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Not a problem. Keep up the good work!

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! He's not Paul, I'm Paul! Jeez, I know my visits have been few and far between, but come on! I'm the real Paul. That was Phillies you were talking to. I'm Paul! What are you doing agent, trying to replace me?! I'm Paul! Come on, man!
Oh, as always, great job PPFan.

And thanks!

Yep, we've been plotting to make you insane and replace you with Philliesfan for a while. I made those spambots for a reason, you know.

April 9, 2016

Looks like the Buffaloes have called up their outfield prospect, Yuuji Ugumori, he's not one to run on.

Yuuji Ugumori - OF
AGE, 2ND POSTION, B/T, TRJ, CON, POW, RUN, ARM, FLD, E RES
20, N/A, R/R, 3, C, D, B, S (100!), A, D
Bio: When he was younger, he excelled in the shot put, along with the javelin. Essentially, he was manufactured to have an excellent arm, and he most certainly does not disappoint. Pretty much wherever he is, he can throw you out.
Personality: Humble

Awesome... Now the Buffaloes have both Maeda and Ugumori (who both have S level arms.)

Anyways, we're playing the Lions today, also, Abe's on this team! From the Tigers days!

Saitama Seibu Lions (8-5-1) - 6
Kyoto Knights (10-7-0) – 5

Lions... 0|2|0|0|0|2|0|2|0 6|12|1
Knights 2|0|2|0|1|0|0|0|0 5|11|0

Lions:

Lineup:
1. Yasuyuki Kataoka - 2B (0-5, K)
2. Takumi Kuriyama – RF (1-5, 2B)
3. Hiroyuki Nakajima – SS (2-4, HR [3], 1 RBI [10])
4. Takeya Nakamura - 3B (1-4, K, HR [10], 1 RBI [27])
5. Satoya Takasaki – CF (3-4, 2B)
6. Kiyoshi Abe – C (1-4, DP, K, 1 RBI [7])
7. Yamanishi – DH (2-4, 2B, K, 1 RBI [5])
8. Ryo Sakata – LF (1-4, 2B, 1 RBI [9])
9. Hideto Asamura - 1B (1-4, 2B, 1 RBI [5])

Pitcher(s):
Kazuyuki Hoashi (2 2/3 IP, 4 R, 4 ER)
Ryoma Nogami (3 1/3, 1 R, 0 ER)
Tatsuya Ohnishi (2 IP, 0 R)
Taiyo Fujita (1 IP, 0 R)

Knights:

Lineup:
1. Yoshiro Ushida – CF (1-5, FC)
2. Koyato Oda - 2B (1-5, 2B, FC)
3. Takuya Kanazawa – DH (2-5, HR [6], 2 RBI [18, 19])
4. Masato Kurihara - 1B (2-4, 2B, HR [9], 1 RBI [17])
5. Taiga Kura – SS (0-4, ROE)
6. Daisuke Fukuchi - 3B (1-4, FC)
7. Akitaka Shimozono – RF (2-4)
8. Mitsuo Reiza – LF (1-4, 1 RBI [5])
9. Rikiya Terauchi – C (1-4)

Pitcher(s):
Kazuya Fujita (7 IP, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 K)
Yoshifumi Muranaka (2/3 IP, 2 R, 2 ER)
Jun Ohtonari (1 1/3 IP, 0 R, 1 K)

MVP:
Yamanishi: His RBI in the 8th was the go-ahead run for the Lions

WP: Tatsuya Ohnishi (1-0)
LP: Yoshifumi Muranaka (1-1)
S: Taiyo Fujita (3)

Kyoto Knightly
April 10, 2016
Knights Handed A Tough Loss

- Yamanishi

Blue Stadium, Sakyō-ku, Kyoto – It sure was a tough one for the Knights of Kyoto. After scoring the first 2 runs in the 1st inning (with one of them coming off of a past ball), they would end up losing by a final score of 6-5. In part because of former Tigers’ player, Kiyoshi Abe, the speedy, contact hitting catcher, and a rookie, Yamanishi, who actually drove in the go-ahead run, in the bottom half of the 8th, with an RBI single.

Nonetheless though, it was a good game.

- Takaharu Sonada

April 16, 2016

Hawks today, should be a good one!

