Shiba Taguchi, Ryukyu Sports News Naha, Okinawa – October 8, 2022: The Shisa began the season with a payroll that ranked 25th out of the 32 PEBA teams, and less star power than a community theater production of Oklahoma. Expectations for the the team were low. Sixty-four wins and a last place finish in the […]
Shiba Taguchi, Ryukyu Sports News Naha, Okinawa – July 18, 2022: Shisa outfielder Kojuro Ishiyama spoke to the press today in an attempt to put to rest rumors that have been circulating regarding his changed appearance this season. “I just want to clear the air today, and hopefully put this whole thing behind me” said […]
Shiba Taguchi, Ryukyu Sports News Naha, Okinawa – July 1, 2022: The Shisa have announced that Wednesday, August 17th will be Dracula Night in honor of former Shisa player Ton ‘Dracula’ Nakamura at Shisa Stadium. “The timing feels right,” says Okinawa General Manager Morris Ragland. The Okinawa front office acknowledges that the move is in […]
12: June, 2020 Sittin’ in the morning sun I’ll be sittin’ when the evening comes Watching the ships roll in Then I watch them roll away again Miss Okano packs a lunch and we plan to spend the day on a stretch of beach within sight of the entrance to a fish processing facility operated […]
Shiba Taguchi, Ryukyu Sports News Tuba City, Arizona – March 13, 2022: The Shisa gear up for 2022, hoping for an improved record, though most experts don’t foresee much success for Okinawa in the coming year. Executives have worked hard to bring in players to help the team, but may be forced to watch that […]
Shiba Taguchi, Ryukyu Sports News Naha, Japan – February 3, 2022: Alex Bothwell plays first base for the Shisa Triple-A affiliate Shizuoka Anguirus. Born in New York City in 1999, Bothwell grew up in the aftermath of the death of big league baseball in the Big Apple. He played his youth baseball in local city […]
I meet Dave at the Hi-Lo Grill and Billiard Hall, the lights of the office towers downtown are looming in the background a few blocks to the north as I walk in. It takes me a minute to shake off the early December night air and take in the bar. The Hi-Lo is one of […]
Shiba Taguchi, Ryukyu Sports News Naha, Okinawa – June 9, 2021: In the old LRS, amateur drafts rarely merited much attention. Beyond the second round, frequently the pool of talent became very shallow indeed, and there were rarely more than a dozen players worth writing about. In the inaugural draft of the new thirty-two team […]
Shiba Taguchi, Ryukyu Sports News Naha, Okinawa – April 27, 2021: Shisa fans have had to wait until the fourth week of the season, but the time is now fast approaching when Okinawa will host a team from North America in Shisa Stadium in a regular season PEBA game. It will be an historic first […]
Shiba Taguchi, Ryukyu Sports News Tuba City, Arizona – March 22, 2021: Shisa executives officially unveiled the team’s new spring training facilities two weeks ago, just prior to their first game against Shin Seiki, a game Okinawa lost 6-5. While sportswriters here in the U.S. have projected the Shisa to finish in the middle of […]