Takaoka, Japan – July 26, 2032 Thiago Tierno stepped onto the grass of “The Shrine” and eyed his surroundings mindfully. He heard his grandfather’s voice as he did, “Try to enjoy the experience – not many 21-year-olds get to travel for free, boy!” Who knew when he might again find himself in Toyama, Japan. The […]
Niihama, Japan – December 3, 2032 “Ivan won’t be joining us, gents,” Vanessa spoke loudly but calmly, settling the pre-meeting clamor the players seemingly couldn’t help themselves from igniting. Her video feed, replete with Niihama-shi Ghosts imagery in her office backdrop, kicked on smoothly as she began the 2032 season players report meeting. The meeting […]
Niihama, Japan – 30 October, 2032 Smiling gregariously, dressed in his customary Ghosts-green silk blazer, and awash in the late afternoon’s October sunshine, Ghosts owner Vanni Bruno spoke gently but firmly, “Come on now, Ms. Chambers, I know you’re no longer my assistant but surely you can spare time to review the goals I set […]
Maine, USA – 10 October, 2032 Yuji Yamashita knew something was off. Whether it was something in the air, some misalignment of the stars, or just plain bad luck, he had no idea. The moment the otherwise sure-handed Darius Freeman committed his team’s second error and aided the Maine Lobsters in scoring four unearned runs […]
Ikari, Japan – September 6, 2032 While the Rising Sun Division race reaches historic competitive heights, the division’s newcomer looks up upon a hill that appears all but insurmountable. There may not have been much to celebrate in Niihama in 2032, as the Ghosts are well on their way to shattering the franchise record for […]
Niihama, Japan – June 15, 2032 Ray Bond walked into the Niihama locker room with all the confidence of the new kid on the first day of junior high. Ray had spent the prior two seasons as a lynchpin of the Ghosts rotation, but there was no sense of homecoming whatsoever as he walked into […]
“JUST LISTEN TO THE MAN, YOU DUTCH IDIOT!” Galvan shouted as he tore off his mask and charged toward his own mound. Perhaps weary from failing to block yet another errant slider that skipped off the batter’s box dirt, the veteran catcher continued his mid-practice outburst, “Change one thing! Just one thing! Change your shoes […]
Shin Seiki, Japan – May 3, 2032 “Tugboat” grasped the worn wood of the visitor’s dugout bench as he slowly and deliberately rose to his feet. The loud pop in his knee was something he’d cared about hiding over the last several years in Aurora, but at this point, he considered it something of a […]
Niihama, Japan – 11 January, 2031 “Sir, if I may?” the young American man, leaning far enough forward in his seat to cause it to rock forward, looked as though he might explode. It was with great patience, or so he imagined, that Andrew Moten sat through the presentation of materials, processes, equipment, and organizational […]
Niihama, Japan – December 4, 2031 Yoritoki ‘Yori’ Ando threw up his hands and loosened his tie as the fourth and final interviewee of the day left the “Office of the Pitching Czar”. The newly added lettering was a unique adornment on the executive level of the Niihama-shi Ghosts Front Office, which Yori did not […]
