website statistics
Jump to content

Baseball 2018 Discussion Thread


phelps
 Share

Recommended Posts

the Major League Baseball is over for this year, but we still have a few important leagues running their playoffs/final series...

 

one of those is the :JPN Japanese NPB, which is in the middle of their final series, the Nippon Series 2018...

 

the 2 teams that are fighting for this year's crown are the Hiroshima Toyo Carp (winners of the Central League and with the home field advantage in the NS) and the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (Pacific League champions)...

 

game #1 was played last Saturday...and ended in an unconventional tie (2-2 after 12 innings...yes, Japanese rules allow games to end with a tie)...

 

game #2 was played last sunday...and this time the home team (Hiroshima) got an easy win (5-1)...

 

game #3 was played earlier today...and the SoftBank Hawks took advantage of the home ground and won after a hard (and crazy) battle with the final score of 9-8...

 

game #4 is scheduled for tomorrow in Fukuoka @ 6.30 p.m. local time (10.30 a.m. CET)...

Link to comment
Share on other sites

5 minuti fa, heywoodu ha scritto:

Cool, I see Rick van den Hurk is playing in the Japan Series :yikes:

 

yeah, he's playing for the Hawks...and he took quite a beating last Sunday in game #2...

Dutch players have a long history of playing in the Japanese leagues (Balentien was one of the top HR hitters also in this season, for instance)...

Edited by phelps
Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 minute ago, phelps said:

 

yeah, he's playing for the Hawks...and he took quite a beating last Sunday in game #2...

Dutch players have a long history of playing in the Japanese leagues (Balentien was one of the top HR hitters also in this season, for instance)...

I had no idea :d 

 

Hopefully vdHurk plays again, it's a bit late now to write something about it on a Dutch website, but if he does, I surely will :p 

.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Fukuoka Softbank Hawks took the lead in the Nippon Series thanks to an easy (and not so exciting) game #4 win vs the Hiroshima Toyo Carp (4-1 the final score) on home ground...

 

today's match winner was really never in doubt...a 2-run shot in the bottom of the 3rd inning did break the tie and then the Hawks never looked back...

 

game #5 is scheduled for tomorrow, always in Fukuoka and always at the same time (6.30 p.m. local, 10.30 a.m. CET)...

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Nippon Series 2018

 

a walk-off HR by Yuki Yanagita in the bottom of the 10th inning gave the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks the victory in a very entertaining game #5...

 

this time we've had quite a few lead changes through the entire game and a close match until the end, but the result is the same as the last 3 matches, the Hawks win...

 

and now they lead 3-1 (and a tie) in the Nippon Series, just 1 win away from the final triumph...

 

the Hiroshima Toyo Carp now have their shoulders against the wall, but at least they will have their home crowd's support in the next chapters of this saga...

 

game #6 is scheduled for Saturday in Hiroshima, always @ 6.30 p.m. Japan time (10.30 a.m. CET)...

 

p.s. @heywoodu keep an eye on Saturday's game...there's a chance that Van den Hurk could pitch for the Hawks, even if it's more likely to see him on Sunday (if a further game is needed)...

Link to comment
Share on other sites

@heywoodu Van Den Hurk did pitch earlier today in game #6 of the Nippon Series...

I just start watching the game, so I don't know how he went yet, but I can tell you that he gave up a lead-off hit already in the bottom of the 1st inning...

 

more about the whole game later tonight...

Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 minute ago, phelps said:

@heywoodu Van Den Hurk did pitch earlier today in game #6 of the Nippon Series...

I just start watching the game, so I don't know how he went yet, but I can tell you that he gave up a lead-off hit already in the bottom of the 1st inning...

 

more about the whole game later tonight...

I saw the score somewhere during the 9th inning, but actually also don't know how it ended :d Where are you watching?

.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

5 ore fa, heywoodu ha scritto:

I saw the score somewhere during the 9th inning, but actually also don't know how it ended :d Where are you watching?

 

Japanese TV Networks...today it was TBS...

I'm using an Android TV app called iSakura Pro (5 USD for 3 days, 2 stints to cover all the week)...

https://japannettv.com/wpshop/index.php/isakurapro-plus/

 

 

by the way, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks won today's game #6 with the score of 2-0 and are the new Nippon Series Champions (4-1 and a tie, the series score)...:champion:

 

Van den hurk survived the first 2 difficult innings without giving up any run...and then he suddenly became untouchable for the following 4 (4 hits and 1 base on ball alowwed and 10 Ks in his 6 innings of work...and the satisfaction to be registered as the winning pitcher)...

and when his relievers got the call from their manager, nothing changed...just 1 base on ball and no hits allowed by Takeda, Kayama and Mori in the final 3 innings...

so, a manufactured run in the 4th and a solo shot by Gracial in the 5th were enough for the Hawks to take the win and the title home...

