Word: sekkyoku
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...that the fences in Japanese ballparks are 30 ft. to 40 ft. shorter than those in the U.S. Eager to amend their deficiencies, the Tokyo Giants attended daily lectures run by their hosts, the Los Angeles Dodgers, taking notes as Shortstop Maury Wills told them through an interpreter to "Sekkyoku-teki ni hasire [Run aggressively]" and Batting Coach Dixie Walker advised ''Liner uchi o kokoro gakeyo [Hit the line drive]." They did, and banged out an 8-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies and a 3-3 record before returning home to Tokyo...
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