Abstract This paper analyzes and critiques "Taking in a Game-A History of Baseball in Asia", which was published in 2002 and written by journalist Joseph Reaves. The book studies the growth of baseball in Asian countries and how it merged into their cultural and social fabric.
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From the Paper "In 1970s, Mao Tse-Tung allegedly used baseball as a political strategy. Many believed that baseball had been made a part of sports revolution program simply because it paved the way for "diligent study of Marxism, Leninism and Mao Tse-tung Thought". What made them believe such a thing is beyond me; but the author firmly maintains that Chinese authorities fell for this game since it could improve a soldier's aim when throwing grenades. They felt that baseball could give soldiers stronger arms and thus it should be regularly practiced and promoted in China."
