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October 20

Hanshin Tigers - 1
Yomiuri Giants - 7

WP: Shun Tohno
LP: Masaru Takeda
HR's: Michihiro Ogasawara

Series tied 1-1 (In Japan, the team with a better record gets a one game advantage)

October 21

Hanshin Tigers - 5
Yomiuri Giants - 4

WP: Minoru Iwata
LP: Norihito Kaneto
S: Kyuji Fujikawa
HR's: Shinnosuke Abe, Kazaheru Tani

Tigers lead series 2-1

October 22

Hanshin Tigers - 5
Yomirui Giants - 4

WP: Kiyoshi Toyoda
LP: Daisuke Ochi
HR's: Kazuheru Tani, Lee Seung-Yeop, Michihiro Ogasawara

Tigers lead series 3-1

October 23

Hanshin Tigers - 1
Yomirui Giants - 7

WP: Tetsuya Utsumi
LP: Atsushi Nohmi

Tigers lead series 3-2

Notes:
Nohmi out for 3 days

October 24

Hanshin Tigers - 7
Yomirui Giants - 8

WP: Daisuke Ochi
LP: Kyuji Fujikawa
S: Marc Kroon
HR's: Tetsuya Matsumoto (2), Lee Seung-Yeop

Series tied 3-3

Notes:
1 other person had a homerun

October 25

Hanshin Tigers - 9
Yomiuri Giants - 11

WP: Syugo Fujii
LP: Masaru Takeda
S: Marc Kroon
HR's: Kenji Johjima (2), Tomoaki Kanemoto, Edgar Gonzales, Shinnosuke Abe

Giants win series 4-3

Nippon Baseball Sports News
October 26
The Winners


The Giants are the vicotrs of the Central League, and will be taking on the Chiba Lotte Marines due to their superior record over the Hawks. the Marines have had 12 days off, and are ready to play. And to win.

RESULTS
Tigers - 3
Giants - 4

Marines - 2
Hawks - 2
1 Tie

- Yura Seki


Nishinomiya Sports
October 26
Maybe next year.


Nishinomiya, Hyōgo - The Tigers have lost to the Giants in a 7-game epic. The series was at one point 3-1, tigers. But they blew it. And now, we have next year to think about. I have a feeling that next year, will be "the" year.

Congratulations Giants! We wish you luck!

- Takaharu Sonada

That's too bad, your Tigers were looking really good! And a huge improvement over last years.

Thanks [tm]. But hey, there's always next year! And I made a really good pitcher in success mode, he'll be coming up next year, along with some other next additions and subtractions from the roster.

Nippon Baseball Sports News
November 4
Giants sweep, win pennant


Tokyo Dome, Tokyo - The Giants win in 4 games againts the Chiba Lotte Marines! To win the Pennant! Congratulations Yomiuri Giants, Tatsunori Hara, and the Yomiuri Group on an excellent win! We'll be seeing you back year next year, won't we?

- Yura Seki

Those darn Giants!

They've always been good though. A good season nonetheless.

Thanks, and hey, do you want to become the senior advisor (in this meaning that you'll have some input into what it is that I do during the season)?


AWARDS

Tigers:
Batting/Pitching:
Pitcher of the Year: Minoru Iwata
Catcher of the Year: Kenji Johjima
Shortstop of the Year: Takashi Toritani
Outfielder of the Year: Kazuteru Tani, and Tomoaki Kanemoto

Fielding:
Second Baseman: Keiichi Hirano
Outfielder: Kazuteru Tani, and Tomoaki Kanemoto

Accolades:
MVP: Minoru Iwata
Rookie of the Year: Kazuteru Tani
Pitcher of the Year: Minoru Iwata
Strikeouts: Minoru Iwata
Wins: Minoru Iwata
ERA: Minoru Iwata (TRIPLE CROWN BABY!)

"I've decided to stay here, and I will be the GM for at least 5 more years with this new contract! Hope you guys like me!" I said during my press conference.
I went home, and greeted my girlfriend, brother, and dog. At least now, I'll be able to spend a lot of time with them.
Well, actually my brother is leaving soon, so he'll be gone. But I'll still be with my family, and that's always what comes first!

I would love to be that!
Thanks for adding me into this!

DRAFT
December 3

1st Round: Tsuyoshi Moriyama - P
NUMBER, TOP SPD, CON, STAM, PITCHES
18, 145 km/h (90 mph), B, A, down-right - 1, right - 4
2nd Round: Shen Jin - P
NUMBER, TOP SPD, CON, STAM, PITCHES
13, 147 km/h (91 mph), C, E, down-left - 1, down - 3, right - 1
3rd Round: Fukashi Kuroi - P
NUMBER, TOP SPD, CON, STAM, PITCHES
17, 144 km/h (89 mph), E, D, down-right - 4


FA

NAME, NUMBER, TOP SPD, CON, STAM, PITCHES
Atsushi Kizuka - P, 20, 142 km/h (88 mph), D, F, down-left - 2, down-right - 1, right - 2
Seth Greisinger - P, 29, 146 km/h (91 mph), B, B, 2-seamer, down - 4, right - 2

2011 Starting Pitchers, and Lineup
March 26

"Alright everyone, here's what the 1st string starting roster's going to look like:

