Much as I really didn’t want to, I’m going back to Nagoya. Despite a huge chance in the bottom of the 9th and as big a chance as you can get in the bottom of the 10th Our Marines couldn’t get it done tonight. Instead Game 4 of the Nippon Series went to Chunichi in …
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Merch in the Lurch
I hope you don’t think I am in a down mood after the last game. I’m NOT! I’m in a GREAT mood! See, we’re now perfectly set-up to throw our three best starters, at home, all in a row. Chunichi is certainly without their ace for the next three games (Chen) as they wasted him …
Nippon Series Game 1 – The Road Warriors
Do you realize the Chiba Lotte Marines have now played nine games in a row on the road? And not against cupcakes, either – against the 2008 champion Lions, the always strong Hawks, and now the Central League Champion Dragons. With Saturday’s 5-2 win over Chunichi in Game 1 of the 2010 Nippon Series, Our …
Nippon Series – A Brief Preview
I’m in Nagoya now, awaiting the first game of the Nippon Series. Back in Chiba it’s 14 C/57 F and a typhoon is on the way; here it’s just cloudy and cold. Good thing the game today is in Nagoya or else there wouldn’t be a game 1 today. I’d like to take a quick …
A Parade of Shotas – 2010 NPB Draft
Right smack dab in the middle of the run up to the Nippon Series is the 2010 Draft. I’m of course quite interested in seeing the young players get distributed to the teams (and the best to ours, naturally!) but quite honestly I know next to nothing about the high school and university players (other …
Miracle Marines Mega Multi-Media M…extravaganza? – Part 1
I want to share some of my recent videos and some videos that I’ve enjoyed from other Marines fans. These are generally all Climax Series related. I’m just using a regular camera as my video camera and that sort of thing just isn’t my specialty, so I apologize for the poor at times video quality. …
2010 Nippon Series CHAMPIONS!
Victory Parade Information The Victory Parade is on Sunday 21 November in Makuhari. It starts at 11am and should last an hour. After the parade there will be a celebration at Chiba Marine Stadium! The best part about the parade for those who cannot attend – it will be broadcast on the internet! Here’s the …
Climax Series Final Stage Game 6 – The King of Chiba
I will freely admit it – sitting in the second deck behind home plate at Chiba Marine Stadium, watching game 6 – the decisive game of the Climax Series Final Stage, cheering loudly with my friends and fellow fans, seeing Ohmatsu golf a ball from Brian Falkenborg deep and high, being unable to tell whether …
Climax Series Final Stage Games 3 & 4 – Still Alive
One might think that if the Marines pitching staff would give up only one earned run over 18 innings they would win those two games. Right? Right? Instead Our Marines lost both games – Friday’s game (which I’ve already mentioned) by 3-1, and in a total letdown Saturday’s game, 1-0. 4 games total in the …
Climax Series Final Stage Game 1 – Aces High
Climax Series Final Stage Game 1 is in the book – right under the chapter heading and introduction the book says “Lotte takes the first game of the series 3-1.” It’s a nice book so far. Everybody loves an ace battle, and tonight was a great one – Toshiya Sugiuchi for the Hawks versus Our …