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Update!
Nishinomiya Sports
May 22
The Tigers signed Major Leaguer Ivan Adamsky yesterday, we hope that he can be of great help to this team, and hope to see him play soon.

- Takaharu Sonada

NAME, POSITION, 2ND POSITION, NUMBER, TRJ, CON, POW, RUN, ARM, FLD, E RES
Ivan Adamsky, LF, OF 1B, 19, 2, C, D, D, C, C, D

May 23
I've noticed that whenever I talk to my players before the game, we lose. So I decided to not do that today, and just hoped for the best. And also, inter-league play!

Hanshin Tigers - 2
Chiba Lotte Marines - 7

Tigers:

Lineup:
1. Takashi Toritani - SS (1-4)
2. Matt Murton - CF (1-4)
3. Craig Brazell - 1B (1-4)
- Ivan Adamsky - DEFENSIVE REPLACEMENT
4. Tomoaki Kanemoto - LF (1-4, GDP, HR [11], 1 RBI)
5. Takahiro Arai - 3B (1-4, HR [11], 1 RBI)
6. Kenji Johjima - C (1-4)
7. Kazuteru Tani - RF (0-4, GDP)
8. Yamato - 2B (2-3)
9. PITCHER (0-1, sac bunt)

Pitcher(s):
Minoru Iwata - L (6-2) (5 1/3 innings, 4 runs, 4 earned)
Jason Standridge (2/3 innings, 1 run, 1 earned)
Kenta Abe (3 innings, 2 runs, 2 earned)

Marines:

Lineup:
1. Tsuyoshi Nishioka - SS (3-5, SB)
2. Takashi Ogino - CF (4-5, lined into double play, 1 RBI, double)
3. Tadahito Iguchi - 2B (1-5, GDP, 1 RBI)
4. Kim Tae-Kyun - 1B (2-5, strikeout, 2 RBI, double)
5. Saburo Ohmura - RF (3-5, 2 doubles, 2 RBI)
6. Shoitsu Ohmatsu - LF (0-4, lined into double play)
- Keisuke Hayasaka - DEFENSIVE REPLACEMENT
7. Tomoya Satozaki - C (3-4)
8. Toshiaki Imae - 3B (0-2, sac bunt, sac fly, 1 RBI)
9. PITCHER (0-2)
- Hisao Heiuchi - PH (1-1)
- Koichi Hori - PH (0-1)

Pitcher(s):
Yuki Karakawa - W (6-2) (6 innings, 1 run, 1 earned)
Yoshihiro Itoh (1 inning, 0 runs)
Yasutaka Hattori (2 innings, 1 run, 1 earned)

MVP:
Kim Tae-Kyun: Go ahead run in 6th

Nishinomiya Sports
May 24
Tigers lose it to the Marines
- Kim Tae-Kyun

Koshien Stadium, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo - The Tigers lost to the Marines on a rainy day yesterday, 7-2. Iwata had a tough, giving up 4 runs in 5 innings. Whereas Karakawa, of the Marines, only gave up 1 run in 6. Leading the Marines to victory was Karakawa, and Tae-Kyun. The Tigers took an early lead, thanks to a homerun by Arai. But the Marines got that run right back, from a single by Ogino. they never looked back from there. Adding 3 runs in the 6th, and 1 run in the 7th, 8th, and 9th. The Tigers second run came thanks to a homerun by Kanemoto in the 9th. Though that proved to be nothing of importance. Luckily the Dragons lost as well, so the Tigers still maintain their 2.5 game lead over the Dragons.

- Takaharu Sonada

Hurry up and trade for some better pitchers!

I'm definatly doing that tomorrow/when I get home from the Red Sox game, most of my pitchers are horrible!

I agree, the Tigers have always had a poor pitching rotation. Fix it, PPFan!

2 updates in one day? Indeeed!
Well, actually it isn't the same day but, meh.

Nishinomiya Sports
May 24
Kubo gone, Takeda on?
Yesterday finalized the trade for Masaru Takeda. The Tigers have acquired this overlooked menace, and for Yasutomo Kubo. Hopefully Takeda can help this team, and maintain his 1.64 ERA.

