September 5, 2022: Toyama – The Lupin Cliff Hangers posted a Wicker (*) notice earlier today that strongly suggested they had held a secret meeting last night with members of several of the club’s most outspoken fan clubs. (* For those behind the times, Wicker is the latest new and fabulous social media system, […]
Walker Blasts Fans Questions “Loyalty” September 1, 2022 — After watching a season low 35,000 fans spin the turnstiles at the Castle last night, Lupin Cliff Hanger owner Paul Walker chose the always effective tactic of attacking his fan base. “Believe you-me, I’m as frustrated as they are at our performance,” Walker said. “But the […]
August 22, 2022 — The scuttlebutt was that Collins did it on purpose. The fire that swept social media didn’t are. And make no mistake, the reaction has been swift and white-hot. The fans, or at least the core of the Toyama Baseball Fan club—the onedan that prides itself first and foremost about baseball in […]
TBF Escalates Protest, Wreaks Havoc on Cliff Hanger Attendance Costs Estimated at $300K July 11, 2022: Toyama – The Lupin Cliff Hangers have just completed a very controversial seven game home stand, losing three of four to Palm Springs, but sweeping three games from the ever-present Evas of Shin Seiki. The team, which has […]
TBF Demands Walker Addresses Issues The Lupin ballclub may be away at Bakersfield, but that doesn’t mean their home field is a sitting in quiet splendor. No way. Not when the core fan club is mad as scorned dragons, and isn’t afraid to tell someone about it. Four hundred members of the Toyama Baseball […]
June 29, 2022. It’s late and there’s, like, only three other grunts in the joint when the guy comes in and slides onto his barstool. Actually, his motion isn’t a slide so much as a lurch—more like a punk kid who comes too late into second base. The whole stool shakes with the impact of […]
[ed: attached are a partial breakout of what appears to be high-level commentary on the results of off-season work done on the starting rotations of each team in the Rising Sun division. It provides opinions and rankings, and as such perhaps says more about the Cliff Hangers’ front office than it does any particular player […]
[ed: This is the latest in the Cliffi-Leaks scandal, a document from the oddly-named Technological Sanity Department] —– Winter Meeting Pre-Read Brad “The Fake-Baseball Architect” DeCoster (Chief Analyst, Technological Sanity Department) November 22, 2022 Ancient SABR Guru Bill James (Hallowed Be Thy Name) once wrote that the now-defunct Chicago Cubs not only had to hit […]
[ed: what follows it an email chain that was apparently extracted from the account of Tomatsu Yoshida, the Lupin Cliff Hanger’s beleaguered scouting director. It is impossible to read this without pondering what is going through Yoshida’s mind, and (given he’s become quite publicly known for being on the last year of his contract) without […]
[editor – this document was part of the initial release of documents known as “Cliffi-Leaks.” It represents the views of Alfie Montague, Lupin’s Chief Financial Officer as of mid-December of last year] — Dec 12, 2021 Background Notes for Presentation Alfie Montague, Chief Money Watcher Financial Position Paper In order to position the club for […]