71.   Japanese baseball rules permit ties even in regular season play.

72.   Japanese baseball standings for Saturday will move after completion of Central League games.

73.   It was the first game in Japanese professional baseball history to record three grand slams.

74.   It was the second homer for Anthony, formerly of the Los Angeles Dodgers, since he joined the Japanese pro baseball in late June.

75.   Johnson also mused about his time as an American struggling to adjust to the different style of Japanese baseball.

76.   Japanese baseball fans were hardly surprised when Ichiro Suzuki left to play in the U.S. major leagues.

77.   Kawashima is expected to be named the Japanese baseball commissioner in March, succeeding resigning Ichiro Yoshikuni.

78.   Like Japanese baseball teams, hockey teams are owned by large corporations and are looked on as promotional entities rather than profit-making ventures.

79.   Major league officials are fearful Japanese baseball may try to change their rules regarding retirement and free agency.

80.   Many worry that if the talent drain continues, Japanese baseball will become nothing more than a minor league for the majors.