That Darned Hat

I took a break from writing, the Marines took a break from winning.
Actually, the first week I didn’t write anything was due to the games running so-o-o late. Lotte played 12 inning games on consecutive nights (tying one, losing the other very very badly in the 12th), the second of which went so late [...]

Sweet Vengeance: Lotte vs Yomiuri, Interleague Game 16

Late in Tuesday’s game with Los Gigantes del Yomiuri I had a chat with one of the Chiba Marine security guards I know in passing.
Him: “This feels good.”
Me: “Yeah, yeah it does.”
Him: “I went to both of the games in Tokyo Dome. Bad, very bad.”
Me: “Mmm.”
Him: ((pauses)) “This feels REALLY good.”
Let’s put [...]

The Monster Awakens: Lotte vs Kyojin, Interleague Game 15

Where did all this pitching come from?
In the last three games we’ve seen great pitching from Yoshimi, Shunsuke, Itoh, Yabuta, and Kobayashi. Tonight we added to that list with Bill Murphy, Kentaro Hashimoto, and Takuya Furuya. Aren’t we supposed to be limping, imploring our wounded arms to get better soon? Aren’t we [...]

Picture and Video Gallery from Spring Camp 2010 – More Stuff to be Added When I am Bored

I’ve started to update my stuff from Spring Camp. There’s a bunch of separate pages – please take a look at the “Spring Camp 2010″ heading or follow these direct links:
Pictures – Part 1: These are (mostly) from Friday 12 February
Pictures – Part 2: Now they’re all mixed
Pictures – Part 3
Pictures – [...]

Rainy but Heartwarming

The last home game of Marines was a rainy day. The game started at 6 :15 p.m. Rain kept falling and hard wind blew sometimes. Supporters put on rain coat or held umbrellas. Many Marines supporters showed up and cheered up for Marines. Marines were 5th of the Pacific league, and the opponent, Rakuten, [...]