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I've got a impromptu chat going for the Yokohama vs. Hanshin game going on here for those of you who are awake and browsing at this hour. We'd talked about maybe making this kind of live chat as a regular thing during the Nihon Series last year. We'll see how this goes. (It'll often depend on when I have time.
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Re: Pro Yakyu Game of the Week
[ Author: westbaystars | Posted: Apr 8, 2004 9:19 PM
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Well, nobody joined me for the first "Pro Yakyu Game of the Week" live chat. But then, I didn't give anyone any advanced notice. I'd been wanting to do this since the beginning of the season, but had a number of work related things that took priority. Since I finally had time this evening, I decided to give it a try.
What I would like to do is one live chat game a week. I expect my schedule to become a little more predictable from here on out, so we can plan these with a little more advanced notice.
Left to myself, you can expect a lot of BayStar games, with a sprinkling of Lotte games, as these are what I watch the most. I will be happy to cover other teams on occasion if they're on-air. Let's discuss the possibilities.
For those of you who weren't around for the "live" All Star and Nihon Series transscripts, what follows is similar (but without the chit-chat by others). I hope you enjoy the replay of the game as much as I enjoyed watching/typing it.
TRANSCRIPT generated on: 2004/04/08 21:04
CHATROOM: Game of the Week/Tigers vs. BayStars
MODERATORS: westbaystars
18:34: westbaystars - Welcome to the Pro Yakyu Game of the Week for April 8, 2004.
18:34: westbaystars - The Yokohama BayStars are hosing the Hanshin Tigers at Yokohama Stadium.
18:35: westbaystars - We're joining the game under way in the top of the second inning.
18:36: westbaystars - Hanshin has runners at first and second with one out against Yokohama ace Miura.
18:37: westbaystars - Fujimoto lines out to Kinjyo in right for the second out.
18:40: westbaystars - The next batter struck out swinging at a pitch way low out and, and the side is retired. Miura gets out of the jam.
18:43: westbaystars - Kanemoto gets over on a Murata line drive to left, and makes the catch as though
18:43: westbaystars - the ball was about to drop in front of him.
18:43: westbaystars - Yamashita-kantoku thought he might have one bounded the ball, but he caught it clean.
18:43: westbaystars - One out.
18:43: westbaystars - Kinjyoh comes up to face Yabu.
18:44: westbaystars - And watches strike three go by. Two down.
18:46: westbaystars - And Yabu strikes out Uchikawa swinging at an outside pitch to retire the side in order.
18:46: westbaystars - At the end of two innings, the score remains 0-0.
18:46: westbaystars - -----
18:46: westbaystars - Top of Third
18:46: westbaystars - -----
18:47: westbaystars - Yabu leads off the third inning for Hanshin.
18:49: westbaystars - And he watches strike three down the middle for the first out.
18:49: westbaystars - That brings us to the top of the Hanshin order in Imaoka.
18:50: westbaystars - And he lines the ball back up the middle over Miura's head.
18:50: westbaystars - Miura made a stab for the ball, but it's a clean hit to center.
18:50: westbaystars - Left handed Akahoshi comes up next.
18:51: westbaystars - Akahoshi hits a high ground ball that bounces over Miura's head and is heading up the middle.
18:51: westbaystars - But Ishii races in, fields the ball in front of the second base bag.
18:52: westbaystars - Tosses back to second for the force.
18:52: westbaystars - And that's all they'll get.
18:52: westbaystars - Hiyama comes up next.
18:53: westbaystars - Miura is now concerning himself more with Akahoshi than Hiyama.
18:54: westbaystars - But Hiyama fouled the ball off to make the count even at 2-2 on the pitch that Akahashi broke.
18:55: westbaystars - And that'll bring another throw over to first to keep him close.
18:55: westbaystars - The 2-2 pitch is hand-cuffed to Uchikawa at second. The toss to first, and that retires the side.
18:56: westbaystars - All Miura had to do was throw strikes and he'd be ride of Akahoshi.
18:56: westbaystars - -----
18:56: westbaystars - Bottom of Third
18:56: westbaystars - -----
18:57: westbaystars - Aikawa leads off the bottom of the third for Yokohama, and grounds out to Kinkade at third right away.
18:57: westbaystars - That brings Miura to the plate.
18:58: westbaystars - He's way in the back of the batter's box, not looking much like he's there to hit the ball.
18:59: westbaystars - But Miura does pull the ball to the left side, and it's a difficult high bounder between third and short.
18:59: westbaystars - Kinkade has a long wait for the ball to come down, fires to first, and just gets Miura.
19:00: westbaystars - Lead off hitter Ishii Takuro watches the third pitch go by for strike three. And the side is retired.
19:01: westbaystars - At the end of three complete innings, the score remains Hanshin 0-0 Yokohama.
19:01: westbaystars - -----
19:01: westbaystars - Top of Fourth
19:01: westbaystars - -----
19:02: westbaystars - Kanemoto leads off the fourth inning.
19:05: westbaystars - And he strikes out swinging on a change-up down the middle. One down.