 

for the Hawks is the 7th title overall (the 1st came in 1999), the 4th in the last 5 seasons and the second in a row...:yikes:

 

Fukuoka's catcher Takaya Kai was named Nippon Series 2018 MVP, mainly because of his unbelievable defensive plays (6 caught stealing in 6 games)...

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 1 month later...
Guest
This topic is now closed to further replies.
 Share

  • Latest Posts around Totallympics

    • Do You know exact time that they gonna publish olympic qualifications systems?    I think they should do it in December 2024!!!!
    • It appears India and Macau have been added to the men's hockey competition.   The country that withdrew was North Korea.
    • Comité Olímpico Peruano  The Sunset Gala awarded to Stefano Peschiera the Best Athlete of 2024   Also awarded Best Male Athlete in individual sports: Stefano Peschiera (Sailing) Best Male Team: E-Sports Best Female Athlete in individual sports: Kimberly García (Athletics) Best Female Team: E-Sports Best Young Athlete: Christiana de Osma Bedoya (Water Ski)  
    • She has competed for Brazil some 20 days ago...OAsport writers must have taken long holidays and needed more time than usual for their "copy, paste and add a clickbait title/intro" article 
    • it looks like  will have soon another biathlon member in their ranks    born Gaia Brunello is going to switch to her mom's native Land...good luck to her!   p.s. just don't give a f*ck to the clickbaiting comparison to Braathen in the title of the article    https://www.oasport.it/2025/01/anche-litalia-ha-la-sua-braathen-gaia-brunello-sceglie-il-brasile-nel-biathlon/
    • my picks...   all the home teams except for the Vikings winning in LA
    • my problem isn't that*...it's that I just can't stand the test match format    I'd rather watch T20 or ODI...I don't like even the T10 format   *I just discovered that we can watch the 7+ ott also here in Italy, just need a good  VPN and a bit of patience to register to their portal (it's completely free, and the app on the amazon firestick works way better than the regular website on my PC)    for those who like to dare, there's a chance to subscribe to Kayo Sports, too, but I didn't take the risk yet...you know...   meanwhile, for those who are more into "a certain kind of stuff"  there's always the magical app Sportsfire (it works basically only on the amazon firestick, though)...and you have a whole world at your feet  (when it worls )
    • Meanwhile, a bit of a request for help: I have been trying, but if anyone can find the qualification rules for the world championships in Trondheim, specifically the requirements to be allowed to start in all races, that'd be great, I can't find it anywhere yet..   Edit: of course I found it right after asking for help     Only remaining question is: does 'current' mean what at that moment is the current list (the 6th FIS points list) or the one that is used for the eligibility for the WSC 2025 as listed on the 'Dates of the lists' document (5th FIS points list)?    
    • Happy New Year to you as well!   So, we got back from Oberwiesenthal Sunday night, after an adventurous drive in the snow and a long road back home. It went well there: the classic sprint on Saturday resulted in 314 points, which improved her own position towards the team sprint in the world championships (being in the team sprint is potentially very important towards the Olympics). She beat her main rival by a whopping 11 seconds, so that was awesome.   20k mass start classic on Sunday wasn't that good: in the first of six laps, some athletes around her fell, one of them hit her left foot (the one that got injured in the accident 3 years ago) and that resulted in quite some pain. I was waiting with my drinks in the coaching area, but after the field passed there in lap two, she didn't appear, so I knew something was up. Walked back and saw her walking towards me, then she explained what had happened. The pain after being hit in the foot was too much to keep going for 16km, especially in a race that wouldn't count for the Olympic ranking anyway and was only meant for 'racing rhythm', continueing could do more damage than good.   That's a shame, but no problem, the sprint went well and that was WAY more important. Also: the day before the race we went to the Polish wax cabin to ask for help, because she does always need someone to wax her skis and 'Team' Brazil isn't really an option. The Polish very gladly helped (and were paid with a nice 12-pack of beer we brought for that occassion) and the skis were really good, so that was fantastic. Even better: after the mass start, and explaining why being hit in the foot was such a problem and so on, the wax guy - without us even asking - offered to also help at the world championships, and invited her for a training camp with the team in the summer     December had gone very well as well, right now (with still this entire season and half of next season to go) she is leading the Brazilian Olympic ranking by a nice margin. Of course many races to come for everyone, but so far, so good!   Next option is 17-19 January, FESA Cup in Falcade. Financially it's a bit tough, since that is yet another 2300km with the rental car (with which we already did 1600 now, and we only have 2000 on the contract, so every km outside of it costs 20 cents), plus another accomodation needed. We're looking into the options, because Falcade has a classic sprint AND a 10k freestyle, which is the absolute perfect combination considering those are the things that count for the Olympic ranking. We're trying to scrape enough together, so...we'll keep you updated  
    • Luckily is not even close to Braathen's talent...
×
×
  • Create New...