Big in Japan

Like Gwen Stefani, we’re big on Japanese culture. OK, so maybe not exactly like Gwen Stefani. Maybe more like Bob Horner. Remember him?

Horner was long our favorite Atlanta Braves player when we were back in the day. We saw him hit four home runs in a game against the Expos, and he had a single, colorful season playing for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in Japan, where he was best known for….   oh, but we digress.

What we wanted to tell you about was the cool chopsticks a Japanese company is making from baseball bats broken in Nippon Professional Baseball League games. These chopsticks feature NPB team logos, and they’re a big hit with Japanese fans. Now we’re on the hunt for a set of Tokyo Yakult Swallows chopsticks, though we lack the digital dexterity to put them to use.