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Just out of curiosity, what do you guys think Jack would look like?

To be completely honest, I have no idea.

I can't wait for tomorrow, though!

I think Jack would have a receding brown hairline, small bags around the eyes, blue eyes, maybe some facial hair on the chin. Just my opinion, though.

Gonna be awesome!


I would picture him about the same, save for the facial hair.

Pretty cool/odd we would have such similar images of him.

March 11, 2016

I was feeling particularly reminiscey today, as the series was making me think about my last couple of high school games... Especially my very last one as a senior...

May 27, 2005

My last high school game is today... God... It's going to be weird not playing on here anymore. Our last game is against our cross-town rivals, Newton South, this is going to be a tough one, I'm sure.

Newton North Tigers - 4
Newton South Lions - 3

Tigers. 3|0|0|0|0|0|1 4|14|0
Lions.. 1|0|1|0|0|1|0 3|11|0

Tigers:

Lineup:
1. Robert Perry - 2B (2-4, K)
2. Jack Allen - RF (3-4, 2 2B)
3. Stephen Granados - 3B (3-4, 2B, HR, 3 RBI)
4. Charles Hooper - 1B (1-4, 1 RBI)
5. Joseph Cooley - SS (1-4)
6. John Newman - LF (2-4)
7. Marc Flathery - CF (1-4)
8. Michael Seymour - C (1-4)
9. PITCHER (0-4)

Pitcher(s):
Jerry Kemper (5 2/3 IP, 3 R, 3 ER)
Nick Campbell (1 1/3 IP, 0 R, 2 K)

Lions:

Lineup:
1. Terrence Torres - CF (2-4)
2. Ronnie Ellis - C (0-4)
3. Chad Smith - LF (2-4, 2B)
4. Allen Hart - RF (1-3, BB, 1 RBI)
5. Victor Rodriguez - 3B (2-4, K, 2B, 3B)
6. Peter Guzman - 1B (2-4, K, 2B, 2 RBI)
7. Donald Fong - SS (1-3)
8. Greg Smith - 2B (1-3)
9. PITCHER (0-3)

Pitcher(s):
Donald Callaway (7 IP, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 K)

MVP:
Stephen Granados: He went a stellar 3-4, with a double, a homerun, and 3 RBI

WP: Jerry Kemper
LP: Donald Callaway
S: Nick Campbell

Newton News - Sports
May 28, 2005
Tigers Beat Lions!

Baseball: In a local game yesterday, the North Tigers beat the South Lions by a final score of 4-3, quite a final game for the seniors who are leaving the school. One of those seniors was 18 year old Stephen Granados, who was crowned MVP of the game for his excellent job at the plate, going 3-4, with a double, a homerun, and 3 RBI. "I guess I was seeing it well today," he said "I've been hitting left handed pitching especially well this season, so, it was good to see one in the last game of the season." Team captain, Jack Allen, also said after the game, "We did excellently, I think. It's nice to see such a close game at the end of the year. I'll miss these guys, but I'm sure Robert Perry will make an excellent captain next year, even though he'll only be a junior."

Granados and Allen were both some of the best to ever play at Newton North, it's going to be tough to lose Granados' power, and Allen's 5 tool style of play at the same time, next season may be rough. But, freshman Roger Lesher, is looking to be a worthy replacement out in right, which has been occupied by Allen for the past 4 years. Also, sophomore Frank King is looking to be the new first baseman, he'll be competing for the spot though. Let's hope Newton North will be as bright a light as they were this season!

- Jennifer Andrews

March 11, 2016

Man, I miss those days... If only I had never severely broken my left wrist in college... I was a shoo-in to get to the Majors.
Oh well, though, I think my life turned out alright!

That was great!

How did you come up with all those other names? Did you use fakenamegenerator or just think them up?

Fakenamegenerator saved me.

I'm awful at coming up with names.

March 12, 2016

The final game of the series, Fujita's pitching for us, this should be a tough one.

