Former Mets Manager Bobby Valentine Is Turning Japanese

Former Met Manager Bobby V says he's tired of the Japanese baseball league being just a farm system for America. He takes us on his adventure as he returns to Japan to transform Japenese baseball into a real rival for the American major leagues.

At just 19 years old he started playing with the LA Dodgers. He's been a player, coach and manager but not just in America...

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He was the site manager in Japan for the Chiba Lotte Marines (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiba_Lotte_Marines). When he returned to the US, he became manager of the NY Mets. In 2000, the took his team to the world series against their arch rival----the NY Yankees... The Mets lost and it became the beginning of the end for Valentine. He was fired two years later.

But you know what they say...you can't keep a good man down! He headed back to Japan and that's when he began to transform Japenese baseball. He wanted to not just keep players in Japan, but also develop them. But that's all we're going to tell you. For more details, you're have to watch the film. And hey, after you see it, let us know what you think!