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We're actually in the Pacific League, it was a different Fujita who hit the homerun.

July 24, 2015

We're playing the Lions today! Should be a good one!

Kyoto Knights (66-25-2) - 4
Saitama Seibu Lions (39-50-1) – 2

Knights 0|0|0|1|1|1|0|1|0 4|10|0
Lions... 0|0|0|2|0|0|0|0|0 2|4|0

Knights:

Lineup:
1. Koyato Oda - 2B (1-4, 2B, DP)
2. Taiga Kura – SS (1-4, CS)
3. Takuya Kanazawa – DH (2-4, HR [33], 2 RBI [87, 88])
4. Masato Kurihara - 1B (1-4, HR [53], 1 RBI [123])
5. Yoshiro Ushida – CF (0-4)
6. Daisuke Fukuchi - 3B (0-4)
7. Goro Shigeno – LF (2-4)
8. Akitaka Shimozono – RF (2-4, 2 2B)
9. Rikiya Terauchi – C (1-3, 1 RBI [19])

Pitcher(s):
Kazuya Fujita (8 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 K)
Sakutarou Makida (1 IP, 0 R, 1 K)

Lions:

Lineup:
1. Yasuyuki Kataoka - 2B (0-4)
2. Satoya Takasaki – CF (1-4)
3. Hiroyuki Nakajima – SS (0-4, 2 K)
4. Takeya Nakamura - 3B (2-4, 2B, HR [28], 2 RBI [94, 95])
5. Jose Fernandez – DH (0-3, K)
6. Takumi Kuriyama – RF (0-3)
7. Ryo Sakata – LF (0-3)
8. Tatsuyuki Uemoto – C (1-3)
9. Hiroshi Hirao - 1B (0-3, K)

Pitcher(s):
Kazuyuki Hoashi (8 IP, 4 R, 4 ER)
Tatsuya Ohishi (1 IP, 0 R)

MVP:
Masato Kurihara: His homerun in the 6th gave the Knights their lead!

WP: Kazuya Fujita (14-1)
LP: Kazuyuki Hoashi (8-5)
S: Sakutarou Makida (18)

Kyoto Knightly
July 25, 2015
Knights Win By Kurihara’s Bat!

– Masato Kurihara

Seibu Dome, Tokorozawa, Saitama – It was a pitcher’s duel up until the 4th, when Oda got the first hit of the game, for either team, which was a double to left. And then right after, Kanazawa got an RBI single to right! And the Lions got their first hit in the same inning, a single by Takasaki that Ushida just missed with a dive.

In the 5th, Terauchi hit a little grounder to second, and Kataoka threw it home, where Shigeno and Uemoto collided at the plate. Shigeno knocked the ball out of Uemoto’s glove, and scored the second run of the game, which tied it up!

And in the 6th, Kurihara hit a homerun to give the Knights the lead. Overall, an uneventful game.

- Takaharu Sonada

July 25, 2015

They accepted! The Giants accepted! We've got Shen!
I ran down to Kensou to tell him the news.
"Kensou, they accepted! And they threw in Takahiro Suzuki as well." I said
"That's awesome!"

Takhiro Suzuki - OF, #30
AGE, YEARS PRO, 2ND POSTION, B/T, TRJ, CON, POW, RUN, ARM, FLD, E RES
34, 16, N/A, S/R, 2, E, F, A, D, D, C

He'll work out as a backup, I would say.
I inserted into the fourth spot in the rotation, so he'll be starting tomorrow!

July 26, 2015

Shen will be starting today, for the first time! Should be good.

Kyoto Knights (68-25-2) - 5
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (40-47-5) – 1

Knights 0|2|0|2|1|0|0|0|0 5|16|0
Eagles. 0|0|0|0|0|0|1|0|0 1|4|0

Knights:

Lineup:
1. Yoshiro Ushida – CF (1-5)
2. Koyato Oda - 2B (1-5, SB, FC)
3. Takuya Kanazawa – DH (0-4, BB)
4. Masato Kurihara - 1B (3-4, DP, 2 PO, HR [54], 2 RBI [124, 125])
5. Taiga Kura – SS (1-4, 2B)
6. Daisuke Fukuchi - 3B (2-4, 2B, HR [16], 1 RBI [50])
7. Goro Shigeno – LF (2-3, SAC, HR [7], 1 RBI [40])
8. Akitaka Shimozono – RF (3-4, PO, 1 RBI [34])
9. Rikiya Terauchi – C (3-4, 2B)

