Randy Teller, Baseball America Asheville, North Carolina – November 13, 2026: Today the Planetary Extreme Baseball Alliance (PEBA) head office announced the completion of a working agreement between the owners group and players union that will take effect for the 2027 season. Far from being the hoped-for long term collective bargaining agreement that was the […]
Takanawa Times Season Preview April 6, 2026 by Tricia Takanawa With opening day arriving in just hours Duluth Warriors have completed an overhaul that should have them headed to the playoffs. As long as they can steer clear of the massive amount of injuries hitting the league. League officials have yet to figure out what […]
Randy Teller, Baseball America Marseille, France – October 27, 2025: World Independent League franchise, Marseille, finding itself staring down a staggering $100M loss following the 2025 season was once again pondering ceasing operations. The team owed far too much money to its players, spent far too much money traveling to its away games, and sold too few […]
Shiba Taguchi, Ryukyu Sports News Tuba City, Arizona – March 31, 2025: Heading into 2025, the Shisa are looking to build on the momentum generated by their first winning season in the PEBA. With the finishing touches on their brand new, state of the art, fifty-five thousand seat stadium, Shisa Stadium II, now being completed, […]
Shiba Taguchi, Ryukyu Sports News Naha, Okinawa – May 27, 2024: In its first three seasons in the PEBA, Okinawa has not had a winning season. For much of this year, Shisa Stadium has been at less than half capacity, with fans quietly but firmly expressing their lack of confidence in the Okinawa front office […]
Shiba Taguchi, Ryukyu Sports News Tuba City, Arizona – March 27, 2024: There should be more excitement surrounding the Shisa as they prepare for 2024, but four consecutive seasons of losing baseball appear to have left the fan base apathetic. This year is likely going to be Okinawa’s best chance yet at posting their first […]
Part I I first met Max Grant early last November. It was a sunless afternoon after a rain. I was heading into the barbershop. He was heading out, a balding man, about eighty, I’d guess, with gray hair cut very short. He recognized my face from the paper. A black and white picture of me […]
Ken O’Brien, Smallball Times Asheville, North Carolina – November 6, 2023: The PEBA announced on Monday that it had struck a four-year, $8 billion media-rights deal with its global television partners in North America, Asia, and Europe. This agreement will have far-reaching effects on everything from how teams are put together to how you consume […]
Shiba Taguchi, Ryukyu Sports News Naha, Okinawa – November 5, 2023: Shisa fans could be forgiven for supposing that 2023 might be year in which Okinawa finally played winning baseball. While the Shisa did begin the season with a payroll that ranked 26th out of the 32 PEBA teams, one place lower than the previous […]
14: August, 2020 It’s quite some time before I hear from Miss Okano again. I am naturally reluctant to mention the visit from Mr. Takagi, which on the one hand may validate my actions leaving the beach, or at least make me look a bit less paranoid, but on the other hand makes me look […]