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I love it so very much.

August 26, 2015

I was just sitting in my office when I heard a knock on the door.
"Come on in." I said
Kensou walked in
"Hey Jack, can I talk to you about something?" He said
"Sure, what is it?"
"I don't want Shimozono to play in the outfield any longer."
"Wh-why? He's the only one who'll fit out there."
"He's much too aggressive. Already, he's twice sprained his left wrist. Who knows, next time, he could fracture it, and be out for a few months, or he could break it, which would be even worse."
"Although you are correct, I want to keep him out there for the remainder of the season. We don't have much left of it anyways, so we'll deal with this issue next year."
"Very well Jack. I'll be seeing you."
"Yep. Bye."
He left.
"Great, now I need to find an outfielder." I said to myself
And just then, my phone rang.
I picked it up, it was Preston.
"Hello?" I said
"Jack, I've got a player for you to check out!"
"Is he an outfielder?"
"Uh.... Yeah. How'd you know?"
What great timing!
"I'll be right down!"
I hung up the phone and headed down to Preston's office.

I went in.
"Hey Preston. So, who was it that you wanted to show me?" I asked
"Alright, so, this kid would seriously help out in the outfield. I would say that he's even got a better arm than Shimozono."
"You're kidding me."
"I most certainly am not."
"That's impressive. What else about him?"
"Well, he can hit pretty decently, he's got some speed, he's a fine fielder, but he does make his fair share errors. He's similar to Shimozono in that sense."
"So, what are his stats?"
"Alright, so, here they are:

Reiji Maeda - OF
AGE, 2ND POSTION, B/T, TRJ, CON, POW, RUN, ARM, FLD, E RES
19, N/A, L/R, 2, C, E, B, S (100!), B, E
Bio: This kids really got a cannon for an arm, but due to his young age, he hasn't fully embraced it yet. But, nonetheless, he can really field.
Personality: He's a bit conceited, but knows his place."

"Let's get him." I said
"Alright, he'll be entering the draft at the end of the year. Hopefully we'll be able to pick him up."
"Hopefully."
I left, and walked up to my office.
I'll have to tell Kensou about him.

August 31, 2015

We're playing the Hawks today, should be good!

Kyoto Knights (90-28-2) – 5
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (72-46-2) - 0

Knights 1|0|0|0|4|0|0|0|0 5|11|0
Hawks. 0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0 0|8|0

Knights:

Lineup:
1. Tsuyoshi Matsunaga – CF (1-4, 2B, DP)
2. Koyato Oda - 2B (1-4, 1 RBI [72])
3. Takuya Kanazawa – DH (2-4, 2B, 1 RBI [122])
4. Masato Kurihara - 1B (1-4, FC, HR [57], 3 RBI [145, 146, 147])
5. Taiga Kura – SS (2-4)
6. Yoshiro Ushida – LF (1-4, DP)
7. Goro Shigeno – RF (0-4)
8. Rikiya Terauchi – C (3-4)
9. Takumi Nakahigashi – 3B (0-3, SAC)

Pitcher(s):
Ryan Techer (9 IP, 0 R, 2 K)

Hawks:

Lineup:
1. Munenori Kawaszki – SS (2-4)
2. Yuichi Honda - 2B (0-4, DP)
3. Seiichi Uchikawa – RF (0-4)
4. Alex Cabrera - 1B (2-4)
5. Hitoshi Tamura – CF (1-4, 2B, K)
6. Li Ng – C (0-4, DP)
7. Nobuhiro Matsuda - 3B (0-3, K)
8. Jose Ortiz – DH (1-3)
9. Yuya Hasegawa – LF (2-3)

Pitcher(s):
Toshiya Sugiuchi (8 IP, 5 R, 5 ER)
Anthony Lerew (1 IP, 0 R)

MVP(s):
Ryan Techer: Threw a complete game shutout, also getting 2 strikeouts!
Takuya Kanazawa: His RBI double in the 1st gave the Knights their lead

WP: Ryan Techer (4-0)
LP: Toshiya Sugiuchi (10-5)
S: --

Kyoto Knightly
September 1, 2015
90 Wins, and A Techer Masterpiece

- Kanazawa and Techer

Fukuoka Dome, Chūō-ku, Fukuoka – 31 year old Ryan Techer, the pitching coach of our Knights, showed that he is still quite the pitcher. He threw a complete game shutout, striking out 2 in the process against the second place Hawks. “I bet no one expected me to do that, eh?” He said afterwards. But, in truth, Sugiuchi did well too, despite the fact he let up 5 runs. Really, his only mistake was to Kurihara. Which one should never do.

