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Pacific blows out Central in 1st All-Star Game
Pacific got a big win in game 1 of the all-star series. In the first, Gunderson railed a solo homer and Nakamura got an RBI single to make it 2-0. In the second, Nakata smacked a solo bomb and Dae-ho Lee got an RBI double to make it 4-0. In the third, Sora Maeda came in for the Pacific and shut Central down. In the fourth, Tanaka was brought in. Enokida also came in for the Central League in the fourth. In the fifth, Masui came in for the Pacific. In the bottom of the fifth, Lee hit another RBI double and Hiroykui Nakajima got a run-scoring double play to make it 6-0 Pacific. In the sixth, Kosashu was brought in for the Pacific, and in the bottom half, Takeushi came on for a pinch-hit home run. In the seventh, Brian Falkenborg came in for the Pacific. In the bottom half, Asao came in for the Central League. In the eighth, Morifuku came in but gave up a 2-R HR to Murata. In the bottom of the eighth, Nakata smashed a 2-R HR to make it 9-2. Takeda came in on the ninth and finished it off.

Central League: 2
@
Pacific League: 9

W: Maeda
L: Utsumi
HR: Gunderson, Nakata (2), Takeushi, Murata

Pacific League Lineup
2B Honda 0-1
-2B German 0-2
--C Lockhart 0-1
CF Gunderson 2-3 HR RBI
1B Lee D.H. 3-3 2RBI
-1B Whitesell 1-1
DH Nakamura 2-3 RBI
-DH Hakeyama 0-1
SS Nakajima 1-3
-SS Kitoaji 0-1
C Matsuara 1-4
RF Yamaguchi 0-2
-RF Takeushi 1-1 HR RBI
LF Nakata 3-4 2HR 3RBI
3B Matsuda 2-2
-3B Baldiris 0-2
SP Settsu 2IP 2K 0R 0ER
-P Maeda 1IP W 0K 0R 0ER
--P Tanaka 1IP 3K 0R 0ER
---P Masui 1IP 0K 0R 0ER
----P Kosashi 1IP 0K 0R 0ER
-----P Falkenborg 1IP 1K 0R 0ER
------P Morifuku 1IP 1K 2R 2ER
-------P Takeda 1IP 1K 0R 0ER

Central League Lineup
SS Toritani 0-4
2B Hirano 1-4
C Abe 2-4
3B Murata 1-4 HR 2RBI
CF Chono 1-4
1B Kurihara 0-4
RF Bowker 2-4
LF Stavinoha 3-4
DH Salazar 0-3
SP Utsumi 3IP L 4R 4ER
-P Enokida 3IP 3R 3ER
--P Asao 2IP 2R 2ER

--Nakata (Left) and Settsu (Right) Co-MVP's of Game

End of July

MVP's of July

Central League
-Batter: Elbirt (Swallows) .276 5 17
-Pitcher: Fujikawa (Tigers) 0.00 1W 10SV

Pacific League
-Batter: Nakata (Fighters) .320 7 24
-Pitcher: Gonzalez (Lions) 1.00 3W 4SV

Game 2
Central League: 1
@
Pacific League: 5

W: Masui
L: Enokida
HR: Nakamura, Matsuara

Game 3
Central League: 3
@
Pacific League: 4

W: Masui
L: Barnette
S: Takeda
HR: Nakamura (2)

A clean sweep of the All-star series...

I finally got a reply from Peter mentioning the scouting report on Bobby Crosby, here's what he came up with.

Now I was given my first glimpse on the top 14 batters in the draft class.

