A quartet of singles in the top of the 8th inning yielded three runs and broke a 2-2 tie to help Japan overcome Korea and claim the top seed’s position in Pool 1 of Round 2 of the WBC. Given that both teams were going to the semi-finals in Los Angeles regardless of today’s result, [...]
WBC: Japan 6, Cuba 0
March 16, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Japan announced their arrival in the second round of the 2009 WBC with a comprehensive victory over the much fancied Cubans in San Diego on Sunday afternoon. The victory was based around strong pitching, with a majestic start from Daisuke Matsuzaka. The Japanese ace pitched 6 innings of five hit ball, striking out eight and walking [...]
2008 Central League Individual Titles
October 15, 2008 by Leave a Comment
With the Central League’s regular program now consigned to the history books, let’s have a look at the individual title winners from this past season, and see how Tokyo’s boys (both new and old) fared: Pitching Wins: Seth Greisinger (Yomiuri) – 17 One of the “ones that got away” from Yakult this last off-season. Despite a slightly [...]