Kyoto Knights (13-7-0) - 4
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (10-10-0) – 3

Knights 1|0|1|0|0|0|1|0|0|0|0|1 4|17|0
Hawks. 0|0|0|0|0|1|0|2|0|0|0|0 3|8|0
F/12

Knights:

Lineup:
1. Yoshiro Ushida – CF (3-5, BB, FC)
2. Mitsuo Reiza – LF (2-5, BB, DP)
3. Takuya Kanazawa – DH (2-6, DP, HR [11], 1 RBI [27])
4. Masato Kurihara - 1B (3-6, DP, 2B, HR [10], 2 RBI [17, 18])
5. Taiga Kura – SS (1-6)
6. Daisuke Fukuchi - 3B (1-6, FC)
7. Shun Tohno - 2B (2-6, 2B)
8. Akitaka Shimozono – RF (1-5)
9. Jun Kaga – C (2-5, 2B, 1 RBI [1])

Pitcher(s):
Tsukiya Yamato (8 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 K)
Yoshio Fujii (3 IP, 0 R)
Sakutarou Makida (1 IP, 0 R, 1 K)

Hawks:

Lineup:
1. Munenori Kawasaki – SS (0-5, K)
2. Yuichi Honda - 2B (0-5)
3. Seiichi Uchikawa – LF (1-5, 2B)
4. Kuan-Yin Tsui - 1B (3-5, 2B, HR [4], 3 RBI [18, 19, 20])
5. Hitoshi Tamura – RF (0-5, K)
6. Li Ng – C (1-5)
7. Nobuhiro Matsuda - 3B (2-5, 2 2B, K)
8. Hiroki Kokubo – DH (0-4, K)
9. Yuya Hasegawa – CF (1-4)

Pitcher(s):
Toshiya Sugiuchi (6+ IP, 3 R, 3 ER)
Masahiko Morifuku (2 IP, 0 R)
Takahiro Mahara (2 IP, 0 R)
Brian Falkenborg (2 IP, 1 R, 1 ER)

MVP:
Masato Kurihara: His homerun in the 12th won the game for the Knights!

WP: Yoshio Fujii (1-0)
LP: Brian Falkenborg (3-1)
S: Sakutarou Makida (3)

Kyoto Knightly
April 17, 2016
Kurihara Delivers!

- Masato Kurihara

Fukuoka Dome, Chūō-ku, Fukuoka – In a 12 inning epic, the Knights came out on top, thanks to a Kurihara homerun in the top half of the 12th, propelling them to victory!

But, it most certainly wouldn’t come easy. The Hawks new Chinese addition, Kuan-Yin Tsai, proved to be a thorn in starter, Tsukiya Yamato’s side, as he accounted for all 3 of the Hawks scored runs. One of them coming on a 6th inning homerun, and the other two coming in a crucial 2-out situation in the 8th, which was, to say, a tough one to take in. With two outs, Tsui hit one down the right field line, which just landed fair, and rolled into the corner, the two runners on would both come around to score, and the game would be tied. It would stay that way until the 12th…

In which, Kurihara, on the first pitch of the inning, hit a no-doubter to dead center, to give the Knights a 4-3 lead! Makida came in for the bottom half of the inning, and ended it, getting his 3rd save of the year!

- Takaharu Sonada

April 19, 2016

We're playing the Buffaloes today, with their new addition Yuuji Ugumori!

Kyoto Knights (14-8-0) - 8
ORIX Buffaloes (9-11-2) - 5

Knights.. 0|1|0|0|6|0|0|1|0 8|10|0
Buffaloes 0|0|0|1|0|3|0|1|0 5|13|1

Knights:

Lineup:
1. Yoshiro Ushida – CF (1-4, DP, BB, 1 RBI [1])
2. Mitsuo Reiza – LF (0-5, K, ROE)
3. Takuya Kanazawa – DH (1-4, HR [12], 4 RBI [28, 29, 30, 31])
4. Masato Kurihara - 1B (2-4, 2 HR [12, 13], 2 RBI [20, 21])
5. Taiga Kura – SS (2-4)
6. Koyato Oda - 2B (1-4, FC)
7. Akitaka Shimozono – RF (1-3, DP, BB)
8. Daisuke Fukuchi - 3B (1-3, SF, 1 RBI [16])
9. Jun Kaga – C (1-4)

Pitcher(s):
Kazuya Fujita (8 IP, 5 R, 5 ER, 6 K)
Sakutarou Makida (1 IP, 0 R, 1 K)

Buffaloes:

Lineup:
1. Tomotaka Sakaguchi – CF (1-5, K)
2. Reiji Maeda – LF (1-5, 2B, 2 K)
3. Takahiro Okada - 1B (2-5, K, HR [11], 1 RBI [26])
4. Roy Leon - 3B (2-4, 2 HR [11, 12], 2 RBI [24, 25])
5. Yuuji Ugumori – RF (1-4, 2B, 2 K)
6. Mitsutaka Gotoh – SS (3-4, 2 2B, 1 RBI [14])
7. Kenji Johjima – C (1-4, 2B)
8. Arrom Baldiris - 2B (1-4, 1 RBI [6])
9. Francisco Caraballo – DH (1-4, K)

Pitcher(s):
Hayato Terahara (4 1/3 IP, 6 R, 6 ER)
Alfredo Figaro (2 2/3 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 K, 1 BB)
Shinya Nakayama (2 IP, 1 R, 1 ER)

MVP:
Daisuke Fukuchi: His sac fly in the 5th started the Knights big inning!