C Shibuya TRJ: 2 CON: B(70) PWR: C(65) RSPD: E(47) ASTR: D(56) FLD: E(41) ERR: E(45)

C Mima TRJ: 3 CON: B(70) PWR: C(66) RSPD: E(49) ASTR: D(56) FLD: B(72) ERR: F(39)

1B Tikoyama TRJ: 3 CON: D(51) PWR: B(74) RSPD: D(51) ASTR: E(40) FLD: C(66)) ERR: C(63)

1B Suechii TRJ: 3 CON: C(60) PWR: B(78) RSPD: C(64) ASTR: E(42) FLD: E(48) ERR: D(58)

2B Shin TRJ: 2 CON: B(70) PWR: C(67) RSPD: E(41) ASTR: D(53) FLD: C(60) ERR: C(63)

3B Chen TRJ: 3 CON: D(50) PWR: B(70) RSPD: E(48) ASTR: E(49) FLD: A(91) ERR: C(60)

3B Itoh TRJ: 4 CON: B(74) PWR: D(50) RSPD: G(22) ASTR: D(50) FLD: B(77) ERR: F(37)

SS Sada TRJ: 3 CON: E(46) PWR: E(42) RSPD: F(36) ASTR: C(62) FLD: E(40) ERR: E(46)

SS Yi TRJ: 4 CON: B(72) PWR: E(47) RSPD: D(52) ASTR: A(81) FLD: D(56) ERR: G(29)

1B/OF Baker TRJ: 3 CON: C(64) PWR: A(81) RSPD: C(66) ASTR: C(61) FLD: E(45) ERR: C(63)

OF Ita TRJ: 2 CON: B(70) PWR: B(71) RSPD: C(69) ASTR: C(67) FLD: D(56) ERR: D(59)

OF Chi TRJ: 3 CON: E(49) PWR: D(51) RSPD: C(61) ASTR: E(43) FLD: F(39) ERR: F(35)

OF Ishikawa TRJ: 2 CON: C(67) PWR: C(68) RSPD: C(64) ASTR: A(83) FLD: D(59) ERR: A(83)

OF Kumichi TRJ: 3 CON: B(78) PWR: C(66) RSPD: B(78) ASTR: D(52) FLD: C(61) ERR: E(48)

*All players were made in board game except Baker.

The trade with the Tigers did not go through

Game 1
Saitama Seibu Lions: 4
@
Sapporo Bears: 0

W: Wakui 6-5
L: Maeda 12-5

Game 2
Saitama Seibu Lions: 6
@
Sapporo Bears: 1

W: K.Ishii 4-8
L: Redd 4-9
S: Hoshino (1)

Game 3
Saitama Seibu Lions: 9
@
Sapporo Bears: 6

W: Matsunaga 8-2
L: Harnish 2-3
HR: Kumashiro (6), Asamura (5), Yamaguchi (22)

Game 1
ORIX Buffaloes: 2
@
Sapporo Bears: 4

W: Hura 7-4
L: Figaro 8-4
S: Harnish (21)

Game 2
ORIX Buffaloes: 5
@
Sapporo Bears: 2

W: MacLane 7-5
L: Iwase 6-5
S: Hirano (2)
HR: Lee D.H. (22,23), Akada (5),

Game 3
ORIX Buffaloes: 1
@
Sapporo Bears: 2

W: Maeda 13-5
L: Nakayama 5-9
S: Harnish (22)
HR: Hakeyama (2),

Game 1
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks: 5
@
Sapporo Bears: 7

W: S.Honda 1-4
L: T.Yoshikawa 1-2
S: Harnish (23)

Game 2
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks: 4
@
Sapporo Bears: 3

W: Iwasaki 11-4
L: Park 5-10
S: Falkenborg (37)
HR: Dan (15), Matsunaka (16), Pena (18)

Game 3
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks: 5
@
Sapporo Bears: 2

W: Arakaki 7-5
L: Imamura 3-1
HR: Kokubo (9)

Three former MLB stars headed to NPB?
Today, Alex Rodriguez, Manny Ramirez, and Brandon Webb, all mentioned possibilities at going to the NPB in 2013. Manny hasn't had a good chance at playing in the MLB for awhile, A-Rod's career looks like it's about over, and Brandon Webb hasn't played baseball in awhile, at least in the MLB.

A-Rod mentioned having a conference with the Sapporo Bears owner, and Manny said he talked with the Kyoto Whalers owner.

Sorry readers, my PS3 was having some issues for a week or so, that's why this hasn't been updated. It's fixed now and I'm getting an update up right now.