China – 2
Japan – 6

China 0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|2|0.. 2|6|2
Japan 1|0|0|0|0|0|0|1|0|4x 6|8|0

China:

Lineup:
1. Lim Ma – CF (1-4, K)
2. Mitsuo Reiza – RF (1-3, SAC)
3. Zhen Yin - 1B (1-4, HR, 2 RBI)
4. Lang Tsao – DH (1-4, K)
5. Kuan-Yin Tsui - 3B (1-4, K, 2B)
6. Li Ng – C (0-4, K)
7. Tai Su – SS (1-4)
8. Jin Tan – LF (0-4, 2 K)
9. Chang Wu - 2B (0-2, K)
- Lang Tuan – PH (0-1)
- Chi Hwan – DEF REP [2B] (0-1)

Pitcher(s):
Bao Tsai (8 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 K)
Sheng Kao (1+ IP, 4 R, 3 ER)

Japan:

Lineup:
1. Yoshiro Ushida - 2B (0-4)
2. Shuuji Arime – C (1-4, 2 DP)
3. Kazuteru Tani – RF (0-4)
4. Masato Kurihara - 1B (1-4, 1 RBI, K)
5. Sora Kurihara – DH (0-4, ROE)
6. Norichika Aoki – CF (1-4, ROE)
7. Hiroyuki Nakajima - 3B (2-4, 2B)
8. Yoshio Itoi – LF (0-3, FC)
- Takuya Kanazawa – PH (1-1, HR, 4 RBI)
9. Munenori Kawasaki – SS (2-3, RBI, FC)

Pitcher(s):
Kazuya Fujita (8 2/3 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 K)
Keiji Ota (1 1/3 IP, 0 R, 1 K)

MVP:
Takuya Kanazawa: He hit a walk-off-pinch-hit-grand slam to win the series!!

WP: Keiji Ota
LP: Sheng Kao
S: --

Nippon Sports News
March 13, 2016
Wow.

– Takuya Kanazawa

Tokyo Dome, Bunkyo, Tokyo – Holy God, and all that is mighty. Team Japan pulled this win out of nowhere. Well, that’s not exactly true, this win came from the Knights’ Takuya Kanazawa’s bat. In the bottom half of the tenth, Yoshio Itoi was pinch hit by young Takuya Kanazawa, with the bases filled by Sora Kurihara reaching on an error, Aoki on a single, and Nakajima on a single as well, the first pitch was up high, and Kanazawa took a big swing at it…

But before we finish off what happens, let’s recap how we got there, shall we? Well, first off, Kazuya Fujita (also of the Knights) didn’t let up a hit until the top of the 7th, which was a single by team China’s center fielder, Lim Ma. “So close. I was so close…” Fujita said, and he was pretty close, truth be told. His shutout would remain until the 9th, where Team Japan took their 2-0 lead. The first two outs were quick, and then Reiza got a single. And Yin came up. Guess what he did, he hit a 2-run blast, a game tying homerun with 2 outs in the top of the ninth… Yin! Ota then came in, and got out of the inning.

In comes the bottom of the tenth, and Sora Kurihara hit a routine fly ball to left field, and the fielding proficient Tan dropped it. He dropped it! The whole momentum then switched. Aoki and Nakajima followed up with back-to-back singles, and then Itoi was slated to bat. Manager Kensou Mori called for Kanazawa, who was a last minute addition to the team, by the way, to bat instead. First pitch was high in the zone, and he took a big swing at it, absolutely crushing it, sending it over the center field wall! A pinch-hit-walk-off-GRAND SLAM!!! WHAT?! NO! YES!

Goodness me, what a climactic series. And also, how cliché, but who cares, it was awesome.

- Tsutomu Nishioka

I WAS THERE FOR THAT. I SAW IT IN PERSON. YOU'RE ALL JEALOUS.