Pitcher(s):
Jian Shen (9 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 7 K)

Eagles:

Lineup:
1. Ryo Hijirisawa – CF (0-4)
2. Kensuke Uchimura - 2B (0-4)
3. Teppei Tsuchiya – RF (1-4, 2B, 2 K)
4. Joe Chavez - 1B (0-4, K)
5. Motohiro Shima – C (2-4, K, HR [1], 1 RBI [42])
6. Takemori – SS (0-3)
7. Akinori Iwamura - 3B (1-3, K)
8. Akihisa Makida – LF (0-2, SAC, K)
9. Kazuo Matsui – DH (0-3, K)

Pitcher(s):
Darrell Rasner (3 1/3 IP, 4 R, 4 ER)
Koji Aoyama (2 2/3 IP, 1 R, 1 ER)
Kenji Tomura (2 IP, 0 R)
Miyagi (1 IP, 0 R)

MVP:
Jian Shen: He threw a complete game, letting up 1 run, and struck out 7 in his debut!
Daisuke Fukuchi: His homerun in the 2nd gave the Knights the only lead they would need!

WP: Jian Shen (1-0)
LP: Darrell Rasner (3-10)
S: --

Kyoto Knightly
July 27, 2015
Shen Shows His Stuff

– Shen and Fukuchi

Miyagi Baseball Stadium, Sendai – Shen really showed that he is a force to be reckoned with. He threw a complete game, let up only 1 run, and struck out a whopping 7 in his NPB debut! “I was angry when I let up that homerun to Shima, but still, I struck out 7.” Shima seemed to be the only one Shen had trouble with, for some odd reason. Shen’s fastball is explosive, and his changeup really keeps them off balance, and he can occasionally throw in a slow curve, to screw them up even more.

It’s clear, though, that he gets upset with himself on the mound if he lets up a homerun.

He got his first strikeout in the 3rd, against Iwamura. But, unfortunately, Terauchi let it go by, and Iwamura got to first. Although, he gets his first legitimate strikeout against Matsui, in the same inning!

- Takaharu Sonada

August 4, 2015

22:28

My phone rang, I went to pick it up, but I didn't recognize the number. I picked up anyway.
"Hello?" I said
"Hey Jack" the voice said back.
I instantly recognized the voice.
"Tani?!"
"The one and only! ...Well, not really, but yeah, it's me!"
"Man, it's been forever! How've You been? How's the MLB treating you?"
"It's been great! In fact, in my very first game against a team called the Yankees, I hit a double deck homerun in the ninth inning for my first career hit! I was pretty darn excited to say the least. Oh, and also, I'm leading the American League in homeruns, with 34!"
"Wow. That's pretty impressive Tani! Hey, so, what are you calling for?"
"Oh, right! I almost forgot. Did you hear about what they'll be doing at the end of the season?"
"No, what?"
"You haven't heard? Huh?"
"What is it?"
"Well, they set up a game with some of the best Chinese stars to play against Japan's best!"
"Really?! Who's on the team?"
"The Kuriharas, Kanazawa, Makida, me, Aoki, Darvish, and a bunch more. I'm really surprised you haven't heard of it!"
"Masato, Takuya, and Makida made it and I wasn't notified? Odd."
"Sure is. Well, Jack, I've gotta get going. I'll catch you later."
"Alrighty, see ya soon Tani."
"Oh! Before I go, I sent you an e-mail with some pictures from my first game."
"Alright, I'll check them out!"
"Alright, see ya Jack."
"Bye."
He hung up, and I went to go look at the email he sent.

It went like:
"Hey Jack, check these out! One's from my first game against the Yankees, and another's from when we played the Royals.

"

The pictures from America look significantly more realistic than here.

Yay!

So he's still leading, eh? Not bad.

Hahaha, nothing like a little crack in the fourth wall.

Not bad at all!


That's how I roll

August 7, 2015

We're playing the Hawks tonight; this should be a good one.