Game 1
Rakuten Golden Eagles: 2
@
Sapporo Bears: 3

W: Gates 3-5
L: Nagai 5-5
S: Harnish (24)

Game 2
Rakuten Golden Eagles: 1
@
Sapporo Bears: 2

W: Maeda 14-5
L: Uezeno 2-9
S: Harnish (25)

Game 3
Rakuten Golden Eagles: 5
@
Sapporo Bears: 1

W: Reperd 5-4
L: Redd 4-10
HR: Fernandez (15), Uchimura (1),

Game 1
Kyoto Nintendo Whalers: 9
@
Sapporo Bears: 7

W: Onodera 3-1
L: Gates 3-6
S: Tejada (21)
HR: Gunderson (16),

Game 2
Kyoto Nintendo Whalers: 5
@
Sapporo Bears: 5

W: -none-
L: -none-
HR: Flynn (10), Yamaguchi (23),

Game 3
Kyoto Nintendo Whalers: 3
@
Sapporo Bears: 6

W: Iwase 7-5
L: E.Lopez 4-8
S: Harnish (26)
HR: Gunderson (17),

Game 1
Sapporo Bears: 1
@
Chiba Lotte Marines: 2

W: Penn 4-7
L: Maeda 14-6
S: Yabuta (23)
HR: Cain (8),

Game 2
Sapporo Bears: 12
@
Chiba Lotte Marines: 2

W: Redd 5-10
L: Watanabe 7-10
HR: Kitoaji (19), Gunderson (18), Yamaguchi (24),

Game 3
Sapporo Bears: 5
@
Chiba Lotte Marines: 2

W: Park 6-10
L: Carlos 4-4
S: Harnish (27)
HR: Yamaguchi (25),

I'll have a playing game update coming in a while...

Toshiro Ota's 2-R homer powers Bears past Fighters

Today, the third place Fighters and the fourth place Bears squared off in a great game. The
Pitching matchup was Saitoh vs. Yuki Hura. In the second inning, Toshiro Ota's blasted a 2-R HR off of Saitoh to make it 2-0 Bears. In the third, Ryosei Dan clobbered a two-run shot making it 4-0. The next inning, Masumi Kitoaji smashed an RBI double, making it 5-0 Bears. This did not stop the Fighters though, as the next half-inning, Terrmel Sledge bombed a solo homer, making it 5-1. In the fifth, Yamaguchi smashed a solo shot for the Bears extending their lead to 5. In the eight, in a turning point spot, Yoh smashed an RBI double to make it 6-2 to give the Fighters some solid momentum. The next batter, smoked a hard grounder in the 3-4 hole, but Kyoro Hakeyama made a beautiful diving stop to save the Bears. Sari Harnish came in in the 9th and shut the Fighters down, Bears win, 6-2.

Sapporo Bears 57-54-3: 6
@
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 60-51-3: 2

W: Rin 2-1
L: Saitoh 11-5
HR: Ota (5), Dan (17), Yamaguchi (26), Sledge (6)

Bears Lineup
Case 3-5 .318
Kitoaji 1-4 RBI .325
Gunderson 1-5 .368
Yamaguchi 2-5 HR (26) RBI .298
Dan 2-4 HR (17) 2RBI .245
Lockhart 3-3 .253
Ota 3-4 HR (5) 2RBI .300
Ieyasu 1-4 .273
Hakeyama 1-4 .212
Hura 3.1IP ND 4H 3K 1R 1ER 2.48 ERA
-Rin 2.1IP W 5H 2K 0R 0ER 4.21 ERA
--Imamura 2.1IP 3H 3K 1R 1ER 3.21 ERA
---Harnish 1IP 1H 1K 0R 0ER 2.94 ERA

Fighters Lineup
Tanaka 3-5 .259
Inaba 1-5 .289
-Iiyama 0-0 .185
Itoi 1-5 .317
Nakata 1-4 .277
Sledge 3-4 HR (6) RBI .212
Koyano 1-4 .221
Yoh 2-4 RBI .252
Kaneko 0-4 .231
Ohno 1-4 .179
Saitoh L 4.1IP 13H 0K 6R 6ER 3.48 ERA
-Tanimoto 3.2IP 4H 0K 0R 0ER 2.54 ERA
--Moriuchi 1IP 0H 0K 0R 0ER 4.85 ERA