19:05: westbaystars - That brings up Kinkade.
19:06: westbaystars - And the announcers are talking about how Miura pitched well opening day except for a few home runs.
19:06: westbaystars - I wish they wouldn't mention home runs with as big a hitter as Kinkade up to the plate.
19:08: westbaystars - And two pitches after I thought Kinkade should have been rung up, Miura catches the inside corner with Kinkade looking.
19:08: westbaystars - Strike three called.
19:08: westbaystars - Arias comes up next with two down and nobody on.
19:10: westbaystars - And he swings and misses a pitch in the dirt, is touched out by Aikawa, and the side is retired in order.
19:10: westbaystars - -----
19:10: westbaystars - Bottom of Fourth
19:10: westbaystars - -----
19:13: westbaystars - Suzuki-kun leads off the bottom of the fourth for Yokohama against Yabu.
19:13: westbaystars - And he swings and misses a high-outside delivery for strike three.
19:13: westbaystars - Tamura comes up next.
19:14: westbaystars - And he watches the third pitch go by for strike number three.
19:15: westbaystars - I've been impressed with both pitchers throwing three strikes in a row this evening. Especially Yabu.
19:15: westbaystars - Woods comes up next.
19:16: westbaystars - And Woods shows patience, drawing the first walk of the game from Yabu.
19:17: westbaystars - Yabu tried to get him to fish after the low-outside pitch, but Woods wouldn't do it.
19:17: westbaystars - Murata then grounds Yabu's first offering to third.
19:17: westbaystars - Kinkade bobbles the ball a bit. Gives up on throwing to second.
19:18: westbaystars - Throws to first in time to get Murata, and the side is retired.
19:18: westbaystars - At the end of four complete, the game remains scoreless.
19:18: westbaystars - -----
19:18: westbaystars - Top of Fifth
19:18: westbaystars - -----
19:19: westbaystars - In other games, Chunichi leads the Giants 3-0 after three.
19:20: westbaystars - Yakult leds Hiroshima 2-1 in the bottom of the third.
19:20: westbaystars - And here in Yokohama, Miura strikes out Fujimoto with a pitch in the dirt, one down.
19:20: westbaystars - Yano grounds Miura's first offering to Uchikawa at second, and it's an easy two down.
19:22: westbaystars - Yabu pokes a base hit up the middle for Hanshin's third hit of the evening.
19:22: westbaystars - That brings up the top of the order in Imaoka.
19:25: westbaystars - And Imaoka battles off a number of foul balls to make Miura work a bit.
19:25: westbaystars - But takes a slider for strike three on the inside corner.
19:25: westbaystars - That retires the side.
19:26: westbaystars - -----
19:26: westbaystars - Bottom of Fifth
19:26: westbaystars - -----
19:29: westbaystars - Kinjyoh went the other way to left, but Kanemoto ran the ball down at the warning track.
19:29: westbaystars - One down.
19:30: westbaystars - Uchikawa lifts the ball high to right, but Akahoshi has plenty of time to get under it and make the catch.
19:30: westbaystars - Two down.
19:31: westbaystars - Aikawa strikes out singing at a ball in the dirt outside, and the side is retired.
19:31: westbaystars - Three quick outs.
19:32: westbaystars - There is still no score at the end of five innings.
19:32: westbaystars - -----
19:32: westbaystars - Top of Sixth
19:32: westbaystars - -----
19:32: westbaystars - Hmmm. What do you think? Did Yokohama score too many yesterday? Their allotment for the series?
19:33: westbaystars - For those who don't know, Yokohama won 17-0 yesterday, everybody hitting.
19:33: westbaystars - They've been showing yesterday's highlights before each Yokohama batter has come to bat this evening.
19:34: westbaystars - Miura's 90th pitch of the game is over for a strike against Akahoshi.
19:34: westbaystars - He's struck out 10 Tigers so far this evening.
19:35: westbaystars - Akahoshi grounds to Uchikawa at second, and even the speedy Akahoshi can't beat this one out. One down.
19:37: westbaystars - Hiyama strokes the ball the other way to left, and it bounces once just in front of Suzuki-kun.
19:37: westbaystars - That's Hanshin's fourth hit off of Miura this evening.
19:38: westbaystars - And the heart of the Tiger offense is coming up, starting with Kanemoto.
19:39: westbaystars - Miura's 101st pitch of the evening is grounded to Uchikawa at second.
19:39: westbaystars - The throw to second gets one.
19:39: westbaystars - The relay to first, is just too late!
19:39: westbaystars - Kanemoto avoids the double play.
19:39: westbaystars - That'll bring up Kinkade.
19:42: westbaystars - With Kinkade trying to walk to first one two pitches, being called back as the cound is now full,
19:43: westbaystars - Kinkade watches strike three on the inside corner, and the side is retired.
19:43: westbaystars - That makes 11 Ks on the evening for Miura.
19:43: westbaystars - -----
19:44: westbaystars - Bottom of Sixth
19:44: westbaystars - -----
19:45: westbaystars - Miura will bat for himself this inning, and grounds the ball strong to the third base side.
