Does anyone know if Akimitsu Ito of the Swallows, who had 17 saves in 1988, finished second, third, or lower in saves that season? Jim Albright...
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aladdinsane
yourgary43
May 6, 2002 2:54 am
Hi Jim: I don't have stats for the Giants that season, but Ito was no better than fourth in the CL that season. Genji Kaku of the Chunichi Dragons was first...
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danjohnsonjapanbb
danjohnsonja...
May 6, 2002 3:37 am
... in ... Hi Jim, The saves leaders in the Central League in 1988 were: 1. Genji Kaku (Dragons)--37 2. Hiroaki Nakayama (Whales)--24 3. Tsunemi Tsuda...
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Dan Latham
mahtalnad
May 7, 2002 5:19 am
A while back a few people asked about past Japanese ballparks. Here is a Web site that lists every ballpark used for a professional game since 1936 -- the...
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Kevin Saldana
sabrkev
May 7, 2002 8:08 pm
Dan Latham in a terrific post wrote about the many ballparks used by the various teams during the one league era. He also wrote on a league called the National...
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robert & junee' s...
bpi@...
May 8, 2002 7:29 am
A few years ago, Sam Uchiya, a Nisei-American who played in Japan, mentioned to me about this other league. He said that players were threatened with a ...
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danjohnsonjapanbb
danjohnsonja...
May 8, 2002 2:53 pm
... by the various teams during the one league era. He also wrote on a league called the National Baseball League. Does anyone have any information on this...
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hankola
May 9, 2002 4:23 am
If so, does anyone know how he's performing?...
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aladdinsane
yourgary43
May 9, 2002 6:31 am
Sanders was released by Nippon Ham. I haven't seen his name pop up in any of the Korean or Taiwan baseball reports I've read, so if he's still in baseball he...
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honda yamaha
vfr400r1
May 17, 2002 12:12 am
Was there any team in the history of NPB that had three digit losses? At this rate, the Baystars just might do that. Watching this team is hard on the eyes. ...
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Benedict Matthews
j_b_mat
May 17, 2002 12:52 am
7 wins and 27 losses!? Seems like Baystars are heading for well over 100 losses this season (the way they are playing now they'll be lucky to win 20). What was...
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Dan Latham
mahtalnad
May 17, 2002 1:41 am
The 1961 Kintetsu team compiled a 36-103 record with one tie in 140 games. The Taiyo Whales (the predecessors of the BayStars) came pretty close to that with a...
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aladdinsane
yourgary43
May 17, 2002 2:57 am
The record for a losing streak is 19 by Lotte in 1997, I think it was. The Bay Stars are indeed on pace to eclipse their worst season ever, a 31-99 in 1955...
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aladdinsane
yourgary43
May 17, 2002 5:07 am
Hi everyone: It appears that the reason that Sasaki went back to Japan had to do with a divorce that his wife Kaori, a former tv personality, initiated due to...
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honda yamaha
vfr400r1
May 17, 2002 5:34 am
Latham-san, Thank you very much for the info. I really hope the Baystars do not come close to the 61 Buffs, or the 55 Whales for that matter. I vaguely...
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honda yamaha
vfr400r1
May 17, 2002 5:54 am
Matthews-san, I understand the pain. They are pathetic, no, they are PATHETIC. 0-9 for May and to top it off, they have not won two in a row yet. A win and a...
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Benedict Matthews
j_b_mat
May 17, 2002 12:59 pm
Watch out Gary! Seems that Kazu is furious about this and is going to sue the newspaper for libel as he says it's bs. Ben ... ...
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Benedict Matthews
j_b_mat
May 17, 2002 1:10 pm
But those Lotte fans were mental when they had that losing streak. I remember THOUSANDS of them skipping work to go down to Kobe (or was it Osaka?) to see them...
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aladdinsane
yourgary43
May 17, 2002 1:40 pm
In support of Sasaki's claims, the couple apparently just bought a house here in the U.S. However, the curious thing is the excuse that Sasaki gave for going...
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J Albright
jfaesq
May 17, 2002 2:30 pm
I can't say much about Mori now, and even good managers (see the posting on Nomura in this thread) make mistakes or get so frustrated by the circumstances that...
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aladdinsane
yourgary43
May 18, 2002 11:59 am
Hi kids: Kazuhiro Sasaki issued an even stronger denial when questioned about the Hochi Sports divorce story through the Seattle Times. You can see it at: ...
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ochiai
ochiai6
May 22, 2002 5:11 pm
Hi all For those of you who collect Japanese cards or are Oh fans, I have just finished my new book The Sadaharu Oh Baseball Card Checklist. It lists almost...
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igorski937
May 26, 2002 3:52 am
I heard part of rumor on WGN Chicago. Is it true? Jorma...
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aladdinsane
yourgary43
May 26, 2002 3:56 am
It is certainly possible. Right now, the two most interested teams seem to be the NY Yankees and the Atlanta Braves. In fact, Phil Dale, a Braves scout who is...
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J Albright
jfaesq
May 30, 2002 4:44 pm
For all of you interested in Japanese baseball history, I've written an article on the franchise all-star teams. The article is at ...
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ochiai
ochiai6
May 31, 2002 1:13 pm
Hi all, I'm trying to acquire autographs of a number of former star players. Does anybody know where I could write to reach any of the players on the list...
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robert & junee' s...
bpi@...
May 31, 2002 2:41 pm
Rob, Some of the teams that they played on will forward their mail to some of the players. Robert Kiyoshi Shadlow ... From: ochiai To: j-ball@yahoogroups.com ...
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jamescoreykaufman
jamescoreyka...
May 31, 2002 8:03 pm
Hi all, I'm a co-webmaster of a website on baseball called The Baseball Spot (www.baseballspot.org). We have several regular columnists (a movie reviewer, a...
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Josh Reyer
Reyer@...
May 31, 2002 10:09 pm
Latham-san, On the SABR mailing list recently, the discussion of Oh and small ballparks came up. In one reply, I compared the dimensions of Fukuoka Dome to...
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Michael Westbay
westbaystars
Jun 1, 2002 1:21 am
... Akiyama still plays for the Hawks. The Hawks' address, as well as the addresses for all of the teams are available here: ...
