‘There’s No Joy in Tokyo’: The 1990 Super Major Series

Cecil Fielder on the Hanshin Tigers (Robert Fitts Collection)   In the mid- to late 1980s, tensions between the United States and Japan rose to a level not seen since World War II.1 Americans were frightened at the rising strength of the Japanese economy. Japanese imports, especially automobiles and electronics, seemed to be taking over … Continue reading ‘There’s No Joy in Tokyo’: The 1990 Super Major Series