CJ Baseball: June 30th, 2007
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Nagoya treated us well. After dropping 4 in a row we were able to pull off the 2 game sweep at the Nagoya Dome versus the Dragons, the second place team from the central league. Our offense, which had been struggling, put up 15 runs in the two games. We needed that.
Our new gaijin, pitcher Jason Standridge, made his debut and picked up a win. Jason threw up a zero as we say (a shutout inning) in the 5th while we were down 4-0. The team rallied back in the top of the 6th and we took the lead 6-4. Not bad for Jason, 1 game, 1 win. I teased him that I had been here for 5 months and haven't even come close to getting a win. As a reliever you just fall into wins, it's all about being in the right place at the right time.
I got into both of the game in Nagoya and had positive results. I feel like I am really starting to catch a groove since I have been back from the minors and Lord willing that continues. We now have 4 days without a game, something very unusual for me. We'll practice 3 of those days and you do whatever you can to try and stay sharp. We have good momentum right now and we don't want to lose it.
Our interleague record finished at 11-13, 8 games back of the Nippon Ham Fighters. By posting the best record in interleague the Fighters claimed the 50 million yen team prize. In Japan the team with the best record in interleague play wins approximately $400,000. I am told half goes to the players and staff and the other half goes back to the team. Not a bad 12 months for the Fighters, they were the Japan and Asia Series winners last post season. Manager Trey Hillman is having a nice run.
Off the field Nagoya was fun. We had bad weather but I managed to find my way out for a little while. I once again found myself singing karaoke with a few strangers. It wasn't a late night as we had day games but it was still fun. Nagoya seems like a cool place.
I have posted some videos on the front of my MySpace page. I hope you enjoy them. You can also catch them and others on YouTube.com, account name Nicochan35.
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