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https://www.sankei.com/article/20241101-K5AMLYVUPZIEJC7NRWTJAB4YQ4/

http://www.sponichi.co.jp/baseball/special/calender/calender_june/KFullNormal20080626153.html

Dead links:

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20040630mk.html --- June 30, 2004 --- Japanese baseball causing a lot of sucking and sighing
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20040708a2.html --- July 8, 2004 --- Baseball merger crisis deepens
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20040711a2.html --- July 11, 2004 --- Players to fight merger
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/rc20040718a6.html --- July 18, 2004 --- Baseball fans left in the dark
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20040808a2.html --- August 8, 2004
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20040829a1.html --- August 29, 2004

Naming rights:

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sp20040211mk.html

Strike:

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June 15, 2004 --- Buffaloes, BlueWave owners reach basic merger agreement
June 16, 2004 --- Does proposed Buffaloes-BlueWave merger talk signal doom or reform?
June 20, 2004 --- Japanese baseball at a crossroads
June 22, 2004 --- Buffaloes-BlueWave merger gets green light
June 23, 2004 --- Many questions remain over merger of Buffaloes, BlueWave
June 30, 2004 --- Wave of protest
July 1, 2004 --- Livedoor tries for debt-laden Buffaloes; offer turned down
July 2, 2004 --- Orix to own 80 percent
July 5, 2004 --- Kintetsu players protest against planned merger
July 6, 2004 --- Kintetsu again says no to Livedoor
July 9, 2004 --- Merger plans
July 9, 2004 --- Ochiai’s Dragons the biggest surprise in season’s first half
July 10, 2004 --- Giants owner eyes new competition to replace Japan Series
July 12, 2004 --- PL’s merger crisis leaves CL schedule up in the air
July 15, 2004 --- Swallows, BayStars state opposition to contraction
July 16, 2004 --- Tigers boss calls for CL clubs to resist contraction plans
July 16, 2004 --- Kobe, Osaka vie to be home where Buffaloes, Orix may jointly roam
July 21, 2004 --- Reversal by owners likely to keep two-league system in place (STRIKE)
July 22, 2004 --- PL clubs to unite to fend off CL clubs’ move
July 23, 2004 --- PL boss set for Nozaki meeting
July 24, 2004 --- Yomiuri, Hanshin disagree over realignment
July 27, 2004 --- Officials fail to bridge gap over realignment
July 29, 2004 --- Nozaki proposes interleague play
July 30, 2004 --- Giants join protest (STRIKE)
August 5, 2004 --- PL wants one league
August 6, 2004 --- Livedoor boss may create new team if Buffaloes bid fails
August 11, 2004 --- Orix, Kintetsu sign merger agreement
August 12, 2004 --- Fans slam merger
August 13, 2004 --- 98% of pro baseball ranks vote for right to strike
August 18, 2004 --- Jury still out on baseball realignment
August 20, 2004 --- Livedoor eyes new club
August 25, 2004 --- Merger talks continue
August 27, 2004 --- Players to take court action over merger
August 28, 2004 --- Japanese baseball commissioner wants to keep two-league system / Deal formally signed
August 28, 2004 --- Japan pro ballplayers seek injunction against planned merger
August 30, 2004 --- Majority in favor of two-league system
August 31, 2004 --- Proposed vote on merger postponed
Sept. 3, 2004 --- Furuta: Players ready to strike if merger happens
Sept. 4, 2004 --- Baseball chief denies Giants will move to PL / Injunction denied
Sept. 6, 2004 --- Isobe: Strong chance of indefinite strike
Sept. 7, 2004 --- Japanese ball players set to strike
Sept. 8, 2004 --- Lions owner Tsutsumi denies merger reports
Sept. 8, 2004 --- Cabinet ministers worried as baseball strike looms
Sept. 9, 2004 --- Owners OK merger; baseball strike looms / Court rejects request
Sept. 10, 2004 --- Baseball deal proposed; strike talks set to continue
Sept. 11, 2004 --- Players’ concessions avert baseball strike
Sept. 15, 2004 --- Furuta deserves standing ovation
Sept. 17, 2004 --- Chance of player strike increases
Sept 17, 2004 --- Livedoor establishes pro baseball club
Sept. 18, 2004 --- Players strike
Sept. 19, 2004 --- Baseball strike could cost 1.9 billion yen
Sept. 24, 2004 --- Baseball players reach deal with management
Sept. 25 2004 --- Rakuten applies to create new club
Sept. 29, 2004 --- Fan power prevails as crisis in Japanese baseball subsides / Send me to Sendai
Sept. 30, 2004 --- Japanese baseball owners approve interleague plan
Oct. 3, 2004 --- Livedoor emerges as early fan favorite to own new team / Economic benefits
Oct. 6, 2004 --- Kuehnert to head Rakuten team
Oct. 7, 2004 --- NPB begins hearings on Rakuten, Livedoor bids / Merger ax falls
Oct. 14, 2004 --- Livedoor names GM
Oct. 15, 2004 --- Livedoor appoints O’Malley as manager / Second hearing ---
Oct. 27, 2004 --- No decision yet from NPB panel on new baseball team / Protected players / Livedoor Phoenix
Nov. 3,2004 --- Rakuten awarded pro baseball team
Nov. 5, 2004 --- BlueWave GM presents list of 25 protected players / Results encouraging
March 25, 2005 --- Agreeing to disagree
May 1, 2005 --- History set to be made with first interleague games in Japan
June 12, 2005 --- Thanks to the efforts of many, baseball remains intact despite merger
May 31, 2014 --- Events of 10 years ago still reverberate today

Interleague-only:

Ping Tom Park:

http://www.tpl.org/tier3_cd.cfm?content_item_id=9261&folder_id=588

Posting System:

Climax Series:

http://mail.japanesebaseball.com/forum/thread.gsp?forum=1&thread=30536

About ties: *https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2014/11/01/baseball/npbs-quirky-playoff-rules-recipe-confusion/

Local stadiums:

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/06/22/baseball/countryside-games-offer-charming-change-of-pace/