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (61-38-2) - 8
Kyoto Knights (74-25-2) – 6

Hawks. 0|1|1|2|0|2|2|0|0 8|13|0
Knights 0|0|0|0|0|0|3|1|2 6|11|0

Hawks:

Lineup:
1. Munenori Kawasaki – SS (1-5, 1 RBI [36])
2. Yuichi Honda - 2B (1-5, SB)
3. Seiichi Uchikawa – RF (1-5, 1 RBI [77])
4. Alex Cabrera - 1B (1-4, 2 K, 2B, 1 RBI [82])
5. Hitoshi Tamura – CF (2-4, 2B, K, HR [16], 1 RBI [70])
6. Li Ng – C (3-4, 2 HR [12, 13], 2 RBI [63, 64])
7. Nobuhiro Matsuda - 3B (2-4, K, HR [13], 1 RBI [59])
8. Jose Ortiz – DH (0-4, DP)
9. Yuya Hasegawa – LF (2-4, 3B)

Pitcher(s):
Sho Iwasaki (6+ IP, 3 R, 3 ER)
Kenji Ohtonari (2 2/3 IP, 3 R, 3 ER)
Takahiro Mahara (1/3 IP, 0 R)

Knights:

Lineup:
1. Tsuyoshi Matsunaga – CF (2-5, HR [7], 1 RBI [43])
2. Koyato Oda - 2B (0-1, SAC, BB, HBP)
3. Takuya Kanazawa – DH (1-4, DP, HR [37], 2 RBI [101, 102])
4. Masato Kurihara - 1B (1-4, HR [55], 1 RBI [126])
5. Taiga Kura – SS (1-4, 2B)
6. Daisuke Fukuchi - 3B (3-4, HR [17], 1 RBI [53])
7. Yoshiro Ushida – LF (1-4, DP, FC, 2B)
8. Akitaka Shimozono – RF (1-4, DP, 1 RBI [37])
9. Rikiya Terauchi – C (1-4)

Pitcher(s):
Tsukiya Yamato (5 2/3 IP, 6 R, 6 ER, 4 K)
Ryan Techer (3 1/3 IP, 2 R, 2 ER)

MVP(s):
Sho Iwasaki: He threw 6 innings, and let up only 3 runs
Li Ng: His homerun in the 2nd inning gave the Hawks a crucial lead

WP: Sho Iwasaki (6-4)
LP: Tsukiya Yamato (12-6)
S: Takahiro Mahara (11)

Kyoto Knightly
August 8, 2015
Yamato, What’s Happened?

– Ng and Iwasaki

Blue Stadium, Sakyō-ku, Kyoto – The score may not represent it, but the Knights got destroyed yesterday. The Knights didn’t even score until the 7th inning. And Yamato was out before the end of the 6th, who gave up 6 runs. Yamato, what has happened?

He gave his honorary number 18 to Fujita right after the game, “I no longer deserve to wear this number. Fujita, on the other hand, fully deserves this honor, so I bequeath to him this number of 18, and also the position of ace of the staff. I shall be moving down to the bottom of the rotation.” Yamato said at the end of the game.

Fujita also released a statement after the ceremony, “I am honored to receive this. I honestly don’t have much else to say, other than that I am extremely elated.”

- Takaharu Sonada

Whew-ee...tough game there.

Meh, Techer did well, though. So I'm content with the result!

August 13, 2015

We're playing the Buffaloes today, and Fujita will be pitching for the first time as ace, and number 18!

ORIX Buffaloes (58-45-4) - 1
Kyoto Knights (78-27-2) – 5

Buffaloes 0|1|0|0|0|0|0|0|0 1|4|1
Knights... 0|0|0|4|0|0|1|0|x 5|14|0

Buffaloes:

Lineup:
1. Tomotaka Sakaguchi – CF (0-4, K)
2. Mitsutaka Gotoh – SS (0-4)
3. Takahiro Okada – RF (1-3, K)
4. Roy Leon - 3B (1-3, DP, HR [41], 1 RBI [94])
5. Aarom Baldiris - 2B (2-3)
6. Hirotoshi Kitagawa – DH (0-3, DP, K)
7. Mike Hessman - 1B (0-3, K)
8. Shogo Akada – LF (0-3)
9. Takeshi Hidata – C (0-3)

Pitcher(s):
Kazuki Kondoh (5 IP, 4 R, 4 ER)
Alfredo Figaro (2 IP, 1 R, 1 ER)
Satoshi Komatsu (1 IP, 0 R)

Knights:

