idea that NPB players can only compete within their cultural safe place—obsessing about each individual run—but he’s dead-on about Ibata’s pitching choices. In 2026, Kuriyama took Japan’s 10 best strikeout pitchers plus Hiromi Ito.
Dylan Hernández@dylanohernandez

Samurai Japan modernized its approach, and it backfired spectacularly. They tried to fight fire with fire -- and they got burned by Venezuela. On Japanese baseball's identity crisis and its potential impact on MLB: nypost.com/2026/03/15/spo…

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Jim Allen@JballAllen·
When I asked Ibata about whether Maki’s Pool C base-running error dampened Japan’s confidence, Ibata said “It was my mistake for not asking more quickly for a video review.” I’m not saying he’s a good manager, but good managers protect their players.
雑学かぁちゃん@zenryoku_mama

2026年WBC準々決勝。 日本代表「侍ジャパン」は ベネズエラに 5―8で敗れた。 世界一を目指した 大会はここで終わった。 試合後の会見。 指揮を執った 井端弘和監督に 厳しい質問が飛ぶ。 なぜ エース 山本由伸を 69球で交代させたのか。 采配ミスではないか。 そんな声も 上がっていた。 井端は 静かに答えた。 「最初から 60球くらいを目安に プランを立てていました」 「途中で代えると 次の投手に負担がかかる」 だから 4回がいっぱいと判断した。 そして ベネズエラについて こう言った。 「非常に直球に強い打者が多い。 本当に力のあるチームでした」 敗戦の直後。 普通なら 言い訳をしても おかしくない。 それでも 井端は 相手を称えた。 さらに 海外メディアから 追い打ちの質問。 「投手選考は 間違いだったのでは?」 そのとき 井端は きっぱり言った。 「来てもらった選手は みんな良い投手、良い打者でした。」 敗れたあとでも 選手を守る。 監督の仕事は 勝つことだけじゃない。 負けたときに チームを守ること。 あの日の会見は 侍ジャパンの もう一つの戦いだった。

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Joe Orrico
Joe Orrico@JoeOrrico99·
Idea: Scrap the MLB All-Star Game and have the WBC every year halfway through the season
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Josh Rawitch
Josh Rawitch@HOFprez·
A Dominican Hall of Famer born in 1979 filming a Dominican Hall of Famer born in 1937 dancing with future Dominican Hall of Famers born in the ‘90s and 2000s. Increíble #WorldBaseballClassic
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Howard Cole
Howard Cole@Howard_Cole·
I hate to se Ohtani disappointed. But then I remember, he was an Angel for six years. He’s used to it.
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Jim Allen@JballAllen·
@GraveyardBall No it wasn’t. A semifinal 2023 exit or a 2006 QF failure would have been no shockers either…
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