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think of how many gud playurs u could get

trade Kuri to get Ichiro!!!

I do have another first baseman, so we gud.


LMAO noooo!!!!

May 18, 2017

10:54

"Yes."
"Yes, he should be there by tonight."
"You're welcome."
"Thank you."
"Bye."

I hung up with the Hawks' GM and had the trade officially finalized.
I'm not entirely sure that any trade has gone all the way through so quickly.
"Shoot," I thought "now I have to break the news to Kanazawa."

I walked down to the clubhouse and saw that a few players were already there getting ready.
Kanazawa was one of them.

"Hey, uh, Kanazawa, could I talk to you for a second?"
He looked up, "Hm? Oh, yes sir."
I walked him out to the hallway.
"Uh, so, you aren't going to be starting tonight."
"Okay. But, why are you telling me this, sir?"
"Well, uh... Jeez, how do I say it? You won't be starting here anymore."
"Uh. What?"
"You're going to the Hawks, kid."
Ooh, perhaps 'kid' was too informal.
"T-the Hawks? I'm t-traded?" He averted his eyes and started fidgeting.
"Er, uh, yeah. Yeah. But hey, hopefully you'll be able to help the Ha-"
He looked at me with his eyes aflame
"Who?"
"What?"
"Who was I traded for?"
"M-Masahiro Morifuku and Sho Iwasaki." I moved back a few steps as I told him
"...Good." he said in a whisper "Thank you for the opportunity, Allen. You have my utmost respect." He bowed
"Well, you're welcome, Kanazawa. Thank you for all that you've done for the team."
"I shall prove to be a worthy opponent in Fukuoka, Allen." He smiled "Don't go easy on me."
"Hahah! Don't worry, kid. I wouldn't dream of it."
I slapped him on the shoulder and he went back into the locker room
I heard the "aww"s and "whaaat"s from the team, but Kanazawa was beaming with a confidence I've never seen.
Perhaps this trade was for the best.

17:02

Morifuku and Iwasaki had arrived via taxi and I welcomed them in.
"Nice of you to join us." I said to them

When we got into the clubhouse, all eyes were staring intently in our direction.
Iwasaki violently bowed
"I'm Sho Iwasaki!"
Morifuku followed up with a wave, "Masahiro Morifuku"
"It's an honor to meet you all!" Iwasaki yelled

Welcome to the team, you two.

Iwasaki will be starting tomorrow's game against the Dragons.

Hopefully Iwasaki doesn't lay an egg in his debut...

"I AM MONENURI KAWASKI!!"

"I AM JAPANEEEEEESEEEEEEEE!!!!"

May 19, 2017

"Hey, Allen." Kensou stopped me in the hallway
"Oh, hey, Kensou. What's up?"
"I've reworked the lineups, how's this look?

With DH
1. Yoshiro Ushida - LF
2. Taiga Kura - SS
3. Xiao Zenigata - CF
4. Masato Kurihara - 1B
5. Koyato Oda - 2B
6. Daisuke Fukuchi - 3B
7. Goro Shigeno - DH
8. Akitaka Shimozono - C
9. Mitsuo Reiza - RF

Without DH
1. Yoshiro Ushida - LF
2. Taiga Kura - SS
3. Xiao Zenigata - CF
4. Masato Kurihara - 1B
5. Koyato Oda - 2B
6. Daisuke Fukuchi - 3B
7. Akitaka Shimozono - C
8. Mitsuo Reiza - RF
9. PITCHER"
"Looks good to me. Shigeno should be a good fit in the DH role."
"Hopefully."
...
"Oh, also, Iwasaki will be inserted into the 5th spot in the rotation."
"Sounds good, Kensou."
"Yeah."
Seems he's still upset with me...

--

Iwasaki's making his debut today!

Kyoto Knights (31-12-2) - 8
Chunichi Dragons (16-29-0) – 2

0|0|0|1|0|1|2|0|4 8|13|0 Knights
0|1|0|0|0|0|0|0|1 2|10|1 Dragons

Knights:

Lineup:
1. Yoshiro Ushida – LF (0-4, ROE, BB)
2. Taiga Kura – SS (3-5, 2 HR [3, 4], 6 RBI [19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24])
3. Xiao Zenigata – CF (1-5)
4. Masato Kurihara - 1B (1-5, DP, HR [33], 1 RBI [67])
5. Daisuke Fukuchi - 3B (2-5, 2B)
6. Goro Shigeno – RF (1-5)
7. Akitaka Shimozono – C (2-4)
8. Hideo Nomoto - 2B (1-3, 2B, SF, 1 RBI [1])
9. PITCHER (1-2, 2B, BB)
- Takumi Nakahigashi – PH (1-1)