19:45: westbaystars - Kinkade fields the ball and throws him out.
19:45: westbaystars - That brings us back to the top of the order in Ishii.
19:46: westbaystars - He squares and fakes a safety bunt.
19:46: westbaystars - Then slaps the ball to the left side, and past a diving Kinkade and into left field. Base hit.
19:49: westbaystars - Suzuki grounds the ball back up the middle. It reflects off of Yabu's glove and toward first.
19:49: westbaystars - But the second baseman fields the ball, tosses to first, and gets the second out.
19:49: westbaystars - Ishii moved to scoring position on the play.
19:50: westbaystars - And with a very cold looking rain coming down at Yokohama Stadium, I'd better take our laundy in before it gets here.
19:51: westbaystars - OK, with that done, Tamura lifts the ball to right. But not deep enough.
19:52: westbaystars - Akahoshi has him played pretty much perfectly, and takes the ball in for the final out of the inning.
19:52: westbaystars - At the end of six complete, the game remains scoreless.
19:52: westbaystars - -----
19:52: westbaystars - Top of Seventh
19:52: westbaystars - -----
19:54: westbaystars - I'm afraid I missed the first out as I was bringing laundy to the other side of the house.
19:55: westbaystars - And it looks like the rain is coming down really hard there at Yokohama Stadium, now.
19:55: westbaystars - Fujimoto becomes strike out victim #12 for Miura.
19:57: westbaystars - Yano grounds up the middle, but well within Ishii's range at short near the bag.
19:57: westbaystars - The throw to first is in time, and Yokohama gets to get dry in the dugout.
19:57: westbaystars - -----
19:57: westbaystars - Bottom of Seventh
19:57: westbaystars - -----
20:01: westbaystars - Woods leads off Yokohama's Lucky Seven with an infield hit up the middle, just beating out Fujimoto's throw from
20:01: westbaystars - behind the second base bag. Good hustle, Woods.
20:03: westbaystars - Murata follows by hitting the top of the right field fense!
20:03: westbaystars - But Woods wasn't on the run, and stops at third base on the stand-up double.
20:04: westbaystars - That'll bring Tanaka Kazunori to pinch run for Woods at third.
20:05: westbaystars - And with Yabu surpassing 80 pitches, the pitching coach goes out to talk with him.
20:05: westbaystars - Yabu has really pitched well on relatively few pitches.
20:05: westbaystars - Kinjyoh comes up, and Yabu misses his first three pitches in a row.
20:06: westbaystars - But first base is open against the current CL leading hitter.
20:06: westbaystars - And Kinjyoh walks on four pitches to load the bases with one out.
20:06: westbaystars - Saeki will be coming out to pinch hit.
20:07: westbaystars - And he grounds the ball to a drawn in second baseman, who fires home for the force out.
20:08: westbaystars - Aw! Bummer.
20:08: westbaystars - Wait, that's the first out, not the second.
20:09: westbaystars - Aikawa steps up to the plate.
20:09: westbaystars - And lines a timely single over the shortstop into left-center.
20:09: westbaystars - One run is in, two runs are in.
20:09: westbaystars - Yokohama scores first!
20:10: westbaystars - After being one-hit through six innings, Yokohama managed to put a string of hits together in the seventh.
20:10: westbaystars - Rookie Kohno comes up to bat for Miura.
20:11: westbaystars - And he rips Yabu's first offering to him up the middle for a base hit.
20:11: westbaystars - The throw home is cut off at the mound as the runner holds at third.
20:11: westbaystars - And Hanshin's pitching coach is coming out, singnalling the end of Yabu.
20:12: westbaystars - He pitched very well until the seventh.
20:12: westbaystars - **** Giants 3 - 0 Chunichi - 6th inning ****
20:12: westbaystars - **** Yakult 3 - 1 Hiroshima - 6th inning ****
20:13: westbaystars - The rain has let up, and Egusa comes in to pitch for Hanshin.
20:15: westbaystars - With bases loaded, Ishii come up to face Egusa.
20:16: westbaystars - And the 1-1 pitch is off the plate and going toward the Tigers' dugout.
20:16: westbaystars - The runner at third scores easilly, the other two runners moving up a base.
20:16: westbaystars - Yokohama now leads 3-0.
20:18: westbaystars - Finally, the home plate umpire tells Ishii he didn't hold up on a high-outside pitch, sending Ishii down swinging.
20:19: westbaystars - Suzuki Takanori draws a walk on four pitches, and the bases are once again loaded.
20:20: westbaystars - That brings Hanshin's pitching coach out again, and Okada-kantoku yells out the name of a new pitcher.
20:20: westbaystars - Mikino will be Hanshin's third pitcher this inning.
20:22: westbaystars - This was a fast paced game until this inning.
20:22: westbaystars - **** Hiroshima tied Yakult in the bottom of the 6th in Hiroshima. ****
20:23: westbaystars - **** Yakult 3-3 Hiroshima - 6th inning ****
20:24: westbaystars - Tamura welcomes Makino with a ground ball to third.