- Takaharu Sonada

NAME, NUMBER, TOP SPD, CON, STAM, PITCHES
Masaru Takeda, 38, 138 km/h (85 mph), B, B, left - 2, down - 3, right - 1

June 9

Saitama Seibu Lions - 9
Hanshin Tigers - 5

Lions:

Lineup:
1. Yasuyuki Kataoka - 2B (4-5, triple, reached on error, 1 RBI)
2. Takumi Kuriyama - CF (3-5, 2 HR [5, 6], 4 RBI, strikeout)
3. Hiroyuki Nakajima - SS (1-4, HR [8], 3 RBI, GDP, strikeout)
4. Takeya Nakamura - 3B (1-4, double)
5. Dee Brown - DH (0-4)
6. G.G. Sato - RF (2-4, HR [11], 1 RBI, double)
7. Taketoshi Gotoh - 1B (2-4, double)
- Hiroshi Hirao - DEFENSIVE REPLACEMENT
8. Tohru Hosokawa - C (1-4, double, srtikeout)
9. Tomoaki Satoh - LF (0-4)

Pitcher(s):
Takayuki Kishi - W (3-5) (8+ innings, 5 runs, 5 earned)
Tomoki Hoshino (1 inning, 0 runs)

Tigers:

Lineup:
1. Takashi Toritani - SS (3-4, 2 doubles, HR [12], 1 RBI)
2. Matt Murton - CF (1-4, double, 2 RBI)
3. Craig Brazell - DH (1-4, double)
4. Tomoaki Kanemoto - LF (0-4)
5. Takahiro Arai - 3B (1-4)
6. Kenji Johjima - C (1-4, HR [13], 1 RBI)
7. Kazuteru Tani - RF (1-4, strikeout)
8. Ivan Adamsky - 1B (1-4, HR [1], 1 RBI, GDP)
9. Keiichi Hirano - 2B (1-4)

Pitcher(s):
Yuya Andoh - L (1-5) (2/3 innings, 4 runs, 4 earned)
Jason Standridge (1/3 innings, 2 runs, 2 earned)
Randy Messenger (4 2/3 innings, 2 runs, 0 earned)
Tomoyuki Kubota (2 1/3 innings, 1 run, 1 earned)

MVP(s):
Hiroyuki Nakajima - Gave his team the lead in the 1st, with a 3-run homer
Tomoki Hoshino - Good pitching

Summary:
Nishinomiya Sports
June 10
Andoh loses it, once again
- Yuya Andoh
- Myself (left), and Hiroyuki Nakajima (right)

Tokorozawa, Saitama - The Seibu Lions are the victors in this game. And they were leading the whole way through. A first inning, 3-run homerun, by Hiroyuki Nakajima, gave them the lead after 1. They never looked back from there. Andoh, once again, loses the game. He lasted only 2/3 of an inning, pitiful, letting up 4 runs. We spoke to him about his year-long slump, he said "I don't have my stuff, I'm struggling this year, and well, it's bad. Real bad." Also in today's game came a homerun by Adamsky. Not just any homerun, his first NPB homerun. Congratulations, Ivan Adamsky! May there be many more to come! We agree Andoh, this is getting out of hand. Oh well, at least we're maintaining our 3.5 game lead over the Dragons.

I met with the shortstop of the Lions, Hiroyuki Nakajima. He told us about how he feels about the Lions as a team. He stated "We have some work to do, since we are in 4th. But overall, I think that we have the potential to make it this year. If not, then next year. I do have faith that with everyone's contributions, we'll make for a fine team in the future."

- Takaharu Sonada

June 20

I spoke to Takeda today, to get him ready for his start, he said to me earlier that he was a tad bit nervous, as his entire family would be at today's game. I said to him that it all would be fine, and he should just continue to pitch how he has been previously, and we'll have this game in the bag.