Also, this win was the Knights’ 90th on the year! Plus, players of the month were announced today, and Hiyama won posting a 1.25 ERA and getting 4 wins! Congratulations to him!

- Takaharu Sonada

Yay Techer!

He's doing excellently this year!

Kurihara is a beast. No, Kurihara>beast.

September 5, 2015

We're playing the Fighters today, should be a good one! If we win today, or if the Hawks lose, we clinch the division!

Kyoto Knights (92-30-2) - 2
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (54-67-3) – 3

Knights. 0|0|0|0|0|0|0|1|1 2|8|0
Fighters 0|2|0|0|1|0|0|0|x 3|6|0

Knights:

Lineup:
1. Tsuyoshi Matsunaga – CF (0-4, 2 DP)
2. Koyato Oda - 2B (1-4)
3. Takuya Kanazawa – DH (0-4)
4. Masato Kurihara - 1B (2-4, HR [58], 1 RBI [150])
5. Taiga Kura – SS (0-4, DP)
6. Daisuke Fukuchi - 3B (2-3)
7. Yoshiro Ushida – LF (1-3, FC, HR [3], 1 RBI [26])
8. Goro Shigeno – RF (0-3)
9. Jun Kaga – C (2-3)

Pitcher(s):
Jian Shen (8 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 K)

Fighters:

Lineup:
1. Kensuke Tanaka - 2B (0-4, K)
2. Yoshio Itoi – CF (0-3, SF, 1 RBI [50])
3. Kei Nakamura – C (0-4, K)
4. Sora Kurihara - 1B (0-3)
5. Eiichi Koyano - 3B (2-3, 2 2B)
6. Atsunori Inaba – RF (1-3)
7. Aren – DH (1-2, SF, 1 RBI [29])
8. Dai-Kang Yang – LF (1-3, 2B, 1 RBI [10])
9. Makoto Kaneko – SS (1-3, 2B)

Pitcher(s):
Yu Darvish (9 IP, 2 R, 2 ER)

MVP(s):
Yu Darvish: Out-threw Shen to get a complete game victory
Aren: His sac fly in the 2nd gave the Fighters their lead!

WP: Yu Darvish (14-6)
LP: Jian Shen (4-1)
S: --

Kyoto Knightly
September 6, 2015
Late Inning Surge Isn’t Enough, Knights Still Clinch Division!

– Aren and Darvish


Sapporo Dome, Toyohira-ku, Sapporo – We’ve done it! For the second year in a row, the Knights have claimed the Pacific League, and by a lot too. Although, this game was not a particularly good one, with the Knights losing a heartbreaker and all.

In fact, the Knights wouldn’t even score until the top of the 8th, thanks to a nice Ushida homerun (his 3rd of the year) to dead center. It would get even more interesting in the 9th, with a Kurihara solo shot with 2 outs to make the difference a meager 1 run. But, Darivsh hung in there, and got Kura to ground out to end the game. The 2 homeruns were the Knights’ only hits that weren’t singles, which is pretty bad, considering they’ve got the best offense in the NPB. “Yes, true, this was a disappointing game, but hey, we still clinched the division!” Manager Kensou Mori stated after the game in his press conference.

Shen did well in his own right, gaining his first career loss in the game, “Damn. I am displeased with my performance, and also the teams. We could’ve done much better. I could have done much better. Next time. Next time.” He said

- Takaharu Sonada

I agree with this statement. Very much so.

September 13, 2015

We're playing the Eagles today, should be a good one! And Shimozono's back!

