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Ii, ne!

By Steve Novosel

This just in: Bill Murphy continues to be awesome. It’s 11 starts on the year and now 9 wins for the Californian lefty.
I took a half day holiday to celebrate the start of the season’s “second half”, and to pay another visit to Seibu Dome. It hasn’t gone well for [...]

Sweet Vengeance: Lotte vs Yomiuri, Interleague Game 16

By Steve Novosel

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 [...]

Good Ol Home Cookin’: Lotte vs Yokohama, Interleague Games 13 & 14

By Steve Novosel

I made a road trip last weekend to see our guys play at Koshien, home of the Hanshin Tigers. I haven’t yet gotten around to writing up that trip (maybe tomorrow? How long have I been saying that?) but it didn’t work out so well, either for the team or for myself as [...]

For The Love of 52 Yen Burgers

By Steve Novosel

If you look back at my recent postings you’ll see a criticism of our new Korean slugger Kim Tae Kyun. To quote myself:
Some trends are bothering me a bit – the main one is Kim Tae Kyun’s issues in the cleanup spot. He’s played nice defense and is second in the league in walks [...]

Forget Last Week, This One’s Better

By Steve Novosel

Last week certainly was a week to forget – a rainout in Sendai, losses at home to Orix and two to Daiei, and a Tokyo Dome loss to Rakuten. Thank goodness for the win in Koriyama!
Lotte really only got manhandled in one of the games, the loss to Rakuten on Tuesday. I didn’t [...]

We Love Marines

Ii, ne!

Sweet Vengeance: Lotte vs Yomiuri, Interleague Game 16

Good Ol Home Cookin’: Lotte vs Yokohama, Interleague Games 13 & 14

For The Love of 52 Yen Burgers

Forget Last Week, This One’s Better

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