Yokohama BayStars - 5
Hanshin Tigers - 4
F/11

BayStars:

Lineup:
1. Shingo Nonaka - SS (1-5)
2. Daisuke Hayakawa - CF (2-4, double, strikeout, sac bunt)
3. Seiichi Uchikawa - 1B (1-5)
4. Shuichi Murata - 3B (0-5)
5. Terrmel Sledge - LF (3-5, HR [16], 1 RBI, double)
6. José Castillo - 2B (1-5, HR [6], 1 RBI)
7. Yuki Yoshimura - RF (2-4, 2 HR [11, 12], 3 RBI, IBB, walk-off homerun)
8. Tasuku Hashimoto - C (1-4, double)
9. PITCHER (0-2)
- Tatsuhiko Kinjoh - PH (0-1)
- Takehiro Ishikawa - PH (0-1)

Pitcher(s):
Tomo Ohka (7 innings, 4 runs, 4 earned)
Kazuya Takamiya (2 innings, 0 runs)
Atsushi Kizuka - W (3-3) (2 innings, 0 runs)

Tigers:

Lineup:
1. Takashi Toritani - SS (2-5, HR [13], 2 RBI, double)
2. Matt Murton - CF (0-5)
3. Craig Brazell - 1B (0-5)
4. Tomoaki Kanemoto - LF (0-5)
5. Takahiro Arai - 3B (0-4)
6. Kenji Johjima - C (3-4, 2 HR [15, 16] (501 feet!), 2 RBI)
7. Kazuteru Tani - RF (1-4)
8. Kentaro Sekimoto - 2B (1-4)
9. PITCHER (0-2, sac bunt)

Pitcher(s):
Masaru Takeda (8+ innings, 4 runs, 4 earned)
Kyuji Fujikawa - L (0-1) (2 1/3 innings, 1 run, 1 earned)

MVP:
Yuki Yoshimura - Walk-off homerun in 11th

Nishinomiya Sports
June 21
Tigers lose, Yoshimura walks off
- Yuki Yoshimura

Yokohama Stadium, Yokohama - The Tigers lose, and Yuki Yoshimura walks off. His walk off homer came off of Fujikawa in the 11th inning, giving Fujikawa his first loss of the season. Both starting pitchers did well yesterday, Takeda going 8 strong, and Ohka going 7. Although the Tigers lost, manager Akinobu Mayumi said that he "has faith that the Tigers will come out of their slump, and [he] think[s] that all will be well." They're still in first, albeit only by 3 games now to the Dragons.

Fujikawa sope in his press conference that he was "very disappointed in the way he was throwing in the 1th, and [he] [is] the only one to blame." This was Fujikawa's first loss this season.

Well, hopefully the Tigers can pull it together soon. And get some better pitching. Today's off-day should help, a good days rest.

- Takaharu Sonada

June 30

Big game today guys, Dragons. It's gonna be tough.

Hanshin Tigers - 2
Chunichi Dragons - 1

Tigers:

Lineup:
1. Takashi Toritani - SS (2-3, 2 doubles)
2. Keisuke Kanoh - CF (1-3)
3. Kazuteru Tani - RF (0-3, 1 RBI, GDP)
4. Tomoaki Kanemoto - LF (1-3, HR [14], 1 RBI)
5. Takahiro Arai - 3B (0-3)
6. Kenji Johjima - C (0-3)
7. Ivan Adamsky - 1B (0-3)
8. Keiichi Hirano - 2B (1-3)
9. PITCHER (0-2)
- Craig Brazell - PH (0-1, lined into double play)

Pitcher(s):
Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi - W (8-5) (8 innings, 1 run, 1 earned)
Kyuji Fujikawa - S (19) (1 inning, 0 runs)

Dragons:

Lineup:
1. Masahiro Araki - SS (1-4, strikeout)
2. Hirokazu Ibata - 2B (0-4, strikeout)
3. Masahiko Morino - 3B (0-4, GDP)
4. Tony Blanco - 1B (1-4, HR [27], 1 RBI)
5. Kazuhiro Wada - LF (0-3, strikeout)
6. Kei Nomoto - RF (0-3)
7. Masaaki Koike - CF (1-3)
8. Motonobu Tanishige - C (0-2, strikeout, sac bunt)
9. PITCHER (2-2)
- Ryosuke Hirata - PH (0-1)

Pitcher(s):
Weiyin Chen - L (8-5) (7 innings, 2 runs, 2 earned)
Junichi Kawahara (1 inning, 0 runs)

MVP(s):
Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi - Great pitching
Kazuteru Tani - Gave team the lead with RBI in 1st

