July 14, 2013: Fargo, ND – The PEBA regular season’s All-Star break has recently concluded and the second half of the 2013 season is underway. The Fargo Dinosaurs are in the thick of a playoff race, and excitement is as high as it has been since the team’s only playoff season in 2010. It might […]
7/13/2013: Fukuoka, Japan – Going into this year’s draft, the C-Warriors wanted to draft starting pitching, but ended up with zero in the first five rounds. Yes, you read that right fans. So what did they draft, exactly? Well in the first three rounds, they drafted three outfielders, a position they already have too much […]
7/7/2013: Neo-Tokyo, Japan – Andy Messersmith. Ron Blomberg. Ryozo Nagamoto? In the history of organized baseball, there have been many historic firsts. First free agent to play out his option and sign as a free agent with another team? Mr. Messersmith. First designated hitter? Mr. Blomberg. First ever player transfer between the PEBA and LRS? […]
Naha’s Version of Scully and Mulder Track Down the Mystery Behind Owner Iyou SeigyokiBy Jim Bouton, Naha Shisa correspondent. 7/7/2013: Naha, Japan – After reading Koukyo Juunin’s incredible article, “Who in the World is Iyou Seigyoki?”, my curiosity was piqued. Juunin is well known as an irascible, xenophobic curmudgeon, but he is also known for […]
Monday, July 1, 2013 The C-Warriors are at it again with their personnel. This time, the team fired last year’s hitting coach and this year’s bench coach Carlos Martínez. The writing was on the wall when Carlos was demoted to bench coach, but the team couldn’t find a replacement for him earlier this year. When […]
6/29/2013: Arlington, VA – One of the greatest things about baseball is that, every now and then, something rather unexpected will happen. It may be something that grab s headlines, such as Ronald Elmore becoming the first player to hit three home runs in a game this season on June 19th, but those things are […]
By Saruwatari Tsuyoshi, Kyoto Shimbun News 6/22/2013: Tokyo, Japan – The 2013 draft has come and gone. We sat with Edo’s management to get their thoughts on their picks: Round 1: CL Kyoichi Yamamoto Pure baseball rat with excellent potential to be a dominant closer. The closer position has been a merry-go-round for us of […]
6/29/2013: Arlington, VA – The 2013 PEBA Amateur Draft presented the league’s general managers with a new, and not altogether welcome, challenge. For the first time in PEBA history, players drafted in the first five rounds would be guaranteed signing bonuses. Each pick of the draft’s first five rounds had a recommended signing bonus for […]
6/21/2013: Kawaguchi, Japan – New Kawaguchi Transmitters GM Ron Collins has made an early splash, taking less than 24 hours to announce a whirlwind of housecleaning actions throughout the organization. “The fans of the team deserve to know what we’re up to,” Collins said through newly hired spokes-model Misuki Yi, “so we’ll have these brief […]
June 19, 2013: Omaha, NE – Less than one week after becoming the 21st player in PEBA history to amass 1,000 hits, John Collins is at it again. This time he became the eighth PEBA player, and the first ever Kalamazoo Badger, to reach 200 home runs. To make this achievement even more memorable, the […]