20:24: westbaystars - It's off of Kinkade's glove, and Fujimoto picks up the ball and throws to first.
20:25: westbaystars - Not in time! Everyone is safe! Another run is in.
20:25: westbaystars - Yokohama now leads 4-0 with one out and bases still loaded.
20:25: westbaystars - Tanaka Kazunori steps into the batter's box for the first time this season. He came in as a pinch runner for Woods.
20:28: westbaystars - But he strikes out swinging to end the side.
20:28: westbaystars - But not before Yokohama broke the game open by scoring four runs.
20:28: westbaystars - At the end of seven complete, the score is Hanshin 0-4 Yokohama.
20:28: westbaystars - ----
20:28: westbaystars - Top of Eighth
20:28: westbaystars - ----
20:29: westbaystars - BayStars Double-Stopper Gaillard comes in to pitch the eighth inning for Yokohama.
20:30: westbaystars - Gaillard hasn't shown himself to be very stable in his first two outings. Let's hope he just needs a little more work.
20:31: westbaystars - Kataoka comes in to pinch hit for the picher's spot.
20:31: westbaystars - And takes strike one.
20:31: westbaystars - Good start, Gaillard.
20:32: westbaystars - And with a ball thrown in there for good measure, Gaillard strikes Kataoka out on four pitches.
20:32: westbaystars - One out.
20:32: westbaystars - Imaoka lines the ball to the right side, but right at Manei who is now at second base.
20:33: westbaystars - Five pitches, two outs.
20:33: westbaystars - That brings up Akahoshi.
20:33: westbaystars - And he grounds to Manai near the second base bag, and the side is retired in order.
20:34: westbaystars - This has been Gaillard's best outing of the young season by far.
20:34: westbaystars - No fear this evening.
20:34: westbaystars - ----
20:34: westbaystars - Bottom of Eighth
20:34: westbaystars - ----
20:36: westbaystars - Murata lines out to Kinkade at third against Riggan.
20:37: westbaystars - Kinjyoh hits a high grounder to short, but the ball comes down in time for Fujimoto to throw him out at first.
20:37: westbaystars - Two quick outs.
20:38: westbaystars - Saeki, who came in as a pinch hitter last inning, grounds the ball to Imaoka at second,
20:38: westbaystars - And the side is retired in order.
20:38: westbaystars - Yamashita-kantoku comes out to talk to the umpire.
20:38: westbaystars - Does that mean Sasaki?
20:38: westbaystars - ----
20:38: westbaystars - Top of Ninth
20:38: westbaystars - ----
20:39: westbaystars - Nope, it's Katoh coming out to pitch the ninth.
20:40: westbaystars - Katoh has a kind of side-arm delivery. The announcer calls it a 3/4ths delivery.
20:41: westbaystars - #3 batting Hiyama will lead off Hanshin's last chance.
20:45: westbaystars - Hiyama battles the count full, then ripps the ball the other way to left, that Suzuki plays off the wall.
20:45: westbaystars - Hanshin's lead off batter is aboard with a standup double.
20:46: westbaystars - That brings Kanemoto up to the plate.
20:47: westbaystars - Kanemoto lifts a high fly to left (where Suzuki is *not*, I see), but not deep enough.
20:47: westbaystars - I think that was Tanaka that pulled the ball in for the first out.
20:48: westbaystars - Kinkade, looking like he was singing at the ball, gets hit on the right thigh.
20:49: westbaystars - Katoh and Yamashita-kantok both protest that Kinkade was swinging, therefore it's not a dead ball.
20:50: westbaystars - Their protests don't change the umpire's mind, but it does send a cheer through the crowd.
20:50: westbaystars - Daimajin has been announced.
20:52: westbaystars - Arias takes strike one down the middle. Welcome back, Sasaki.
20:55: westbaystars - And after a few foul balls, Arias lifts one that stays in play enough for Aikawa to camp under it and pull it in for
20:55: westbaystars - the second out.
20:55: westbaystars - Hanshin are down to their last chance in Fujimoto.
20:57: westbaystars - And Sasaki's fifth offering to Fujimoto is grounded up the middle, just right of the second base bag.
20:57: westbaystars - Manei dives at the ball, gets it, tosses to Ishii from his belly,
20:57: westbaystars - and the side is retired.
20:58: westbaystars - Yokohama sweeps Hanshin.
20:58: westbaystars - ***
20:58: westbaystars - Miura and Aikawa are announced as the heros of the game.
21:00: westbaystars - This marks the second game in a row that Yokohama has shutout Hanshin, the Tigers now going 19 innings without a run.
21:01: westbaystars - If the Giants finish off Chunichi (they're currently leading 6-0 in the 8th), then Chunichi and Yokohama will end
21:01: westbaystars - the night tied for first place.
21:03: westbaystars - Who'd have figured the 'Stars would have gotten off to such a start?
21:03: westbaystars - Certainly not I, even though I'm enjoying it.
What I would like to do is one live chat game a week. I expect my schedule to become a little more predictable from here on out, so we can plan these with a little more advanced notice.