Lineup (Without DH):
1. Keisuke Kanoh - LF
2. Matt Murton - CF
3. Takashi Toritani - SS
4. Tomoaki Kanemoto - 1B
5. Kazuteru Tani - RF
6. Kenji Johjima - C
7. Takahiro Arai - 3B
8. Keiichi Hirano - 2B
9. PITCHER

(With DH)
1. Takashi Toritani - SS
2. Matt Murton - CF
3. Craig Brazell - DH
4. Tomoaki Kanemoto - LF
5. Kazuteru Tani - RF
6. Kenji Johjima - C
7. Takahiro Arai - 3B
8. Keisuke Kanoh - LF
9. Keiichi Hirano - 2B

Pitching Rotation:
1. Minoru Iwata
2. Seth Greisinger
3. Atsushi Nohmi
4. Masaru Takeda
5. Tsuyoshi Moriyama

Bullpen:
Shen Jin
Atsushi Kizuka
Jason Standridge
Kenta Abe
Randy Messenger
Kiyoshi Toyoda

Closer:
Kyuji Fujikawa

So, how does that look?"

The owner looked me straight in the eye, I was actually frightened.
"Jack, this looks great. And also we're hiring a new senior advisor. His name is Todd Michaels (that's you [tm], tell me if you want the name changed). In fact he should be here any moment."
One of the secretaries walks in and asks for the owner.
She whispers to him.
"Jack, Todd is here." He announced.
"Excellent, when will I meet him?"
"Soon, Jack, soon. Now you go home Jack, we'll call you when we need you again."
"But sir, I thought you said Todd was here."
"He is, he's here in Nippon."
"Oh....... Alright then, goodbye sirs. Have a nice day."
I left, and went home, awaiting opening night.
I wonder what Todd is like.

Oh, and also, if anyone else wants to be in this, tell me. I'll gladly add you! Tell me what you would like to be (in the Front Office, preferably).

Yeah, that name is fine.

And if it's okay, can I also be Moriyama's agent?

Yeah, sure.

It looks like you made some pretty good additions!

Just a question, how hard is it to trade in this game? Does it use the MLBPP star system? Or something else?

Well, in this game trading is very hard. First, you need to get the trade card. Then you can pick a player from another team, and once you do, it'll show you who they want (it's always a one-for-one deal). It's kind of annoying.

But very rarely, you get a special trade card in which you can trade anyone for anyone (Like Yu Darvish for a minor leaguer!)

April 1

"It's opening day!" I yelled, and when I got to the park, everyone was already in their routines. Hopefully this season, we'll win!

Hanshin Tigers - 7
Chunichi Dragons - 8

Tigers:
1. Keisuke Kanoh - LF (2-5)
2. Matt Murton - CF (1-5, HR [1], 2 RBI)
3. Takashi Toritani - SS (1-4, HR [1], 1 RBI)
4. Tomoaki Kanemoto - 1B (1-4)
5. Kazuteru Tani - RF (1-4, DP)
6. Kenji Johjima - C (2-4, HR [1], 1 RBI)
7. Takahiro Arai - 3B (1-4, DP)
8. Keiichi Hirano - 2B (2-4, 1 RBI)
9. PITCHER (0-2)
- Wei-Chu Lin - PH (1-1, HR [1], 2 RBI)
- Kodai Sakurai - PH (1-1, double)

Pitcher(s):
Minoru Iwata - L (0-1) (6 1/3 innings, 7 runs, 7 earned)
Randy Messenger (1 2/3 innings, 1 run, 1 earned)
Atsushi Kizuka (1 inning, 0 runs)

Dragons:
1. Hirokazu Ibata - 2B (2-5)
2. Masahiro Araki - SS (1-4, sac bunt, 1 RBI)
3. Kazuhiro Wada - RF (3-5, 2 doubles, HR [1], 3 RBI)
4. Tony Blanco - 1B (1-3, HR [1], 3 RBI, sac fly)
5. Masahiko Morino - 3B (2-4, double)
6. Atsushi Fujii - CF (1-4, double)
7. Masaaki Koike - LF (1-4)
8. Keiji Oyama - C (1-4)
9. PITCHER (0-3, 2 strikeouts, sac bunt)

Pitcher(s):
Kazuki Yoshimi - W (1-0) (7+ innings, 6 runs, 6 earned)
Takuya Asao - H (1 2/3 innings, 1 run, 1 earned)
Hosoyama - S (1) (1/3 inning, 0 runs)

WP: Kazuki Yoshimi (1-0)
LP: Minoru Iwata (0-1)
S: Hosoyama (1)

MVP(s):
Takuya Asao - Good relief pitching
Kazuhiro Wada - Gave his team the lead in the first with a RBI single

Nishinomiya Sports
April 2
Tigers lose on opening day
- Takuya Asao
- Kazuhiro Wada

Koshien Stadium, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo - Iwata didn't perform as well as he did last year. He won the Triple Crown. He didn't look like that today. His stuff was off, we talked to him about it he said "My fastball wasn't how I wanted it, and I left some hanging breaking balls." He's the team's new ace, he better step it up!

- Takaharu Sonada

3 things:
1. What is a trade card and how do you get one?
2. Can you add money to a trade?
3. Are trades always 1-for-1 in the real life NPB too?