This is a site about Pro Yakyu (Japanese Baseball), not about who the next player to go over to MLB is. It's a community of Pro Yakyu fans who have come together to share their knowledge and opinions with the world. It's a place to follow teams and individuals playing baseball in Japan (and Asia), and to learn about Japanese (and Asian) culture through baseball.
It is my sincere hope that once you learn a bit about what we're about here that you will join the community of contributors.
Michael Westbay
(aka westbaystars)
Founder
My starting lineup is on the left under an orange heading. My ni-gun players are on the right under a green heading. In the middle, I have two groups, a larger group under a blue heading, and a smaller group under a purple heading. What do those two middle headings mean? The purple one might say "ofu" in katakana, could that mean "off"? The blue one might say 控え, which I think might mean substitutes.
The ones under purple are all pitchers.
Just to give an idea, if I start an exhibition with the Tigers (I picked them because of the large fanbase here), the players are as follows:
Starting pitcher: Igawa
Purple: Andoh, Nohmi, Shimoyanagi
Or for the Giants:
Starter: Powell Purple: Kudoh, Glover, H. Takahashi
Any ideas? Thanks so much for the help.