Author name: Steve Novosel

I've gotta write, usually my voice is shot from yelling too much during Lotte games!

Climax Series Final Stage Game 2 – Earning a Victory

To be perfectly honest, there’s just not a hell of a lot to say about this one from a Lotte perspective. Despite the second batter of the game hitting a HR off one of the best pitchers in the PL, Lotte could do nothing against Tsuyoshi Wada and unsurprisingly lost game 2 to the Hawks, […]

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

Operation: Down Daiei

FUKUOKA – Chiba Lotte Marines manager Norifumi Nishimura has called a team meeting. “Men, just last weekend we made grown men cry in Saitama. The team had big expectations this year. The fans believed lions – lions! When has anyone ever gotten the truth out of a lion? I digress.” “Men, they will tell us

Climax Series 1st Stage Game 2 – Indefatigable Spirit

“I feel like everything is shiny. Just… shiny.” -Katsu, about 60 minutes after the end of the game The world is indeed a shinier place this evening as yesterday’s comeback kings found a way to do it again today. Down late – again – needing a spark – again – wanting a hero to step

Climax Series 1st Stage Game 1 – Never Say Die

‘‘This is what happens when you never give up,’’ said Fukuura, who pumped his right fist as he rounded the bases. – Kyodo News on Saturday’s Climax Series First Stage Game 1 If you were to make a time capsule for sports – a representative collection of the appeal of sport and the significance to

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