Gary Trundleburry, Shin Seiki Post 07/29/2041: Nagoya, Japan The following is a leaked transcript of a conversation between Shin Seiki GM Kevin Vail (KV) and Scouting Director Jun Takeuchi (JT): KV: Is he ready? JT: He might have some more room to grow, but he’s pretty much there. Hard to argue with the stats […]
Gary Trundleburry, Shin Seiki Post 03/25/2041: Nagoya, Japan As the dust settles on another busy off season in Shin Seiki, we can finally look back and assess and there is a lot to assess – first and foremost the traffic between the Evas and the Calzones. Some might look at the 6 trades, which vary […]
Gary Trundleburry, Shin Seiki Post 02/02/2041: Nagoya, Japan Once again the Evas‘ front office has dipped back into the pool of former players to fill a coaching vacancy in their system. This time it is legendary 1B Andrés Hernández.. He will be coming in as the hitting coach for the SA Atsumi Autobots. He was […]
Gary Trundleburry, Shin Seiki Post06/08/2037: Nagoya, Japan The draft is once again upon us. It will be another busy day, as usual, in West Virginia and Yuma. And a relatively quiet one here in Shin Seiki. As is the apparent strategy, the Evas have once again dealt away much of the volume of their draft […]
Gary Trundleburry, Shin Seiki Post04/13/2036: Nagoya, Japan Don’t look now, but the tendrils of the extended Vail clan are continuing to extend throughout the known baseball universe. Everyone knows the Evas are headed by one of them, Kevin Vail, and the defending PEBA champ Ghosts are headed up by another, Dan Vail. You might even […]
Gary Trundleburry, Shin Seiki Post 04/06/2036: Nagoya, Japan Another year, and yet another coaching project in the Shin Seiki coaching ranks. The Evas are known for their tendency to bring former stars back to the organization to coach. They’ve stayed very on-brand with that concept by bringing home the biggest possible Eva – Yakamochi “Zoom-Zoom” […]
Gary Trundleburry, Shin Seiki Post 11/17/2034: Nagoya, Japan Heading in to this off season, there had been bitter disappointment in Shin Seiki, but with a sense of begrudging stability. The game day decisions in game 7 of the 2034 divisional round vs. Toyama caused an uncharacteristically noticeable reaction from the Evas’ front office. Usually, playoff […]
Gary Trundleburry, Shin Seiki Post 01/21/2033: Nagoya, Japan Another year, another coaching project in the Shin Seiki coaching ranks. This time it is 41 year old former pitcher Kiyohisa Takeda taking the reigns as a manager for the AA Seoul Crushers. Unlike other recent SS minor league coaching hires, this one is not a former […]
Gary Trundleburry, Shin Seiki Post 02/07/2032: Nagoya, Japan Shin Seiki GM Kevin Vail is, apparently, a creature of habit. If history is any indication, he likes trades, power hitters, and bringing former players back as coaches. To date, this off season has been as full of trades as one would expect. Rumors of a hunt […]
Gary Trundleburry, Shin Seiki Post 06/02/2031: Nagoya, Japan Time marches on in Shin Seiki like any place else. Games are played, stats are compiled, careers and made and ended. It’s the ending that has been in vogue lately for a handful of Eva personnel. Retirements of coaches that 98% of fans reading this article […]