Kyoto Knights (97-32-2) - 7
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (58-65-5) – 1

Knights 0|0|0|0|1|0|2|4|0 7|12|1
Eagles. 0|0|0|0|0|0|1|0|0 1|3|0

Knights:

Lineup:
1. Tsuyoshi Matsunaga – CF (1-5)
2. Koyato Oda - 2B (0-5, K)
3. Takuya Kanazawa – DH (0-5)
4. Masato Kurihara - 1B (3-5, 2 HR [59, 60], 2 RBI [154, 155])
5. Taiga Kura – SS (1-4, DP)
6. Daisuke Fukuchi - 3B (1-3, SAC)
7. Yoshiro Ushida – LF (2-3, 2B, BB)
8. Akitaka Shimozono – C (3-4, 2B, 4 RBI [41, 42, 43, 44])
9. Ryouya Miyaki – RF (1-3, BB, 2B, 1 RBI [8])

Pitcher(s):
Tsukiya Yamato (9 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 K)

Eagles:

Lineup:
1. Ryo Hijirisawa – CF (1-4)
2. Teppei Tsuchiya – RF (0-3, SAC, K)
3. Takemori – SS (0-4, K)
4. Joe Chavez - 1B (1-3, HR [47], 1 RBI [133])
5. Motohiro Shima – C (0-3, K)
6. Kazuo Matsui - 2B (0-3)
7. Arll – DH (1-3, K)
8. Akinori Iwamori - 3B (0-3)
9. Akihisa Makida – LF (0-3)

Pitcher(s):
Kindoh (6 IP, 1 R, 1 ER)
Koji Aoyama (2/3 IP, 2 R, 2 ER)
Kenji Tomura (1 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB)
Miyagi (0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER)
Keiji Ota (1 1/3 IP, 0 R, 1 K)

MVP(s):
Tsukiya Yamato: He pitched excellently, throwing a complete game, letting up only 1 run, and striking out 4
Akitaka Shimozono: In his first game back from the DL, he went 3-4 with a double and 4 RBIs, including driving in the go-ahead run in the 5th!

WP: Tsukiya Yamato (16-8)
LP: Kindoh (0-5)
S: --

Kyoto Knightly
September 14, 2015
Shimozono Has a Fantastic Return!
- Yamato and Shimozono

Miyagi Baseball Stadium, Sendai – Shimozono’s back, and he hasn’t missed a beat. He went 3-4, with a double, and a whopping FOUR RBIs to lead the Knights to victory! In fact, in his second at-bat back, he hit an RBI single to center to give the Knights a 1-0 lead in the top half of the 5th! “It feels good to be back! I’m happy to be back at catcher too, although I don’t want to take away anything from Terauchi, who’s a mighty fine catcher in his own respect.” He said

Also, Kurihara hit 2 homeruns in the game to increase his total to 60, making him the only player ever to hit 60 homeruns twice. Heck, he’s the only one to even hit 60 once!

- Takaharu Sonada

This Darvish fellow, he must be pretty good. Never heard of him though.

You guys are lucky you got him!

September 29, 2015

Our last game of the season. We're playing the Marines, should be good.

Chiba Lotte Marines (58-78-5) - 2
Kyoto Knights (105-34-3) - 6

Marines 0|0|0|1|1|0|0|0|0 2|9|0
Knights 2|0|0|3|1|0|0|0|x 6|18|1

Marines:

Lineup:
1. Takashi Ogino – SS (2-4, SB)
2. Akinobu Komatsu – CF (0-4, DP)
3. Toshiaki Imae - 3B (1-3, SF, 1 RBI [110])
4. Jun Shunta – C (1-3, 2B, BB, DP)
5. Tadahito Iguchi - 2B (1-4, K)
6. Kazuya Fukuura - 1B (0-4, DP)
7. Shoitsu Ohmatsu – DH (1-4)
8. Ikuhiro Kiyota – LF (1-3)
9. Yoshifumi Okada – CF (2-3, 1 RBI [19])

Pitcher(s):
Yoshihisa Naruse (8 IP, 5 R, 5 ER)

Knights:

Lineup:
1. Tsuyoshi Matsunaga – CF (1-5)
2. Koyato Oda - 2B (1-4, SAC, FC)
3. Takuya Kanazawa – DH (3-5, HR [52], 2 RBI [147, 148])
4. Masato Kurihara - 1B (1-4, DP, HR [62], 3 RBI [164, 165, 166])
5. Taiga Kura – SS (2-4)
6. Daisuke Fukuchi - 3B (2-4)
7. Yoshiro Ushida – LF (3-4)
8. Akitaka Shimozono – RF (3-4, DP)
9. Rikiya Terauchi – C (2-4, 1 RBI [39])

Pitcher(s):
Kazuya Fujita (9 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 K, 1 BB)

MVP(s):
Kazuya Fujita: Threw a complete game letting up only 2 runs.
Takuya Kanazawa: His homerun in the 1st gave the Knights the lead!