Pitcher(s):
Sho Iwasaki (7 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 K)
Naohiko Kikuchi (1 IP, 0 R)
Ryan Techer (1 IP, 1 R, 1 ER)

Dragons:

Lineup:
1. Masahiro Araki – SS (2-5)
2. Yohei Oshima – LF (0-4, K)
3. Izumi Mutoh - 2B (0-4)
4. Kazuhiro Wada – RF (1-4, K)
5. Masahiko Morino - 3B (2-4, 2B)
6. Tsujimoto – C (1-4)
7. Tony Blanco - 1B (2-4, HR [8], 1 RBI [24])
8. Kei Nomoto – CF (1-4, K, 2B)
9. PITCHER (0-2, K)
- Takehiro Donoue – PH (0-1)
- Ryoji Nakata – PH (1-1, 1 RBI [3])

Pitcher(s):
Kenichi Nakata (6.1 IP, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB)
Shinji Iwata (0.2 IP, 0 R)
Kenta Asakura (1.2 IP, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB)
Takuya Asao (0.1 IP, 0 R)

MVP:
Masato Kurihara: His 157 meter (515 FOOT) homerun gave the Knights their lead

Honorary MVP:
Taiga Kura: He went 3-5 with 2 homeruns and 6 RBI, one homerun being a grand slam

WP: Sho Iwasaki (4-2)
LP: Kenichi Nakata (2-4)
S: --

Kyoto Knightly
May 20, 2017
Iwasaki Impresses in Debut
- Masato Kurihara


Nagoya Dome, Nagoya – In a trade that was either incredibly brief or incredibly hush-hush, the Knights acquired starter Sho Iwasaki and reliever Masahiro Morifuku in exchange for star DH, Takuya Kanazawa. “I have no comment on the trade.” Kensou Mori said after the game “Rather, let’s focus on Iwasaki’s strong performance.”

Mori wasn’t kidding. Iwasaki really impressed in his debut, going 7 strong innings, letting up only one run and striking out four. “I didn’t overwhelm any of the hitters, but I was hitting the marks Shimozono set up. I hope I can be of great service to this team in the future!” Iwasaki said in a press conference.

Iwasaki’s great performance aside, the Knights’ bats really lit up last night. Knocking 13 hits and driving in 8 runs. This was in large part because of the strong game the struggling Taiga Kura had, going 3-5 with 2 homeruns and 6 RBI. “I guess shaving off the goatee helped, huh?”

Guess so, Kura. Thanks.

- Takaharu Sonada

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teehee

I love Munenori

May 21, 2017

We're playing the Carp today and Othonari's making a spot start for the ill Shima. It'll be interesting to see Matsunaga, Tohno and Ohtonari in Carp red.

Kyoto Knights (32-13-2) - 1
Hiroshima Toyo Carp (15-30-2) – 3

0|0|0|1|0|0|0|0|0 1|5|1 Knights
2|0|0|0|1|0|0|0|x 3|6|0 Carp

Knights:

Lineup:
1. Yoshiro Ushida – LF (1-4, K)
2. Taiga Kura – SS (3-4, 2B, K)
3. Xiao Zenigata – CF (1-4, DP, 2B, 1 RBI [25])
4. Masato Kurihara - 1B (0-4)
5. Koyato Oda - 2B (0-3)
6. Daisuke Fukuchi - 3B (0-3)
7. Akitaka Shimozono – C (0-3)
8. Goro Shigeno – RF (0-3)
9. PITCHER (0-2)
- Jun Sumiyoshi – PH (0-1)

Pitcher(s):
Kazuya Fujita (7 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 K)
Masahiro Morifuku (1 IP, 0 R)

Carp:

Lineup:
1. Tsuyoshi Matsunga – LF (1-4, 2B, 1 RBI [25])
2. Iruma Nakata - 3B (1-4)
3. Shun Tohno - 2B (1-4)
4. Hideki Asao – C (1-3, HR [5], 2 RBI [17, 18])
5. Kenta Kurihara - 1B (0-3, 2 K)
6. Masato Akamatsu – CF (0-3, K)
7. Jun Hirose – RF (2-3)
8. Eishin Soyogi - 2B (0-2, SAC)
9. PITCHER (0-2)
- Chad Tracy – PH (0-1)

Pitcher(s):
Jun Ohtonari (8 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 K)
Ren Nakata (1 IP, 1 K)

MVP(s):
Jun Ohtonari: Threw 8 innings letting up only 1 run and striking out 1
Hideki Asao: His homerun in the first gave the Carp their lead

WP: Jun Ohtonari (3-4)
LP: Kazuya Fujita (2-5)
S: Ren Nakata (1)

Kyoto Knightly
May 22, 2017
Former Knights Shine
– Ohtonari and Asao

MAZDA Zoom-Zoom Stadium Hiroshima, Hiroshima – Earlier this year, the Knights and the Carp made a blockbuster move, sending over 5 players in exchange for the pitching great, Kenta Maeda. The trade has been working well for both sides of the coin, as evidenced by yesterday’s game. The Carp, primarily Jun Ohtonari, a former Knight, shutdown the Knights, keeping them to 5 hits and 1 run in yesterday’s campaign.

