No clock to kill
In what year did  Nippon Professional Baseball make the games shorter?
Baseball
Brian Barden 1949 Nippon Professional Baseball season 2003 Nippon Professional Baseball season 2002 Nippon Professional Baseball season 2001 Nippon Professional Baseball season
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Brian signed a 1-year contract with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball on July 18, 2011. He played in 64 games and hit .281. 
The Nippon Professional Baseball season 
The Nippon Professional Baseball season ended with the Daiei Hawks defeating the Hanshin Tigers in the 2003 Japan Series 4 games to 3. 
The Nippon Professional Baseball season ended with the Yomiuri Giants defeating the Seibu Lions in the 2002 Japan Series 4 games to 0. 
The Nippon Professional Baseball season ended with the Yomiuri Giants defeating the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes in the 2001 Japan Series 4 games to 1. 