This piece was edited and translated by Philip Gabriel.Article continues after advertisementRemove Ads I originally wrote this essay for the October 5, 1980 issue of the Japanese sports magazine Number. So it’s quite an old piece. I found it again when I was going through some old files and papers at home. It brought back … Continue reading Haruki Murakami on the Year Dave Hilton Debuted for the Yakult Swallows