Notice of Site Renovation
So much of this site is jumbled up and half done with the new theme. Frankly,
despite the number of people who like it, it's driving me crazy. I hate to
look at it and call this my work. So the Player Meikan section is coming down
until I've had time to clean it up and bring it up to speed with the rest of
the site.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Current Popular Discussions
July 1 Fujinami v Ishikawa - Swallows lose their wings
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Tiger Tails
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Tigers snapped their losing streak with a big win over the Swallows in which the batting finally came alive. However, be warned both starting pitchers were terrible with Ishikawa being pulled in the fourth and Fujinami being terrible as well though better than Ishikawa. Fujinami threw 129 pitches over 6 innings and gave up 6 earned runs which was not a good performance. He really should have been replaced after the fifth but once again Wada went for the over-pitching of his starter. And talking of starters despite being given the all clear at hospital Nohmi is going to be out for at least one game. Futagami is likely to replace him. Scores
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CPBL announcers cite more Sabermetric Research
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CPBL News
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Craig Brazell 2012 Fielding Stats?
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Open Talk
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I was trying to find the 2012 fielding stats for some players missing on Baseball-Reference Japan (only outfielders seem incomplete) but can't find how Craig Brazell did in his two games in the outfield; all the other players so far, I've found the fielding stats at the Japanese Wikipedia.
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Behind the Tickets
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KBO News
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On 2014-7-5 Baseball in Korea wrote:Ever wondered all the stuff that is written on the back of the tickets?
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Jul 1st 2014, Tokyo @ Hanshin
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Pro Yakyu News
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On 2014-7-1 David Watkins wrote:Two games back into CL festivities and the Swallows have given up twenty-one runs. Ogawa, Ogawa, wherefore art thou Ogawa?
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Banwart headed to South Korea
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KBO News
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On 2014-7-4 Jim Massie wrote:Clippers pitcher Travis Banwart left the team today. He is headed to Incheon, South Korea, where he will pitch for the SK Wyverns in the Korea Baseball Organization.
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Chiba Lotte Marines looking into Alfredo Despaigne
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Pro Yakyu News
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On 2014-7-1 Gen wrote:The Chiba Lotte Marines are looking into twenty-eight-year-old outfielder Alfredo Despaigne. According to a number of unnamed sources, Lotte officials, including Nobuhira Hayashi, have already checked Despaigne in Cuba.
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Doosan pitcher suspended for 10 games for doping
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KBO News
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On 2014-7-4 Yonhap News wrote:A South Korean baseball pitcher has been suspended for 10 games for doping, the country's top pro league said on Friday.
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Cuba opens pipeline of talent to Japan
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Pro Yakyu News
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On 2014-7-5 Reuters wrote:Cuba is allowing some of its best baseball players to take their skills to Japan and make good money instead of risking their lives at sea with human traffickers in pursuit of Major League Baseball (MLB) dreams.
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Japan Baseball Weekly Podcast – 6-30 …
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Japanese Baseball Daily
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Vol. 4.21, Jim Allen and John E. Gibson discuss a chat with Tony Barnette of the Yakult Swallows, wrap up interleague and answer a great listeners question. Read
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