Gary Trundleburry, Shin Seiki Post 1/27/2029: Nagoya, Japan While the hot stove in Shin Seiki seems to ceaselessly sizzle, the minor league headlines continue to cause confidence amongst the affected affiliates. To date, the Evas have added Autobots around Atsumi, made more marketable merchandise in Marduk, and suped-up the solemn sombreros in Seoul. They even made Mitsu […]
Gary Trundleburry, Shin Seiki Post 12/26/2028: Nagoya, Japan Today the Evas continued to move on the apparent focus of the 2029 off season, the minor league system, by replacing the little-known A level Marduk Nerv’s hitting coach, Kyuichi Meshizuka, with long time Shin Seiki stalwart Mitsunari Suzuki. The front office believes that he will not only help […]
Gary Trundleburry, Shin Seiki Post 12/16/2028: Nagoya, Japan The Shin Seiki Evas are, by most measures, an active franchise. Trades are made, free agents are signed, top prospects are promoted, and Genesis Field is a world class facility. It makes for a good PEBA product, as the 4.77 million fans who made their way through the gates […]
Gary Trundleburry, Shin Seiki Post 01/01/2023: Nagoya, Japan Long time Evas center fielder Shinsui Hoshino has once again been brought back in to the Shin Seiki fold. This time it is to be the Manager for the A level Marduk Nerv. Hoshino coming back to the Evas’ system has been a relatively common occurrence over the past […]
Gary Trundleburry, Shin Seiki Post 12/01/2022: Nagoya, Japan Since day 1 at the helm of the Evas in the 2009-2010 off season,3B Nobuhito Hasegawa has been an acquisition target of Evas GM Kevin Vail. But for eleven years and counting, Hasegawa has eluded Vail’s grasp. The things that have kept him out of Shin Seiki have varied […]
Gary Trundleburry, Shin Seiki Post 6/20/2020: Nagoya, Japan The Shin Seiki Evas‘ offense has been disappointing so far in 2020, no question. Average offense has dropped like a rock from 6.1 runs per game in 2019 down to a flaccid 4.3 in 2020. That is in large part due to the massive inflow of pitching talent from […]
Gary Trundleburry, Shin Seiki Post 9/15/2019: Nagoya, Japan – Well looks who’s back! The Shin Seiki Evas elicited a few raised raised eyebrows this morning (but to be fair… mostly shrugs) by announcing former long time starting pitcher Gonçalo ‘Streamline’ Doroteia will be returning to their LRS roster. Previously, “Streamline” had spent 7+ years on the Evas’ roster, rising […]
The Nichibutsu Crestas finally did it! After failing in their attempt to win the championship in their only attempt in 2013, the Crestas have won the AAA championship in 2018. This team started out the year very slow at 11-12 through May and most of the fans figured they would either finish in 2nd or 3rd place – which, […]
Gary Trundleburry, Shin Seiki Post 10/24/2018: Nagoya, Japan — On the eve of their showdown with their surging division rival Niihama-shi Ghosts in the LRS Wasei Junkesshou series, the Shin Seiki Evas announced their minor league batter and pitcher of the year. At the noon press conference, GM Kevin Vail made the following statement: “It is my distinct pleasure to be able […]
