Niihama, Japan – April 17, 2034 The wind and rain battered against the window with a fury, hurling an endless wrath against the high-rise offices of the Niihama-shi Ghosts. GM Dan Vail and Asst GM Vanessa Chambers sat in the small GM office, experiencing the storm as a variable pitch whistle from somewhere within the […]
Niihama, Japan – December 13, 2033 “Che scemo, signore! I return to you money now three years! I have ask for nothing. Only give! Give!” Vanni Bruno’s voice was loud but meek as he spoke into the satellite phone, usually tucked away in his safe. He rarely locked the safe, for who would want to […]
Madison, Wisconsin – December 10, 2033 Shirley dropped the bottle of windshield cleaner in place and immediately began rolling the burn out of her shoulder. She hated refill duty, especially in the winter. Hauling the freezing cold 3-gallon bottle back and forth between the utility closet and the pumps was punishing, not just for the […]
New Hampshire – December 15, 2033 “Hahaha relax, it’s not that big of a deal, Steph,” Steve Hott leaned back into the abnormally reclined driver’s seat of his vintage 2020 Dodge Charger. He loved his twin sister, but for a twin, she never seemed to understand him. He was just having fun. She was always […]
Duluth, Minnesota – December 10, 2033 Upon announcing his retirement, Steve Hott was asked a standard question, ”What’s next?” His first answer was expected: while he would no longer be playing the game professionally, he could never walk away from baseball entirely. It’s only a matter of time before baseball is blessed with coach Steve […]
Niihama, Japan – 29 October, 2033 “Dan, and I can’t stress this enough, this isn’t because of the work you’ve done. We think you’ve done a fine job of assessing and identifying talent. We have a top 5 farm and you’ve been integral to that,” Vanessa said coolly. “I want to thank you for collecting […]
Niihama, Japan – 21 November, 2033 “Superb. And I don’t say that lightly. You’ve both been superb,” Vanessa didn’t smile boisterously as so many others might while praising a colleague. She wanted to convey sincerity, and so she offered her review of the developmental reports submitted by the Developmental Czars, Coaches Kichikawa and O’Monahan, with […]
Niihama, Japan – 27 November, 2033 “Figgy, my boy, you’ve gotta hear me! You’re a star! I see you draped in green, baby, but not these terrible pinstripes! You’ve gotta hold out!” Jeremiah Spank wheezed as he expelled the words with undue effort. His blonde hair was visibly slickened, adding a to the odd mixture […]
Reno Spring Training Facility – March 27, 2033 “I feel good, Dad,” he said, peering past the dusty carpeted support beam that was currently hiding the Niihama third basemen from the pair of reporters currently barraging Darius Freeman with another round of the same, tired questions. One of them was going to be the Ghosts […]
Niihama, Japan – December 21, 2032 For the third consecutive year, the Niihama-shi Ghosts will expand Oikake Maze to house additional seating. This year’s expansion includes a total of 5,000 additional seats and will expand the regular season capacity by over 400,000. This expansion comes as the Ghosts set a new franchise record for ticket […]
