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Central League Standings
Team
W
L
T
W%
GB
Home
Away
Yomiuri
89
46
9
.659
48(4)20
41(5)26
Chunichi
81
62
1
.566
12.0
42(1)29
39-33
Yakult
71
72
1
.497
22.0
39-33
32(1)39
Hanshin
67
73
4
.479
24.5
38(1)33
29(3)40
Hiroshima
65
75
4
.464
26.5
33(1)38
32(3)37
Yokohama
51
93
0
.354
42.5
27-45
24-48
Pacific League Standings
Team
W
L
T
W%
GB
Home
Away
Nippon Ham
82
60
2
.577
46(1)25
36(1)35
Rakuten
77
66
1
.538
5.5
39(1)32
38-34
SoftBank
74
65
5
.532
6.5
40(4)28
34(1)37
Seibu
70
70
4
.500
11.0
38(2)32
32(2)38
Lotte
62
77
5
.446
18.5
37(4)31
25(1)46
Orix
56
86
2
.394
26.0
32-40
24(2)46
Current Popular Discussions
The Johjima question
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Tiger Tails
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Kenji Johjima has announced he's exercising his option to return to Japan and has been previously linked to Tigers. However, do Tigers really need him or would their money be better spent on other players? Johjima would be expensive - 5 oku was his salary in 2005 when he left for MLB. However, he is a proven catcher with a good record with the bat (200 HR, 699 RBIs and .360 BA in the Pacific League). Figures for MLB are 48 HR, 198 RBIs and .268 average. With figures like this his salary would be very expensive and only a few clubs could afford him of which Tigers would be one. Another plus point is that Johjima is in his prime at 33. This gives him a more than respectable career (injury permitting) with the club that signs him.
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Linden Deactivated
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NPB News
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So the Eagles are off to a bad start in their first post-season appearance. Nomura has deactivated Todd Linden for Stage 1 for criticizing the manager. Linden had some big hits down the stretch, so it seems like an overreaction on Nomura's part.
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Johjima to return to Japan
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Nichi-Bei
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According to the Seattle Mariners website, catcher Kenji Johjima has opted out of his contract and will return to Japan , presumably to continue his career in NPB.
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Tigers season - why they were fourth.
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Tiger Tails
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With a new manager it is always difficult for Tigers to perform well in the first year but previous choices have managed to turn this around in their second year. So how has the much reviled Mayumi performed? This is actually not an easy question to answer and it relies on how he has handled the management task rather than his actual game handling. Taking the various aspects of the game one can see examples of short-sightedness which do not bode well for the future.
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2010 MLB Players
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Rumor Mill
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What Japanese hitting/pitching stars are thinking about landing in MLB for 2010?
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Hello
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Open Talk
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My name is Laurence.
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Valentine says he will leave Marines
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NPB News
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Just spotted this news on the ESPN website.
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Akinobu Okada
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Ask the Commish
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Can Okada change the fortunes of the Buffaloes? Or is this just another managerial change Orix seems to do every year. In my humble opinion Okada was a good choice. He has a proven regular season winning record and he knows the players. Yes, he did have the collapse and he did get blown out against Lotte in the series, but I think Orix would be happy if he at least got them over .500.
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Kataoka joins Tigers
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Tiger Tails
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Third time worked. Kataoka agreed to become a batting coach for the Tigers focusing on clutch hitting. Tigers management and Mayumi were clearly delighted to get his agreement. He will wear 88 and indicated that he wanted to improve Toritani and Lin's batting performance. Lin he felt was wasted through inactivity and Toritani can get better.
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Johjima headed back to Japan
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Open Talk
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Just saw that Kenji has opted out of his contract with the Mariners to return to Japan.
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