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Bayside West: Yokohama

Michael Westbay has been blogging about Pro Yakyu since before the word "blog" entered the vernacular. Here he writes about Pro Yakyu in general, and the Yokohama BayStars in particular.

• Machine Gun Offense Revived
• Coming Soon: MLB-Japan
• The Departure of Collins-kantoku
• A Day at Chiba Marine Stadium
• Administrative: Pro Yakyu Bloggers

Tiger Tails 2008

This blog will attempt to report on as many Hanshin Tigers games as possible. Games will be, if possible, reported the day after and on rare occasions the same day.

• July 23rd Vogelsong v Greisinger - Mix ups and mess ups
• July 10th Shimoyanagi v Utsumi - Giants bounce back
• July 22nd Uezono v Utsumi - Tigers switch on the Magic Number
• July 9th Tigers v Giants pitchers unkown - Rained out
• July 8th Iwata v Burnside - Burnside fails to make the grade

Ouenka no Onna

Loosely translated, "That girl who goes to too many baseball games, sits in the outfield bleachers, sings all the player songs, waves towels, yells a lot, and has a jolly good time."

• Been caught stealin'
• Shunsuke Day Goes Subpar in a Rhodes-show
• Red Sox 9, Yomiuri 2

The 26th Man

I'm a die hard Chiba Lotte Marines fan living in Seattle. I'm hoping for this blog to give people insight into a team that gets very little press, yet has one of the most loyal fan followings in Japan.

• State of the Marines
• Darvish Strikes Again
• Home Opener Wakes Up Bats
• The Search For a Closer
• New Look Marines Represent Brand New Start

The SoftBank Source

Your source for SoftBank Hawks news, notes, and game reports. When the season begins, game reviews and reports will be normal.

• Pesky Buffaloes Continue to Frustrate Hawks
• Powell Returns, but Kondoh Pitches Better
• Hard-Hitting Hawks Survive Buffalo Charge, 8-6
• Iwakuma Stifles Hawks, Eagles Win 3-1.
• Pitching Roles Rearranged, Hawks Edge Eagles 5-4