I'm still amazed to this day that that happened

March 15, 2016

9:54
It's time to pursue Reiza, he didn't do excellently, so I don't think that many other teams will be pursuing him.
I called up Preston, "Hey, Preston, we still going for Reiza?" I asked
"Of course! It's too bad we can't go for Yin or Tsui, they were killing Japan. And only the best of Japan were even there, so I can't imagine what they would be like playing here everyday." He replied
"Yeah, they're getting looked at by pretty much everyone. Anyways, I'm going to call up Reiza and have him meet me at the office, so I'll be down in about 20 minutes."
"Very well, I'll see you two soon."
"Yep, see you."
"Bye."
I hung up, and went to call Reiza.
The phone rang a few times before he picked up.
He spoke Chinese, which I don't understand.
"Uh... Yes, I'm Jack Allen of the Kyoto Knights." I said, as a response, even though it may have been incorrect
"Oh, sorry about that. Jack Allen, eh? Of the Knights?" He said back
"The one and only!"
"Well, yes, what do you want?"
"We, the Knights, would like for you to become a part of our organization."
"Well, I, Reiza Mitsuo, would like to, seeing as your team really broke down Team China, with Kanazawa, Fujita and Kurihara. where will I be playing?"
"You'll be replacing Akitaka Shimzono in right field."
"Shimozono? I know of him, why would you get rid of him? He seems to be useful."
"Oh nononononono, we're not getting rid of him, simply moving him back to catcher. I agree, he's much too good to lose."
"Alright."
"So, Reiza, I would like you to come down to my office at 15:00, that work for you?"
"It may, I'll have to check. Don't expect it to be an absolute yes, though, as I am quite busy."
"Of course. Meet me at my office, which is at Blue Stadium, and come up to the 4th floor, that's where I'll be."
"Fair enough, goodbye Jack."
"Bye."

He hung up. People weren't lying when they said he was a wee bit obnoxious, but I think he'll help out the team plenty.

15:00

Reiza showed up at my office door with a knock the second my clock switched to 15:00.
"Come in Reiza." I said
He walked in, and took a seat.

We discussed contracts and everything, and came to a mutual agreement.
Reiza is now part of the team!

Mitsuo Reiza - OF #44
AGE, 2ND POSTION, B/T, TRJ, CON, POW, RUN, ARM, FLD, E RES
19, N/A, L/L, 2, A, F, A, A, D, D

March 16, 2016

"With the addition of Reiza, Kensou and I have come up with what we see fit for lineups, and the rotation." I said to the heads of the team
"This is it:

Lineup:

With DH:

1. Tsuyoshi Matsunaga - CF [L/L]
2. Koyato Oda - 2B [L/R]
3. Takuya Kanazawa - DH [R/R]
4. Masato Kurihara - 1B [R/R]
5. Taiga Kura - SS [L/R]
6. Daisuke Fukuchi - 3B [S/R]
7. Yoshiro Ushida - LF [S/R]
8. Akitaka Shimozono - C [L/R]
9. Mitsuo Reiza - RF [L/L]

Without DH:

1. Tsuyoshi Matsunaga - CF [L/L]
2. Koyato Oda - 2B [L/R]
3. Taiga Kura - SS [L/R]
4. Masato Kurihara - 1B [R/R]
5. Daisuke Fukuchi - 3B [S/R]
6. Yoshiro Ushida - LF [S/R]
7. Akitaka Shimozono - C [L/R]
8. Mitsuo Reiza - RF [L/L]
9. PITCHER

Rotation:
1. Ataru Hiyama [R/R]
2. Kazuya Fujita [L/L]
3. Jian Shen [R/R]
4. Hiroshi Shima [L/L]
5. Tsukiya Yamato [R/R]

Bullpen:
Mikiya Sawamura [R/R]
Jun Ohtonari [R/R]
Ryan Techer [R/R]
Yoshio Fujii [R/R]
Yoshifumi Muranaka [L/L]
Ikumi Koyama [R/R]

Closer:
Sakutarou Makida [L/L]

How's it look?"
They all nodded, and said that it looked good. Opening day is only 6 days away, it's time to get serious.

March 17, 2016

Other Chinese players have signed on with teams, here they are:

Jin Yu - Hawks
AGE, B/T, TOP SPD, CON, STAM, PITCHES
20, R/R, 150 km/h (93 mph), B, B, Knuckle Curve - 2, V-Slider - 6

Kuan-Yin Tsui - 3B, Hawks
AGE, 2ND POSTION, B/T, TRJ, CON, POW, RUN, ARM, FLD, E RES
20, 1B, OF, R/R, 3, B, A, B, C, C, D

Bao Tsai - Buffaloes
AGE, B/T, TOP SPD, CON, STAM, PITCHES
20, R/R, 147 km/h (91 mph), D, B, Knuckleball - 6, Drop Curve - 1

