September 1, 2013: London,England – The Arlington Bureaucrats‘ roster emerged from the tail end of August banged up, though you wouldn’t beable to tell by looking at the standings. A 21-5 record on the month has them comfortably 11games ahead of the second-place New Jersey Hitmen and on pace to set a franchise-high in the win […]
By Chiba Yumi, Niihama-shi Intelligencer September 1, 2013: Niihama City, Japan – The hapless Ghosts, now tied for last place in the Shining Star Group, have decided to honor their latest desperate roster promotion – a career minor leaguer – with his first-ever baseball card. The team has announced that fans who plan to attend […]
9/1/2013: Tokyo, Japan – Scattershooting while wondering whatever happened to Héctor Rodríguez… Crunch a Bunch: 3B Nobuhito Hasegawa has five 4-hit games this season and six 3-hit games. That accounts for one third of his hit total this year. He has never hit below .300 to finish a season and has made the All-Star squad every […]
August 29, 2013: Kawaguchi, Japan – The Kawaguchi Transmitters gave fans a special treat, and the fans returned the favor by turning out in droves. “We want the people who follow our team to know that they are the reason we’re here,” said spokes-model Misuki Yi as she addressed a gathering at a recent community […]
8/20/2013: Niihama City, Japan – Akira fans were shocked and dismayed when the club announced they had failed to come to terms with 1st round draft pick Eijiro Nakagawa. As a result, Neo-Tokyo no longer has the rights to the 18-year-old lefthander, who has instead moved on to play at the college level. Both sides […]
August 15, 2013: Duluth, MN – The Duluth Warriors are proud to announce the third in a series of promotional baseball card giveaways at Doyle Buhl Stadium. This promotion, sponsored by Kraft Foods, will celebrate young outfielder John Mayer on Saturday, August 31st. The native Canadian came to the Warriors in an off-season deal with […]
8/5/2013: London, England – Yesterday’s game between the Connecticut Nutmeggers and Charleston Statesmen was delayed by 20 minutes after jani tor Stan Lufbeck threw out the first pitch. “I didn’t think anyone wanted it,” he explained shortly after the ball had been found in a dumpster outside Gate 4. “Honestly, this whole thing was very […]
8/11/2013: Bridgeport, CT – It’s been just over half a decade since the inaugural season of the PEBA, and while in some ways it seems like it was ages ago, it’s also fairly recent. The Nutmeggers were a miserable 64-98, finishing one game ahead of last place Manchester in the IL Pan Atlantic. As anyone […]
A Special Report from ESPN-Japan RadioAugust 11, 2013 Host Fujiyama Norohito: As most of you know, Niihama-shi DH Shigochiyo Memoto, a 41-year old potential future Hall of Famer, fractured his knee sliding into third last night. It happened as the Ghosts played the Shinkansen in Hyakujuu. Memoto would not be interviewed and in fact has […]
Tricia Takanawa, Takanawa Times 8/11/2013: Seoul, South Korea – Reports are swirling around the league today about Crushers’ RF Kiyonori Kato and his injury. Word has it the strained groin was owed to a prank gone wrong. What was supposed to be a celebration of the BBG winning the All-Star Game and Kato’s wonderful season […]