Left to myself, you can expect a lot of BayStar games, with a sprinkling of Lotte games, as these are what I watch the most. I will be happy to cover other teams on occasion if they're on-air. Let's discuss the possibilities.
For those of you who weren't around for the "live" All Star and Nihon Series transscripts, what follows is similar (but without the chit-chat by others). I hope you enjoy the replay of the game as much as I enjoyed watching/typing it.
TRANSCRIPT generated on: 2004/04/08 21:04
CHATROOM: Game of the Week/Tigers vs. BayStars
MODERATORS: westbaystars
18:34: westbaystars - Welcome to the Pro Yakyu Game of the Week for April 8, 2004.
18:34: westbaystars - The Yokohama BayStars are hosing the Hanshin Tigers at Yokohama Stadium.
18:35: westbaystars - We're joining the game under way in the top of the second inning.
18:36: westbaystars - Hanshin has runners at first and second with one out against Yokohama ace Miura.
18:37: westbaystars - Fujimoto lines out to Kinjyo in right for the second out.
18:40: westbaystars - The next batter struck out swinging at a pitch way low out and, and the side is retired. Miura gets out of the jam.
18:43: westbaystars - Kanemoto gets over on a Murata line drive to left, and makes the catch as though
18:43: westbaystars - the ball was about to drop in front of him.
18:43: westbaystars - Yamashita-kantoku thought he might have one bounded the ball, but he caught it clean.
18:43: westbaystars - One out.
18:43: westbaystars - Kinjyoh comes up to face Yabu.
18:44: westbaystars - And watches strike three go by. Two down.
18:46: westbaystars - And Yabu strikes out Uchikawa swinging at an outside pitch to retire the side in order.
18:46: westbaystars - At the end of two innings, the score remains 0-0.
18:46: westbaystars - -----
18:46: westbaystars - Top of Third
18:46: westbaystars - -----
18:47: westbaystars - Yabu leads off the third inning for Hanshin.
18:49: westbaystars - And he watches strike three down the middle for the first out.
18:49: westbaystars - That brings us to the top of the Hanshin order in Imaoka.
18:50: westbaystars - And he lines the ball back up the middle over Miura's head.
18:50: westbaystars - Miura made a stab for the ball, but it's a clean hit to center.
18:50: westbaystars - Left handed Akahoshi comes up next.
18:51: westbaystars - Akahoshi hits a high ground ball that bounces over Miura's head and is heading up the middle.
18:51: westbaystars - But Ishii races in, fields the ball in front of the second base bag.
18:52: westbaystars - Tosses back to second for the force.
18:52: westbaystars - And that's all they'll get.
18:52: westbaystars - Hiyama comes up next.
18:53: westbaystars - Miura is now concerning himself more with Akahoshi than Hiyama.
18:54: westbaystars - But Hiyama fouled the ball off to make the count even at 2-2 on the pitch that Akahashi broke.
18:55: westbaystars - And that'll bring another throw over to first to keep him close.
18:55: westbaystars - The 2-2 pitch is hand-cuffed to Uchikawa at second. The toss to first, and that retires the side.
18:56: westbaystars - All Miura had to do was throw strikes and he'd be ride of Akahoshi.
18:56: westbaystars - -----
18:56: westbaystars - Bottom of Third
18:56: westbaystars - -----
18:57: westbaystars - Aikawa leads off the bottom of the third for Yokohama, and grounds out to Kinkade at third right away.
18:57: westbaystars - That brings Miura to the plate.
18:58: westbaystars - He's way in the back of the batter's box, not looking much like he's there to hit the ball.
18:59: westbaystars - But Miura does pull the ball to the left side, and it's a difficult high bounder between third and short.
18:59: westbaystars - Kinkade has a long wait for the ball to come down, fires to first, and just gets Miura.
19:00: westbaystars - Lead off hitter Ishii Takuro watches the third pitch go by for strike three. And the side is retired.
19:01: westbaystars - At the end of three complete innings, the score remains Hanshin 0-0 Yokohama.
19:01: westbaystars - -----
19:01: westbaystars - Top of Fourth
19:01: westbaystars - -----
19:02: westbaystars - Kanemoto leads off the fourth inning.
19:05: westbaystars - And he strikes out swinging on a change-up down the middle. One down.
19:05: westbaystars - That brings up Kinkade.
19:06: westbaystars - And the announcers are talking about how Miura pitched well opening day except for a few home runs.
19:06: westbaystars - I wish they wouldn't mention home runs with as big a hitter as Kinkade up to the plate.
19:08: westbaystars - And two pitches after I thought Kinkade should have been rung up, Miura catches the inside corner with Kinkade looking.
19:08: westbaystars - Strike three called.
19:08: westbaystars - Arias comes up next with two down and nobody on.
19:10: westbaystars - And he swings and misses a pitch in the dirt, is touched out by Aikawa, and the side is retired in order.