WP: Kazuya Fujita (4-1)
LP: Hayato Terahara (2-2)
S: Sakutarou Makida (4)

Kyoto Knightly
April 20, 2016
Knights Beat Buffaloes

– Daisuke Fukuchi

Osaka Dome, Osaka – So, The Knights won last night. They scored 8 runs in doing so, and Fujita struck out 6! But, he let up 5 runs, which isn’t so great.

Most of the action happened in the 5th, where the Knights scored 6 runs! One of the runs coming off of a bases loaded walk to Ushida, for his first RBI of the season, one coming from a sacrifice fly from Fukuchi, and 4 coming from Kanazawa, with a big grand slam! Which, truthfully, saved the game.

Also, Kenji Johjima got his 1,500th career hit, with a double to right, so congratulations to him!

- Takaharu Sonada

S speed? How fast does he run?

Pretty darn fast. Any ground ball to the infield he can beat out (pretty much).

You're talking about Ma, right?

Where does it say S speed?

A while back, the Chinese center fielder, Lim Ma, has an S in speed. He's on the BayStars now, I believe.

April 24, 2016

Seems that the Fighters have picked up free agent, unsigned draft pick, Mitsuaki Niinuma, a well-rounded shortstop. Excellent.

Mitsuaki Niinuma - SS
AGE, 2ND POSTION, B/T, TRJ, CON, POW, RUN, ARM, FLD, E RES
20, N/A, L/R, 3, B, C, A, B, C, C
Bio: Niinuma grew up in Hokkaido, always a fan of the Fighters, and has always been regarded as the best on any of the teams he's played on. A good 1, 2, or 3 hitter.
Personality: Humble, and chatty

Also, the Marines have signed the power hitting second baseman, Junichi Mori, excellent as well.

Junichi Mori - 2B
AGE, 2ND POSTION, B/T, TRJ, CON, POW, RUN, ARM, FLD, E RES
21, N/A, L/R, 4, D, A, C, C, D, D
Bio: He and his best friend, Natsuki Gotoh, used to make up a phenomenal pair in the middle of the infield. Mori is a fear inducing presence. Don't let his boyish looks fool you!
Personality: Very kind

April 26, 2016

We're playing the Fighters tonight, and Darvish is pitching, great.

Kyoto Knights (16-11-1) - 1
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (9-15-1) – 2

Knights. 0|0|0|0|0|0|1|0|0. 1|4|0
Fighters 0|0|1|0|0|0|0|0|1x 2|8|0

Knights:

Lineup:
1. Yoshiro Ushida – CF (1-4, 3B)
2. Mitsuo Reiza – RF (1-3, PO, SF, 1 RBI [6])
3. Takuya Kanazawa – DH (0-4)
4. Masato Kurihara - 1B (1-3)
5. Taiga Kura – SS (1-3)
6. Goro Shigeno – LF (0-3)
7. Shun Tohno - 2B (0-3)
8. Akitaka Shimozono – C (0-3)
9. Daisuke Fukuchi - 3B (0-3)

Pitcher(s):
Hiroshi Shima (8+ IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 K)
Yoshio Ishii (1/3 IP, 0 R)

Fighters:

Lineup:
1. Kensuke Tanaka - 2B (1-4, K)
2. Mitsuaki Niinuma – SS (0-4, DP)
3. Kei Nakamura – C (3-4, 2 2B)
4. Sora Kurihara - 1B (0-4)
5. Yoshio Itoi – CF (1-4, 1 RBI [14])
6. Eiichi Koyano - 3B (1-3)
7. Kazuhiro Hatakeyama – LF (0-3)
8. Knock – DH (0-3)
9. Dai-Kang Yang – RF (2-3, 2B, HR [1], 1 RBI [5])

Pitcher(s):
Yu Darvish (8 IP, 1 R, 1 ER)
Naoki Mayanishi (1 IP, 0 R)

MVP:
Yoshio Itoi: He hit a walk-off single in the 9th!

WP: Naoki Miyanishi (2-1)
LP: Hiroshi Shima (2-2)
S: --

Kyoto Knightly
April 27, 2016
Knights Lose In Walk-off Fashion
– Yoshio Itoi

Sapporo Dome, Toyohira-ku, Sapporo – It was a tough game, no doubt. The Knights were no-hit for 6 innings, and ended up losing it all in the end, even though they had a nice rally. Both Yu Darvish and Hiroshi Shima, they both went 8 innings, but Shima was in for 1 batter too long, as he let up a double to Nakamura in the bottom half of the 9th, and it led to Itoi’s single to left which won the game, sadly.

Ushida was the first to get a hit for the Knights, and it was a big one! A rare triple to right, so that was nice.

- Takaharu Sonada

How are the Fighters 9-15-1? They have a Kurihara AND Darvish.

I know!

But their Kurihara isn't doing so hot, batting only .205, with 1 homerun, and 5 RBI.

I don't know how they're doing so poorly though, they're really good.