Nishinomiya Sports
July 1
Tigers squeak by Dragons
- Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi

Koshien Stadium, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo - Happy July! Yesterday the Tigers skimmed by the Dragons, in a 2-1 win. The only RBI's coming from Tani, a homerun by Kanemoto, and for the Dragons, a homerun for Blanco. It was an interesting game all the way through, Shimoyanagi pitched a gem, along with Chen. Chen going 7 innings and letting up only 2 runs, and Shimoyanagi going 8 innings, and letting up only 1 run. And Fujikawa came in in the 9th, and shut down the 2, 3, and 4 hitters, earning his 19th save of the season.

The Tigers add another game to their lead over the Dragons, making it now 5 games separating the two.

- Takaharu Sonada

Very nice!

Thanks a bunch!

July 3
"Giants today people! We're gonna have a tough time with this game, but Takeda is pitching today, and hopefully we'll win. Let's go guys!" I tried to pep up the team today, hopefully by me talking to them, it won't jinx us again.

Yomiuri Giants - 7
Hanshin Tigers - 4

Giants:

Lineup:
1. Hayato Sakamoto - SS (2-5)
2. Ryota Wakiya - 2B (1-4, sac bunt, reached on error)
3. Michihiro Ogasawara - 3B (2-5, HR [16], 3 RBI, double, GDP)
4. Alex Ramírez - LF (2-4, HR [14], 1 RBI, double)
5. Yoshinobu Takahashi - 1B (2-4, double)
6. Hisayoshi Tyono - CF (2-4, HR [5], 2 RBI)
7. Yoshitomo Tani - RF (2-4, 1 RBI)
8. Kazunari Tsuruoka - C (2-4)
9. PITCHER (0-1, strikeout)
- Lee Seung-Yeop - PH (0-1, strikeout)
- Takayuki Terauchi - PH (0-1, strikeout)
- Shigeyuki Furuki - PH (0-1)

Pitcher(s):
Syugo Fujii (2 2/3 innings, 3 runs, 3 earned)
Norihito Kaneto (1 1/3 innings, 1 run, 1 earned)
Kyohei Tsutimoto - W (4-2) (2 innings, 0 runs)
Kiyoshi Toyoda (1 inning, 0 runs)
Daisuke Ochi (1 inning, 0 runs)
Marc Kroon - S (14) (1 inning, 0 runs)

Tigers:

Lineup:
1. Takashi Toritani - SS (1-4, double, 1 RBI)
2. Matt Murton - CF (2-4, double, 1 RBI, GDP)
3. Craig Brazell - 1B (1-4, double, 1 RBI)
4. Tomoaki Kanemoto - LF (0-4)
5. Takahiro Arai - 3B (0-4)
6. Kenji Johjima - C (1-4, HR [18], 1 RBI)
7. Kazuteru Tani - RF (1-3)
8. Kentaro Sekimoto - 2B (0-3, strikeout)
9. PITCHER (0-0, sac bunt, walk)

Pitcher(s):
Masaru Takeda - L (9-2) (4 2/3 innings, 5 runs, 5 earned)
Randy Messenger (2 innings, 2 runs, 2 earned)
Jason Standridge (2 1/3 innings, 0 runs)

MVP:
Michihiro Ogasawara - Homerun in the 2nd to give his team the lead

Nishinomiya Sports
July 4
Giants win, Ogasawara homers
- Michihiro Ogasawara

Tokyo Dome, Bunkyo, Tokyo - Honestly, with loses like this, I don't understand how the Tigers are still in first place, and by 3.5 games! Ogasawara hit a homerun in the second inning to give the Giants an early advantage. And even with Takeda, our strongest pitcher, they still lost, and 7-4. hopefully we can turn this around. We talked to the new GM, Jack Allen, about this. He said "I don't know, the team - we're struggling, big time. Our pitching isn't doing great right now, the offence, lacking. I guess we just have to hope that we can keep first place."

Jack, we here at Nishinomiya Sports agree, along with all of the fans. This year, we're going to reverse the Curse of the Colonel!

- Takahru Sonada

Ugh, the Tigers pitching...

I know, it's bad. I hope to fix it soon.

Wow, your team is GREAT!