19:10: westbaystars - -----
19:10: westbaystars - Bottom of Fourth
19:10: westbaystars - -----
19:13: westbaystars - Suzuki-kun leads off the bottom of the fourth for Yokohama against Yabu.
19:13: westbaystars - And he swings and misses a high-outside delivery for strike three.
19:13: westbaystars - Tamura comes up next.
19:14: westbaystars - And he watches the third pitch go by for strike number three.
19:15: westbaystars - I've been impressed with both pitchers throwing three strikes in a row this evening. Especially Yabu.
19:15: westbaystars - Woods comes up next.
19:16: westbaystars - And Woods shows patience, drawing the first walk of the game from Yabu.
19:17: westbaystars - Yabu tried to get him to fish after the low-outside pitch, but Woods wouldn't do it.
19:17: westbaystars - Murata then grounds Yabu's first offering to third.
19:17: westbaystars - Kinkade bobbles the ball a bit. Gives up on throwing to second.
19:18: westbaystars - Throws to first in time to get Murata, and the side is retired.
19:18: westbaystars - At the end of four complete, the game remains scoreless.
19:18: westbaystars - -----
19:18: westbaystars - Top of Fifth
19:18: westbaystars - -----
19:19: westbaystars - In other games, Chunichi leads the Giants 3-0 after three.
19:20: westbaystars - Yakult leds Hiroshima 2-1 in the bottom of the third.
19:20: westbaystars - And here in Yokohama, Miura strikes out Fujimoto with a pitch in the dirt, one down.
19:20: westbaystars - Yano grounds Miura's first offering to Uchikawa at second, and it's an easy two down.
19:22: westbaystars - Yabu pokes a base hit up the middle for Hanshin's third hit of the evening.
19:22: westbaystars - That brings up the top of the order in Imaoka.
19:25: westbaystars - And Imaoka battles off a number of foul balls to make Miura work a bit.
19:25: westbaystars - But takes a slider for strike three on the inside corner.
19:25: westbaystars - That retires the side.
19:26: westbaystars - -----
19:26: westbaystars - Bottom of Fifth
19:26: westbaystars - -----
19:29: westbaystars - Kinjyoh went the other way to left, but Kanemoto ran the ball down at the warning track.
19:29: westbaystars - One down.
19:30: westbaystars - Uchikawa lifts the ball high to right, but Akahoshi has plenty of time to get under it and make the catch.
19:30: westbaystars - Two down.
19:31: westbaystars - Aikawa strikes out singing at a ball in the dirt outside, and the side is retired.
19:31: westbaystars - Three quick outs.
19:32: westbaystars - There is still no score at the end of five innings.
19:32: westbaystars - -----
19:32: westbaystars - Top of Sixth
19:32: westbaystars - -----
19:32: westbaystars - Hmmm. What do you think? Did Yokohama score too many yesterday? Their allotment for the series?
19:33: westbaystars - For those who don't know, Yokohama won 17-0 yesterday, everybody hitting.
19:33: westbaystars - They've been showing yesterday's highlights before each Yokohama batter has come to bat this evening.
19:34: westbaystars - Miura's 90th pitch of the game is over for a strike against Akahoshi.
19:34: westbaystars - He's struck out 10 Tigers so far this evening.
19:35: westbaystars - Akahoshi grounds to Uchikawa at second, and even the speedy Akahoshi can't beat this one out. One down.
19:37: westbaystars - Hiyama strokes the ball the other way to left, and it bounces once just in front of Suzuki-kun.
19:37: westbaystars - That's Hanshin's fourth hit off of Miura this evening.
19:38: westbaystars - And the heart of the Tiger offense is coming up, starting with Kanemoto.
19:39: westbaystars - Miura's 101st pitch of the evening is grounded to Uchikawa at second.
19:39: westbaystars - The throw to second gets one.
19:39: westbaystars - The relay to first, is just too late!
19:39: westbaystars - Kanemoto avoids the double play.
19:39: westbaystars - That'll bring up Kinkade.
19:42: westbaystars - With Kinkade trying to walk to first one two pitches, being called back as the cound is now full,
19:43: westbaystars - Kinkade watches strike three on the inside corner, and the side is retired.
19:43: westbaystars - That makes 11 Ks on the evening for Miura.
19:43: westbaystars - -----
19:44: westbaystars - Bottom of Sixth
19:44: westbaystars - -----
19:45: westbaystars - Miura will bat for himself this inning, and grounds the ball strong to the third base side.
19:45: westbaystars - Kinkade fields the ball and throws him out.
19:45: westbaystars - That brings us back to the top of the order in Ishii.
19:46: westbaystars - He squares and fakes a safety bunt.
19:46: westbaystars - Then slaps the ball to the left side, and past a diving Kinkade and into left field. Base hit.
19:49: westbaystars - Suzuki grounds the ball back up the middle. It reflects off of Yabu's glove and toward first.
19:49: westbaystars - But the second baseman fields the ball, tosses to first, and gets the second out.
19:49: westbaystars - Ishii moved to scoring position on the play.
19:50: westbaystars - And with a very cold looking rain coming down at Yokohama Stadium, I'd better take our laundy in before it gets here.