“It felt good to beat them.” Outfielder Tsuyoshi Matsunaga said about his former team, he went 1-4 with a double and an RBI. “I don’t miss Kyoto. I do miss winning, though.” He has been fairly vocal about his dislike of the Carp, but he’s proven to be one of their most productive players.

Fujita can’t seem to catch a break, as the Knights were unable to provide any run support for him. By all means, his performance wasn’t a bad one, as he went 7 strong, striking out 3 and letting up 3. “Maybe I’m just unlucky. My ERA is in the mid-4s, though, so maybe I’m just bad.” With this loss, his record falls to a meager 2-5.

Fujita won the Rookie-of-the-Year award 2 years ago, and has struggled since. Will he turn it around?

- Takaharu Sonada

515 feet?!?

KURIHARAAAAAAAAAAA

May 22, 2017

Two games in a row? Whaaaat? Yamato, our one time ace will be pitching against us today, so I feel this is needed.

Kyoto Knights (33-13-2) - 2
Hiroshima Toyo Carp (15-31-2) – 0

0|1|0|0|0|0|0|0|1 2|8|0 Knights
0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0 0|3|0 Carp

Knights:

Lineup:
1. Yoshiro Ushida – LF [CF] (2-4, SB)
2. Taiga Kura – SS (2-4)
3. Koyato Oda - 2B (0-4, DP)
4. Masato Kurihara - 1B (1-3)
- Ryouya Miyaki – INJ REP [LF] (1-1, 1 RBI [1])
5. Xiao Zenigata – CF [1B] (1-4, DP)
6. Daisuke Fukuchi - 3B (0-3, 1 RBI [32])
7. Akitaka Shimozono – C (1-3)
8. Mitsuo Reiza – RF (0-3, DP)
9. PITCHER (0-3)

Pitcher(s):
Ataru Hiyama (CG, 0 R, 1 K)

Carp:

Lineup:
1. Tsuyoshi Matsunga – LF (2-4)
2. Iruma Nakata - 3B (0-4, K)
3. Shun Tohno - 2B (1-4)
4. Hideki Asao – C (0-3)
5. Kenta Kurihara - 1B (0-3)
6. Masato Akamatsu – CF (0-3)
7. Jun Hirose – RF (0-3)
8. Eishin Soyogi - 2B (0-3)
9. PITCHER (0-2)
- Takahiro Iwamoto – PH (0-1)

Pitcher(s):
Tsukiya Yamato (7 IP, 1 R, 1 ER)
Giancarlo Alvarado (0.1 IP, 1 R, 1 ER)
Tomohiro Uemetsu (0.2 IP, 0 R)

MVP(s):
Ataru Hiyama: Threw a complete game shutout, only letting up 3 hits
Daisuke Fukuchi: His RBI groundout in the second gave the Knights the only run they would need

WP: Ataru Hiyama (4-2)
LP: Tsukiya Yamato (0-5)
S: --

Kyoto Knightly
May 23, 2017
Hiyama Shutout/Kurihara Scare
- Fukuchi and Hiyama

MAZDA Zoom-Zoom Stadium Hiroshima, Hiroshima – Hiyama threw a gem, going all the way and letting up only 3 hits in the process. It also brought his ERA down from 4.77 to a more reasonable 4.26. “Any ERA in the 4’s isn’t something to be proud of,” he said “but, I’m glad it’s starting to drop.”

The Knights were tasked with facing their former ace, Tsukiya Yamato, and he didn’t disappoint, as he went 7 strong and let up only 1 run which was the result of a passed ball and two groundouts. With this loss, Yamato falls to 0-5. "Gah, the record's nothing," he said “I loved facing the guys,” Yamato chuckled “I really wanted to get Kurihara out. That’s always been one of my goals. Hey, speaking of Kurihara, is he alright?”

‘Is he alright’ is a very good question. In the bottom half of the 8th, Kurihara took a dive for a foul ball but didn’t end up catching it. After the dive, he didn’t get up. Oda and Hiyama rushed over to see if he was alright and had to help him to his feet. Manager Mori came out and removed Kurihara from the game. “I, along with all of Kyoto, held my breath. I assumed the worst. Maybe a broken rib or something like that, I thought. Thank god. Thank god it’s nothing serious.” Mori said after the game.

