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NPB news: May 22, 2022

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On Sunday in Japan, Yuya Yanagi put an end to the Hiroshima Carp’s huge offensive outputs, but Drew Anderson did him one better.

Dietrich Enns had it going for Seibu, while 41-year-old Tsuyoshi Wada had a good day for the SoftBank Hawks. Meanwhile, Tsuyoshi Shinjo took to social media and I’m the happier for it.

Sunday was also the final day of league play before three weeks of interleague, and former Lotte ace Tomohiro “Johnny” Kuroki wants you to know who he thinks will be on top, while I see it differently.

Shall we get started?

Carp 1, Dragons 0: At Hiroshima Citizens Stadium, Drew Anderson (2-0) allowed five hits and struck out five without issuing a walk over six innings. Shota Dobayashi batted for in the bottom of the inning, and got the Carp’s second hit off Yuya Yanagi (4-2) a leadoff home run and his third of the season.

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Shinjo goes live

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Tsuyoshi Shinjo fulfilled one of his social media wishes by publishing video from his smart phone during pregame practice on Sunday from the manager’s office and the Sapporo Dome bullpen, places typical fans never get to see, ToSpo Web reported.

The idea that a manager would reveal his home park’s inner spaces is pretty off the wall in Japan, where clubhouses and most team spaces are with few exceptions, off-limits even to the media.

The most extreme case is Tokyo Dome’s “Iron Curtain,” which I’ll get to presently.

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