19:51: westbaystars - OK, with that done, Tamura lifts the ball to right. But not deep enough.
19:52: westbaystars - Akahoshi has him played pretty much perfectly, and takes the ball in for the final out of the inning.
19:52: westbaystars - At the end of six complete, the game remains scoreless.
19:52: westbaystars - -----
19:52: westbaystars - Top of Seventh
19:52: westbaystars - -----
19:54: westbaystars - I'm afraid I missed the first out as I was bringing laundy to the other side of the house.
19:55: westbaystars - And it looks like the rain is coming down really hard there at Yokohama Stadium, now.
19:55: westbaystars - Fujimoto becomes strike out victim #12 for Miura.
19:57: westbaystars - Yano grounds up the middle, but well within Ishii's range at short near the bag.
19:57: westbaystars - The throw to first is in time, and Yokohama gets to get dry in the dugout.
19:57: westbaystars - -----
19:57: westbaystars - Bottom of Seventh
19:57: westbaystars - -----
20:01: westbaystars - Woods leads off Yokohama's Lucky Seven with an infield hit up the middle, just beating out Fujimoto's throw from
20:01: westbaystars - behind the second base bag. Good hustle, Woods.
20:03: westbaystars - Murata follows by hitting the top of the right field fense!
20:03: westbaystars - But Woods wasn't on the run, and stops at third base on the stand-up double.
20:04: westbaystars - That'll bring Tanaka Kazunori to pinch run for Woods at third.
20:05: westbaystars - And with Yabu surpassing 80 pitches, the pitching coach goes out to talk with him.
20:05: westbaystars - Yabu has really pitched well on relatively few pitches.
20:05: westbaystars - Kinjyoh comes up, and Yabu misses his first three pitches in a row.
20:06: westbaystars - But first base is open against the current CL leading hitter.
20:06: westbaystars - And Kinjyoh walks on four pitches to load the bases with one out.
20:06: westbaystars - Saeki will be coming out to pinch hit.
20:07: westbaystars - And he grounds the ball to a drawn in second baseman, who fires home for the force out.
20:08: westbaystars - Aw! Bummer.
20:08: westbaystars - Wait, that's the first out, not the second.
20:09: westbaystars - Aikawa steps up to the plate.
20:09: westbaystars - And lines a timely single over the shortstop into left-center.
20:09: westbaystars - One run is in, two runs are in.
20:09: westbaystars - Yokohama scores first!
20:10: westbaystars - After being one-hit through six innings, Yokohama managed to put a string of hits together in the seventh.
20:10: westbaystars - Rookie Kohno comes up to bat for Miura.
20:11: westbaystars - And he rips Yabu's first offering to him up the middle for a base hit.
20:11: westbaystars - The throw home is cut off at the mound as the runner holds at third.
20:11: westbaystars - And Hanshin's pitching coach is coming out, singnalling the end of Yabu.
20:12: westbaystars - He pitched very well until the seventh.
20:12: westbaystars - **** Giants 3 - 0 Chunichi - 6th inning ****
20:12: westbaystars - **** Yakult 3 - 1 Hiroshima - 6th inning ****
20:13: westbaystars - The rain has let up, and Egusa comes in to pitch for Hanshin.
20:15: westbaystars - With bases loaded, Ishii come up to face Egusa.
20:16: westbaystars - And the 1-1 pitch is off the plate and going toward the Tigers' dugout.
20:16: westbaystars - The runner at third scores easilly, the other two runners moving up a base.
20:16: westbaystars - Yokohama now leads 3-0.
20:18: westbaystars - Finally, the home plate umpire tells Ishii he didn't hold up on a high-outside pitch, sending Ishii down swinging.
20:19: westbaystars - Suzuki Takanori draws a walk on four pitches, and the bases are once again loaded.
20:20: westbaystars - That brings Hanshin's pitching coach out again, and Okada-kantoku yells out the name of a new pitcher.
20:20: westbaystars - Mikino will be Hanshin's third pitcher this inning.
20:22: westbaystars - This was a fast paced game until this inning.
20:22: westbaystars - **** Hiroshima tied Yakult in the bottom of the 6th in Hiroshima. ****
20:23: westbaystars - **** Yakult 3-3 Hiroshima - 6th inning ****
20:24: westbaystars - Tamura welcomes Makino with a ground ball to third.
20:24: westbaystars - It's off of Kinkade's glove, and Fujimoto picks up the ball and throws to first.
20:25: westbaystars - Not in time! Everyone is safe! Another run is in.
20:25: westbaystars - Yokohama now leads 4-0 with one out and bases still loaded.
20:25: westbaystars - Tanaka Kazunori steps into the batter's box for the first time this season. He came in as a pinch runner for Woods.
20:28: westbaystars - But he strikes out swinging to end the side.
20:28: westbaystars - But not before Yokohama broke the game open by scoring four runs.
20:28: westbaystars - At the end of seven complete, the score is Hanshin 0-4 Yokohama.