Feng Chen - Eagles
AGE, B/T, TOP SPD, CON, STAM, PITCHES
24, R/L, 148 km/h (92 mph), D, B, Shuuto - 4, Changeup - 2

Chi Hwan - 2B, Samurais
AGE, 2ND POSTION, B/T, TRJ, CON, POW, RUN, ARM, FLD, E RES
20, SS, S/R, 2, C, E, A, C, C, C

Zhen Yin - 1B, Giants
AGE, 2ND POSTION, B/T, TRJ, CON, POW, RUN, ARM, FLD, E RES
24, N/A, L/L, 3, A, A, B, D, D, D

Lim Ma - OF, BayStars
AGE, 2ND POSTION, B/T, TRJ, CON, POW, RUN, ARM, FLD, E RES
20, N/A, L/L, 2, D, E, S (100!), D, C, D

The league has gotten substantially better!

March 22, 2016

Opening day. We're playing the Hawks tonight; they'll most certainly be tough. Tsui is going to be playing in his first NPB game today; he's going to be a major headache, for sure.

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (0-1-0) - 6
Kyoto Knights (1-0-0) – 7
F/11

Hawks. 0|1|1|0|0|0|0|3|0|1|0.. 6|13|0
Knights 0|0|0|0|0|5|0|0|0|1|1x 7|12|1

Hawks:

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

Pitcher(s):
Tsuyoshi Wada (5 2/3 IP, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 K, 1 BB)
Masahiko Morifuku (2 1/3 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 K)
Takahiro Mahara (2 IP, 1 R, 1 ER)
Ishisaki (0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER)

Knights:

Lineup:
1. Tsuyoshi Matsunaga – CF (1-5, K, 1 RBI)
2. Koyato Oda - 2B (2-5, 1 RBI [1])
3. Takuya Kanazawa – DH (2-5, 2 HR [1, 2], 4 RBI [1, 2, 3, 4])
4. Masato Kurihara - 1B (2-4, HR [1], 1 RBI [1])
5. Taiga Kura – SS (1-4, K)
6. Daisuke Fukuchi - 3B (0-4, 2 DP)
7. Yoshiro Ushida – LF (2-3, BB)
8. Akitaka Shimozono – C (2-4, DP)
9. Mitsuo Reiza – RF (0-4, DP)

Pitcher(s):
Ataru Hiyama (7+ IP, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 K)
Ikumi Koyama (2/3 IP, 1 R, 1 ER)
Yoshio Fujii (2 IP, 1 R, 1 ER)
Yoshifumi Muranaka (1 1/3, 0 R)

MVP:
Takuya Kanazawa: He hit a walk-off solo homerun in the 11th!

WP: Yoshifumi Muranaka (1-0)
LP: Ishisaki (0-1)
S: --

Kyoto Knightly
March 23, 2016
An Intense Start

– Takuya Kanazawa

Blue Stadium, Sakyō-ku, Kyoto – Well, The Knights sure started off the season excitingly. After being no-hit for the first 4+ innings, the Knights would win by a final score of 7-6, on a walk-off homerun in the bottom half of the 11th by Takuya Kanazawa, who went 2-5, with another homerun, and four RBI. He spoke after the game, “It took me awhile, but I think I’m finally back in the swing of things.” Kanazawa said, and we would agree.

As mentioned before, the Knights were behind for most of the game, that is until the Hawks’ pitching staff imploded in the 6th, letting up a total of 5 runs, and giving the Knights a fairly large lead, that is, until the 8th, when Uchikawa (who went 4-4, with a double, a homerun, and 3 RBI) hit a 2-run homerun to put the Hawks within 1 run. Hiyama was then pulled, and Koyama was put in in relief. He wouldn’t get out of the inning as he let up the tying run. Fujii was called upon, and got out of the inning.

The Hawks would again score in the 10th, but Matsunaga, with 2 outs, got an RBI single to drive in Ushida and tie the game up at 6.

The bottom of the 11th lasted all of 4 pitches, as Kanazawa cranked a homerun to deep left, and ended it!

The Knights are now 3-0-0 on opening day, congratulations to them!

- Takaharu Sonada

...Or not.