WP: Kazuya Fujita (19-2)
LP: Yoshihisa Naruse (11-7)
S: --

Kyoto Knightly
September 30, 2015
Last Game Is A Victory!

- Fujita and Kanazawa

Blue Stadium, Sakyō-ku, Kyoto – The Knights have won their last game of the season to finish the season with a 105-34-3, the best record in the NPB! This game was a breeze, to boot. The Knights beat the struggling Marines by a score of 6-2, with Kurihara tying his homerun record from last year, and Kanazawa hitting a homerun as well. The two of them hit a combined 114 homeruns this year for the Knights, which is more than the Marines had, in TOTAL. Insane!

Anyways, congratulations to the Knights! The playoffs will be starting October 7th, so watch out for them!

- Takaharu Sonada

Knights' End Of The Year Stats - 2015

Batters ("[#]" = last year's total):
NAME, AVERAGE, HOMERUNS, RBI, GAMES PLAYED [out of 144]
Tsuyoshi Matsunaga, .277 [.257], 9 HR [17], 56 RBI [74], 113 games
Koyato Oda, .334, 21 HR, 88 RBI, 139 games
Takuya Kanazawa, .335 [.276], 52 HR [49], 148 RBI [123], 131 games
Masato Kurihara, .351 [.355], 62 HR [62], 166 RBI [148], 142 games
Taiga Kura, .330 [.306], 23 HR [14], 103 RBI [90], 138 games
Daisuke Fukuchi, .282 [.236], 22 HR [15], 75 RBI [59], 138 games
Yoshiro Ushida, .354, 3 HR, 33 RBI, 64 games
Akitaka Shimozono, .356 [.300], 3 HR [10], 52 RBI [59], 97 games
Rikiya Terauchi, .285 [.181], 6 HR [3], 39 RBI [11], 97 games
Jun Kaga, .421 [.250], 0 HR [0], 2 RBI [0], 5 games
Hideo Nomoto, .200 [.225], 0 HR [6], 0 RBI [50], 6 games
Takumi Nakahigashi, .286 [.167], 0 HR [0], 0 RBI [0], 4 games
Shun Tohno, .667 [.333], 1 HR [1], 2 RBI [5], 4 games
Goro Shigeno, .237 [.323], 10 HR [16], 53 RBI [84], 104 games
Ryouya Miyaki, .283, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 31 games
Takahiro Suzuki, .000 [.264], 0 HR [9], 0 RBI [65], 3 games

Pitchers ("[#]" = last year's total):
NAME, ERA, IP, K, WINS-LOSSES (SAVES):
Kazuya Fujita, 2.79, 203 1/3 IP, 131 K, 19-2
Ataru Hiyama, 2.58 [3.06], 216 2/3 IP [220 1/3], 168 K [147], 20-5 [14-8]
Jian Shen, 3.45, 70 1/3 IP, 51 K, 5-1
Hiroshi Shima, 3.54 [4.26], 180 1/3 IP [205], 101 K [125], 15-3 [16-7]
Tsukiya Yamato, 4.00 [3.23], 220 2/3 IP [208 2/3], 188 K [176], 17-9 [18-4]
Mikiya Sawamura, 1.20 [3.47], 15 IP [36 1/3], 13 K [29], 0-0 [3-2]
Jun Ohtonari, 4.17 [4.06], 54 IP [57 2/3], 49 K [33], 2-3 (2 S) [3-1]
Yoshio Fujii, 1.95 [0.74], 27 2/3 IP [36 1/3], 15 K [22], 5-1 (2 S) [5-0 (3)]
Ryan Techer, 2.35 [4.64], 53 2/3 IP [120 1/3], 27 K [88], 4-0 [8-5]
Yoshifumi Muranaka, 4.78, 32 IP, 24 K, 4-0
Ikumi Koyama, 3.34 [5.88], 35 IP [33 1/3], 21 K [22], 3-1 [4-2]
Sakutarou Makida, 1.07 [1.71], 25 1/3 IP [42], 22 K [39], 0-1 (22 S) [0-4 (38)]

Overall, I would say that the pitching improved tenfold, and the hitting increased too, but that's always been our strong point, so I wasn't concerned about it in the first place. The Knights are one heck of a team!

Yes they are! I see Kurihara tied the record!

I thought for sure he would break it! He had 52 at the all-star break...