As you are quite likely aware ouenka are supporters’ songs in Japanese baseball. These are the songs that are sung by the fans throughout the game, designed to inspire the team on to victory. Lotte had a nice, complete set of ouenka last year for all of last year’s players (and Bobby), but with the …
Author: Steve Novosel
I've gotta write, usually my voice is shot from yelling too much during Lotte games!
Fast Out of the Gate
The first series of the 2010 season vs Orix is in the books, and it was a GREAT one for Lotte. Three games in Osaka, 3 wins for the Marines. 25 runs scored on 43 hits. Last year Lotte didn’t win their first game in Osaka until August, this year the guys took the first …
Lousy Smarch Weather
If you told me 2 weeks ago Our Marines would be sitting at 5-2-1 after the first month of the season I’d tell you I’m pretty happy with that. This Wednesday’s game, though, was a doozy to sit through. Can’t win ’em all, can you? Actually I’ve been to both of the first two games …
In the Realm of the Clutch Hitters
Friday afternoon I took a look at my planner to see what was on for the weekend. It was empty except for one item, in bold, underlined with a star next to it: 1. Baseball Mmm, home opener. Two years ago the home opener was in late March; it was stupidly cold and raining but …
Hit Hit and Run
Sunday morning: coffee and fresh sandwich in hand, listening to “Air on G String” for breakfast. Time is smoothly moving – I am enjoying this moment. The feeling is probably not the same if any of the above items are missing. Speed star Tsuyoshi and Ogino collided with each other in the last game. I am …
Advanced Statistical Analysis® and The Men of Lotte
I used Advanced Statistical Analysis® (ASA) to see into the Pacific League future. One cannot deny statistical trends – they are truth incarnate, as if history is already written. Here’s what we know after the first weekend of the Pacific League future; specifically, Our Marines’s Future: – We will win 96 games this year. – …
Live Blog: Lotte @ Seibu Dome, 21 March
For complicated reasons I couldn’t make it to today’s game, so it’s time for the first live blog of the year! Yesterday was quite a heartbreaker. Naruse pitched great, only making two crucial mistakes, yet the offense couldn’t bail him out versus the very tough Wakui. Today it’s Watanabe vs Hoashi as Lotte tries to …
Bring Everyone! It’s Opening Day!
Everyone! Everyone! It’s opening day! How awesome is that?!?!! Opening day, Tokorozawa. Chiba meets Seibu for the first game of the 2010 season. Naruse faces Wakui. Does it get any better? I left the house at 7:30 for the almost 2 hour trip to Seibu Dome, figuring arriving 1.5 hours before the gates open and …
Picture and Video Gallery from Spring Camp 2010 – More Stuff to be Added When I am Bored
I’ve started to update my stuff from Spring Camp. There’s a bunch of separate pages – please take a look at the “Spring Camp 2010” heading or follow these direct links: Pictures – Part 1: These are (mostly) from Friday 12 February Pictures – Part 2: Now they’re all mixed Pictures – Part 3 Pictures …
Spring Camp Report: Sun Sun Sun Here It Comes
As I woke up this morning I was greeted by an unfamiliar face – the sun! It didn’t last all day of course but it was there, peeking through, and most of the day, too. That made it feel like, well, spring. What better time for some baseball? Because I am not real bright sometimes …