NPB games, news of Oct. 6, 2019
Two streaks ended on Sunday, the second day of the Central and Pacific leagues' Climax Series. In Fukuoka, the SoftBank Hawks defeated the Rakuten Eagles in Game 2 of a…
NPB games, news of Oct. 5, 2019
Playoff baseball is underway in Japan, or rather the unfortunately named Climax Series -- which represents the climax of nothing -- is underway. The rules are relatively simple. The home…
End of the season stuff
As mentioned in the previous post, I've hit a snag in my post-season work. To fill in a little bit of that gap before the playoffs start on Saturday, I…
On park factors and adjustments
Two days before the playoffs start in Yokohama and Fukuoka, I've come to a fork in the road. I was about to buckle down with my season-ending valuations, when I…
No decision for Sasaki
Roki Sasaki announced Wednesday that he has registered for Nippon Professional Baseball's amateur draft, displaying no interest in being a trailblazer in the ways of how amateur players deal with…
Find this man a treadmill, please
In talking about his desire to focus more on his fastball next season, the Seattle Mariners' Yusei Kikuchi talked about his work ethic recently. The lefty, who went 6-11 with…
1 of Japan’s unwritten rules
Yudai Ono led Japan's Central League in earned run average this season, passing Hiroshima's Kris Johnson on Monday in his final start, when he was pulled after not allowing a…
NPB games, news of Sept. 30, 2019
Tigers have their cake and eat it, too The Hanshin Tigers booked a spot in the playoffs by winning their sixth-straight game on Monday, beating the Chunichi Dragons 3-0 at…
NPB games, news of Sept. 29, 2019
Tigers have it both ways The Hanshin Tigers on Sunday found a way to honor Randy Messenger, who is retiring with 98 career wins over 10 seasons, and bring their…
NPB games, news of Sept. 28, 2019
The Hanshin Tigers have earned the right to play at least one more meaningful game after crushing the DeNA BayStars to stay alive in the Central League playoff race. Central…