20:28: westbaystars - ----
20:28: westbaystars - Top of Eighth
20:28: westbaystars - ----
20:29: westbaystars - BayStars Double-Stopper Gaillard comes in to pitch the eighth inning for Yokohama.
20:30: westbaystars - Gaillard hasn't shown himself to be very stable in his first two outings. Let's hope he just needs a little more work.
20:31: westbaystars - Kataoka comes in to pinch hit for the picher's spot.
20:31: westbaystars - And takes strike one.
20:31: westbaystars - Good start, Gaillard.
20:32: westbaystars - And with a ball thrown in there for good measure, Gaillard strikes Kataoka out on four pitches.
20:32: westbaystars - One out.
20:32: westbaystars - Imaoka lines the ball to the right side, but right at Manei who is now at second base.
20:33: westbaystars - Five pitches, two outs.
20:33: westbaystars - That brings up Akahoshi.
20:33: westbaystars - And he grounds to Manai near the second base bag, and the side is retired in order.
20:34: westbaystars - This has been Gaillard's best outing of the young season by far.
20:34: westbaystars - No fear this evening.
20:34: westbaystars - ----
20:34: westbaystars - Bottom of Eighth
20:34: westbaystars - ----
20:36: westbaystars - Murata lines out to Kinkade at third against Riggan.
20:37: westbaystars - Kinjyoh hits a high grounder to short, but the ball comes down in time for Fujimoto to throw him out at first.
20:37: westbaystars - Two quick outs.
20:38: westbaystars - Saeki, who came in as a pinch hitter last inning, grounds the ball to Imaoka at second,
20:38: westbaystars - And the side is retired in order.
20:38: westbaystars - Yamashita-kantoku comes out to talk to the umpire.
20:38: westbaystars - Does that mean Sasaki?
20:38: westbaystars - ----
20:38: westbaystars - Top of Ninth
20:38: westbaystars - ----
20:39: westbaystars - Nope, it's Katoh coming out to pitch the ninth.
20:40: westbaystars - Katoh has a kind of side-arm delivery. The announcer calls it a 3/4ths delivery.
20:41: westbaystars - #3 batting Hiyama will lead off Hanshin's last chance.
20:45: westbaystars - Hiyama battles the count full, then ripps the ball the other way to left, that Suzuki plays off the wall.
20:45: westbaystars - Hanshin's lead off batter is aboard with a standup double.
20:46: westbaystars - That brings Kanemoto up to the plate.
20:47: westbaystars - Kanemoto lifts a high fly to left (where Suzuki is *not*, I see), but not deep enough.
20:47: westbaystars - I think that was Tanaka that pulled the ball in for the first out.
20:48: westbaystars - Kinkade, looking like he was singing at the ball, gets hit on the right thigh.
20:49: westbaystars - Katoh and Yamashita-kantok both protest that Kinkade was swinging, therefore it's not a dead ball.
20:50: westbaystars - Their protests don't change the umpire's mind, but it does send a cheer through the crowd.
20:50: westbaystars - Daimajin has been announced.
20:52: westbaystars - Arias takes strike one down the middle. Welcome back, Sasaki.
20:55: westbaystars - And after a few foul balls, Arias lifts one that stays in play enough for Aikawa to camp under it and pull it in for
20:55: westbaystars - the second out.
20:55: westbaystars - Hanshin are down to their last chance in Fujimoto.
20:57: westbaystars - And Sasaki's fifth offering to Fujimoto is grounded up the middle, just right of the second base bag.
20:57: westbaystars - Manei dives at the ball, gets it, tosses to Ishii from his belly,
20:57: westbaystars - and the side is retired.
20:58: westbaystars - Yokohama sweeps Hanshin.
20:58: westbaystars - ***
20:58: westbaystars - Miura and Aikawa are announced as the heros of the game.
21:00: westbaystars - This marks the second game in a row that Yokohama has shutout Hanshin, the Tigers now going 19 innings without a run.
21:01: westbaystars - If the Giants finish off Chunichi (they're currently leading 6-0 in the 8th), then Chunichi and Yokohama will end
21:01: westbaystars - the night tied for first place.
21:03: westbaystars - Who'd have figured the 'Stars would have gotten off to such a start?
21:03: westbaystars - Certainly not I, even though I'm enjoying it.
Re: Pro Yakyu Game of the Week
[ Author: niibu_yaa | Posted: Apr 9, 2004 6:48 PM
| FSH Fan
]
I'm not opposed to trying to lend a helping hand for FDH games.
Re: Pro Yakyu Game of the Week
[ Author: PLNara | Posted: Apr 11, 2004 3:49 PM
| HT Fan
]
I'd participate when I'm awake, but I'm not sure how often that'll be. It's kind of an inconvenient time difference between Japan and California.
By the way, I predicted in a couple threads that Yokohama would be much better this year. We'll see how the rest of the season plays out, but for the first week, I'll take credit for having thunk it.
By the way, I predicted in a couple threads that Yokohama would be much better this year. We'll see how the rest of the season plays out, but for the first week, I'll take credit for having thunk it.
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