-MVP of Game, Toshiro Ota

Game 2
Sapporo Bears: 3
@
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters: 4

W: Takeda 6-5
L: Whitberg 5-4
HR: Sledge (7)

Game 3
Sapporo Bears: 3
@
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters: 4

W: Tanimoto 4-0
L: Gates 3-7
S: Miyanishi (1)
HR: Yamaguchi (27)

Game 1
Sapporo Bears: 6
@
Saitama Seibu Lions: 5

W: Rin 3-1
L: Matsunaga 9-3
S: Harnish (28)
HR: Nakamura (35), Carter (8), Gunderson (19)

Game 2
Sapporo Bears: 2
@
Saitama Seibu Lions: 6

W: Makita 9-5
L: Park 6-11
HR: Ota (6), Sumitani (5)

Game 3
Sapporo Bears: 2
@
Saitama Seibu Lions: 6

W: Nogami 8-8
L: Hura 7-5
HR: Kumashiro (8), Nakamura (36), Kitoaji (20)

Very good job, I'll follow, and I love your username.

End of August Team Statistics

Pacific League Standings
1. Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 75-38-7
2. ORIX Buffaloes 69-46-5
3. Saitama Seibu Lions 65-51-4
4. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 65-52-3
5. Sapporo Bears 59-58-3
6. Kyoto Nintendo Whalers 55-62-3
7. Chiba Lotte Marines 47-68-5
8. Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 47-70-3

Individual Titles

Pitching
ERA
Takeda (Fighters) 2.04
Hoashi (Hawks) 2.05
Tanaka (Golden Eagles) 2.41

W-L
Maeda (Bears) 14-6
Hoashi (Hawks) 13-2
Settsu (Hawks) 13-5

SV
Takeda (Fighters) 45
Falkenborg (Hawks) 41
Kishida (Buffaloes) 37

K
Tanaka (Golden Eagles) 168
Maeda (Bears) 118
Iwasaki (Hawks) 106

Batting

AVG
Gunderson (Bears) .367
Lee (Buffaloes) .330
Kitoaji (Bears) .325

HR
Nakamura (Lions) 36
Yamaguchi (Bears) 27
Lee (Buffaloes) 26

RBI
Yamaguchi (Bears) 104
Nakamura (Lions) 100
Gunderson (Bears) 89

SB
Honda (Hawks) 54
Hirijisawa (Golden Eagles) 47
Okada (Marines) 43

Bears Team Leaders
ERA: Sora Maeda 2.67
IP: Sora Maeda 2.67
W: Sora Maeda 14
SV: Sari Harnish 28
SHO: Sora Maeda 2
CG: Sora Maeda 5
K: Sora Maeda 118
K/9: Sari Harnish 6.79
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AVG: DeMarcus Gunderson .367
AB: Justin Case 527
H: DeMarcus Gunderson 184
2B: Tessai Yamaguchi 32
3B: DeMarcus Gunderson 3
HR: Tessai Yamaguchi 27
RBI: Tessai Yamaguchi 104
OBP: Masumi Kitoaji .398
SB: DeMarcus Gunderson 28

Thanks man, I was gone for awhile, I had completely forgot about this.

Game 1
Sapporo Bears: 6
@
ORIX Buffaloes: 3

W: Rin 4-1
L: Kaneko 4-8
S: Harnish (29)
HR: Lockhart (7)

Game 2
Sapporo Bears: 0
@
ORIX Buffaloes: 2

W: Kisanuki 11-4
L: Maeda 14-7
SV: Kishida (38)

Game 3
Sapporo Bears: 4
@
ORIX Buffaloes: 2

W: Gates 4-7
L: Kishida 2-2
S: Harnish (30)
HR: Yamaguchi (28)

I bet you didn't expect that zero