Lineup:
1. Tsuyoshi Matsunaga – CF (0-2)
- Goro Shigeno – INJ REP [LF] (0-2)
2. Koyato Oda - 2B (2-4, 1 RBI [58])
3. Takuya Kanazawa – DH (2-4, HR [40], 1 RBI [107])
4. Masato Kurihara - 1B (2-4)
5. Taiga Kura – SS (2-4, DP)
6. Daisuke Fukuchi - 3B (1-4, DP, 2B, 1 RBI [57])
7. Yoshiro Ushida – LF [CF] (3-4, SB, 2B, 1 RBI [14])
8. Akitaka Shimozono – RF (0-0)
- Ryouya Miyaki – INJ REP [RF] (1-4, ROE)
9. Rikiya Terauchi – C (1-4, DP, 2B)

Pitcher(s):
Kazuya Fujita (9 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 K)

MVP(s):
Kazuya Fujita: He threw a complete game, letting up only 1 run, and striking out 4
Daisuke Fukuchi: His RBI double in the 4th gave the Knights their lead!

WP: Kazuya Fujita (16-1)
LP: Kazuki Kondoh (4-8)
S: --

Kyoto Knightly
August 14, 2015
Injuries Run Wild
– Fujita and Fukuchi

Blue Staidum, Sakyō-ku, Kyoto – The Knights won last night, at the cost of losing Shimozono for yet another month, with the exact same injury he had before. His aggravated left wrist, once again, is hurting him. He made an excellent jumping catch at the wall, but ended up spraining his wrist in the process. “This is a poor hit for the team, losing Shimozono again.” Manager Mori said after the game. Shimozono also commented, “I suppose I should stop jumping into walls, huh?”

But, on the positive side, Fujita took the mound for the first time since he’s gotten the honorary number 18. He threw a complete game, let up only 1 run, struck out 4, and started a nice double play. Pretty solid game, if I do say so myself.

- Takaharu Sonada

August 20, 2015

We're playing the Eagles today!

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (47-58-5) - 1
Kyoto Knights (84-27-2) – 4

Eagles. 0|0|0|0|1|0|0|0|0 1|3|1
Knights 0|0|0|1|0|0|0|0|3x 4|7|0

Eagles:

Lineup:
1. Ryo Hijirisawa – CF (0-4)
2. Teppei Tsuchiya – RF (0-4, K)
3. Takemori – SS (0-3)
4. Joe Chavez - 1B (1-3, 2B)
5. Motohiro Shima – C (0-3)
6. Kazuo Matsui - 2B (1-3, K, 1 RBI [52])
7. Arll – DH (0-3, DP)
8. Akinori Iwamura - 3B (1-3)
9. Akihisa Makida – LF (0-2, SAC)

Pitcher(s):
Hiroshi Katayama (6 IP, 1 R, 1 ER)
Romulo Sanchez (2 IP, 0 R)
Kenji Tomura (1/3 IP, 3 R, 3 ER)

Knights:

Lineup:
1. Tsuyoshi Matsunaga – CF (0-4)
2. Koyato Oda - 2B (2-4, SB, ROE)
3. Takuya Kanazawa – DH (2-4)
4. Masato Kurihara - 1B (1-3, DP, SF, HR [56], 4 RBI [136, 137, 138, 139])
5. Taiga Kura – SS (0-3)
6. Daisuke Fukuchi - 3B (0-3)
7. Yoshiro Ushida – LF (0-3)
8. Goro Shigeno – RF (2-3)
9. Rikiya Terauchi – C (0-3, DP)

Pitcher(s):
Ataru Hiyama (9 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 K)

MVP(s):
Ataru Hiyama: Threw a complete game, letting up only 1 run, and striking out 2
Masato Kurihara: He hit a walkoff homerun! Along with accounting for all of the Knights runs!

WP: Ataru Hiyama (16-4)
LP: Hiroshi Katayama (5-1)
S: --

Kyoto Knightly
August 21, 2015
Kurihara Wins It!

– Hiyama and Kurihara

Blue Stadium, Sakyō-ku, Kyoto – Kurihara won the game last night essentially by himself. With great pitching by Hiyama, Kurihara showed just how good he is, by hitting a 155 meter (509 foot) 3-run-walkoff-homerun! 155 meters! Insane! Tomura threw one right down the middle, and Kurihara turned on it, hitting it out of the stadium, over the concessions in left. “Tomura threw one right down the middle,” Kurihara said “and I got a hold of it.”

- Takaharu Sonada

I think with the record as it is, you're probably way ahead in the standings. I think it's time Techer gets a start. Just saying.

Wow, the graphics and your TV look great!