Following Japanese Baseball, Part 4: Twitter

» 20 April 2014 » In npb »

This is part four in a multi-part series. Part one on English-language news sources and blogs on Japanese baseball can be found here; part two on online communities is here; part three on watching games online is here.


After having this is draft mode for over a month it’s time to finally kick this one over the finish line.

Despite, or maybe because of, it’s limitations, Twitter has become a ubiquitous part of the media. To cite an off-topic example, I was watching a boxing match last week, and the broadcast included the ring announcer’s Twitter handle, right beneath where his name was shown on the screen.

Japanese baseball is no exception to Twitter’s ubiquity. NPB Tracker (@npbtracker) has had a Twitter presence for almost five years, but there are many, many accounts that update more frequently and are more adept at cramming witticisms into 140 characters. I’ve compiled this admittedly brief list as a starting point for newcomers to the scene.

The Writers:

@JCoskrey
@JballAllen
@JNYakyu
@kaznagatsuka

Fans & Bloggers:

@Kazuto_Yamazaki
@osaki_makkura
@janblurr
@NPB_Reddit
@yakyunightowl
@RealKenDick
@MyKBO
@lovelovemarines
@marinerds

Players:

@CJNitkowski
@brandonmmann
@HeyBarn

I gathered this list by signing into Twitter and looking at who had been active on my timeline, so this might be a bit random and there’s a chance I may have missed a few good accounts. As always, feel free to point out any omissions.

Now I guess I need one of those buttons that says “Tweet this article.”

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  1. Patrick
    NPB Reddit
    20/04/2014 at 1:00 am Permalink

    Here’s additional player’s I’ve found on twitter so far:

    Giants pitcher Scott Mathieson: https://twitter.com/mathieson_scott
    Fighters pitcher Michael Crotta: https://twitter.com/Mike_Crotta
    Eagles batter Andruw Jones: https://twitter.com/AndruwRJones
    Eagles pitcher Travis Blackley: https://twitter.com/Travis_Blackley
    Swallows outfielder Lastings Milledge: https://twitter.com/Lasto292
    Carp pitcher Bryan Bullington: https://twitter.com/bryanbullington
    Hawks pitcher Jason Standridge: https://twitter.com/jasonstandridge
    Tigers outfielder Matt Murton: https://twitter.com/mmurton9
    Swallows pitcher Orlando Roman: https://twitter.com/oryec34

    and bonus, Warren Cromartie: https://twitter.com/TweetMeHomie

  2. Patrick
    Patrick
    22/04/2014 at 3:39 pm Permalink

    Great stuff, thanks for sharing.