Fast Out of the Gate

The first series of the 2010 season vs Orix is in the books, and it was a GREAT one for Lotte. Three games in Osaka, 3 wins for the Marines. 25 runs scored on 43 hits. Last year Lotte didn’t win their first game in Osaka until August, this year the guys [...]

Bring Everyone! It’s Opening Day!

Everyone! Everyone! It’s opening day! How awesome is that?!?!!
Opening day, Tokorozawa. Chiba meets Seibu for the first game of the 2010 season. Naruse faces Wakui. Does it get any better?
I left the house at 7:30 for the almost 2 hour trip to Seibu Dome, figuring arriving 1.5 hours [...]

What a day!

Well, today we lost a ball game against Yakult. We just had one of bad days. Hanging there and shke it off. We will cheer you up with custmized T-shirt soon. Thank Steve-san for letting me write here.

Interleague Game 20: Chiba Clutch City

Wow, what a well-played game for both teams! The final game of 2009 between Lotte and Hanshin (barring a 2005 Japan Series rematch) had it all – a pitching duel, great defense, unexpected plays, and best of all – a clutch hit to drive in the winning run in a 4-1 Marines victory.
Lotte starter [...]

Interleague Game 18: We Shall Fight on the Beaches

Before tonight’s game vs Hiroshima at Chiba Marine – the last game between Lotte and Hiroshima in 2009 – I imagine Bobby Valentine gave our Marines a pep talk. I think it might have gone like this:
“My fellow Marines. We have seen much together these past years. These last few weeks – [...]