Another questionable weather day, another extra innings victory for Lotte! The weather looked truly dodgy all day, so most fans stayed away for this one. I was stuck in the office until after 10pm – so close to the game, yet so far. It turns out I could have made the ending even while leaving […]
WOW! Talk about your dramatic comebacks, and stunning victories!!! In a game featuring several lead changes and ties, and 18 combined runs, Lotte comes back from down 7-4 in the 7th inning to tie, and ends it on a spectacular sayonara grand slam from Iguchi-senshu! Lotte isn’t known as a power team, but this game
Just what the doctor ordered! I was in the outfield bleachers tonight with Patrick and his family for Lotte’s inspiring 7-1 victory over Pa-league leading Rakuten. All facets of the team were in sync tonight as gutsy pitching, clutch hitting, and solid defense brought and end to the 6-game losing streak. Karakawa pitched a great
The Marines return home today for a wet tilt with Pa-league leaders Rakuten. The WBC trophy is also in attendance, so perhaps there’s some good mojo to be had after a disastrous 5 game road trip. Hmm, looks like not so much. Watanabe took the hill for his first start of the season vs up-and-coming
I haven’t yet blogged anything about this series as I was hoping to wait for an optimistic moment following the disappointment in Tokyo last week. I figured the next post should be on a positive note. Oh well. The two game losing streak became a 5 game losing streak, and the 2-1 record is now