“Yeah, I just hit the ground awkwardly, knocked the wind out of me. I’m really glad that I’m okay. I don’t want to disappoint the fans or my team.” Kurihara added

PHEW

- Takaharu Sonada

Dude I told you to trade Kuri away. It's only going to get worse from here.

The Stranglers are now open to discussion for any possible trades.

May 26, 2017

This is big. We've got the Samurais in town. Mikihiko Shimazaki has overtaken Kurihara in homeruns, 37 to 36, and he's still batting over .400. This is truly incredible. Stephen's really done a good job with his team.

Also, Shen will be making a spot start for Maeda, who's feeling under the weather today. Hopefully his new shaved head will prove to be good luck.

Sakai Samurais (40-11-0) - 0
Kyoto Knights (35-14-2) – 5

0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0 0|06|0 Samurais
0|0|3|0|0|0|2|0|x 5|13|0 Knights

Samurais:

Lineup:
1. Shuuji Arime – C (2-4, K)
2. Daisuke Yagi - 1B (1-4, K, 2B)
3. Daisuke Aoyama – CF (1-4)
4. Mikihiko Shimazaki – SS (1-4, 2B, DP)
5. Ken Naitoh – DH (0-3)
6. Tadahiko Fujita – RF (0-3, K)
7. Takara Okazaki - 2B (1-3)
8. Yoshitsugu Sugiya – LF (0-0, HBP)
- Ikuya Suzuki – INJ REP [LF] (0-2, DP)
9. Masahiro Kida - 3B (0-3, DP, 2 K)

Pitcher(s):
Naruki Johjima (6.2 IP, 5 R, 5 ER)
Paterson (1.1 IP, 0 R)

Knights:

Lineup:
1. Yoshiro Ushida – LF (1-4)
2. Taiga Kura – SS (0-4)
3. Koyato Oda - 2B (3-4, 2B)
4. Masato Kurihara - 1B (3-4, 2B, 2 HR [37, 38], 4 RBI [75, 76, 77, 78])
5. Xiao Zenigata – CF (0-4)
6. Goro Shigeno – DH (3-4, HR [1], 1 RBI [2])
7. Akitaka Shimozono – C (1-4, DP)
8. Mitsuo Reiza – RF (1-4, DP)
9. Hideo Nomoto - 3B (1-3)

Pitcher(s):
Jian Shen (8+ IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 5 K, 1 BB)
Masahiro Morifuku (1 IP, 0 R)

MVP(s):
Jian Shen: Threw 8+ innings of shutout ball while striking out 5
Masato Kurihara: Went 3-4 with a double, 2 homeruns and 4 RBI

WP: Jian Shen (4-4)
LP: Naruki Johjima (8-1)
S: --

Kyoto Knightly
May 27, 2017
Shen Comes Through
– Shen and Kurihara
– Aoyama celebrating his 1000th career at bat
– Kurihara’s homerun swing

Blue Stadium, Sakyō-ku, Kyoto – The Knights beat the Samurais in last night’s game, a feat which has only been done 10 times prior, so it’s nothing to scoff at. The final score of the game was 5-0, the first time that the Knights have shutout the Samurais, and it was mostly thanks to the newly shaven Jian Shen. “My ERA is still 6.70. This game was good, but not good enough.” He was quoted as saying. It’s true, though, that his ERA is now 6.70. That may not sound so great, but considering it was 7.99 at the start of the game, it’s a huge improvement.

Kurihara was a big part of the win, driving in 4 of the 5 runs with 2 homeruns, both of the 2-run quality. “I was seeing Johjima’s pitching real well.” Was all he had to say. The other run came off the bat of the new fulltime DH, Goro Shigeno, who hit his first homerun in the 3rd. “It’s good to be back in the lineup!” He went 3-4.

In the top half of the 9th, Shen ran into trouble letting runners reach 2nd and 3rd with no outs. He was pulled and new addition, Masahiro Morifuku was called in for relief. He got Aoyama to ground out, but Shimazaki was due up next. “I thought about walking him.” He said in a press conference, “but I’m glad I didn’t.” Shimazaki hit a sinking liner to left and Ushida made an incredible diving catch and threw out Yagi, who was already at 3rd to end the game! “Good thing I caught it, or else I would look pretty foolish.”

- Takaharu Sonada

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I'll trade Kuri for the entirety of the Stranglers

atta boy, Kuri. don't let them take that title away from you.

Little did everyone know that it was actually elaborate foreshadowing.

To we should have a three way crossover.

Also, PPFan. How about Kuri for Jack Merluzzi? If not, then I suppose I accept your previous offer.

Hey way to beat the samurais.