YBS Haru <--> CD Taneda, Yamada

I opened the newspaper this morning to see that one of my favorite players, Haru Toshio (surname first) is being traded to Chunichi for Taneda Hitoshi (infielder) and Yamada Hiroshi (right handed pitcher)!  No!  Say it isn't so!Unfortunatly, though, it appears to be a done deal.  Haru isn't getting much playing time, still not 100% from a bad leg injury.  Last year's ROY and leading hitter Kinjoh has taken center field, and right is a platoon of Tamura and Nakane, with the young Tanaka Tazunori getting some time as well.  And nobody is taking left away from Suzuki Takanori.

With the way that Komiyama and Kawamura have been getting hit so far this season, Mori-kantoku wanted a long reliever he can count on.  Yamada, 5 and 6 lifetime with a 4.09 ERA has been spending this season at 2-gun so far, where he's 1 and 0 in two appearances.

Taneda is expected to take over at second base where Ogawa (traded from Orix during the off season for Shindoh) has been hitting a mear .244, and Doster hasn't lived up to Mori-kantoku's expectations (at the plate).

Hoshino-kantoku has been in search of a third outfielder, what with Timmons hitting a league low 1.22.

Well, I wish you well, Haru.  You're not getting much playing time has been yet another strike against Mori-yakyu for me.  (And there are several strikes against his brand of ball already.)  I hope you get more playing time there in Nagoya, and I look forward to seeing your "guts play," even from the opposite side of the stadium.