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Unusual Trades in NPB History, Part 1
This month’s paid-subscriber post: to ring in the offseason, here are some of the most shocking trades in Japanese baseball history.
Hiroki Kokubo just led the Hawks to another Japan Series title*. I wrote about him a couple of times recen...
BayStars vs Hawks
What a week. I’d been having some issues with my sinuses and took off work on Monday to see a doctor. I was prescribed allergy medicine and I’ve basically been a zombie since I started taking them, drifting in and out of brain fog and unabl...
The BayStars are Going to the Japan Series
Heading into Saturday, the BayStars were just one win away from advancing to the Japan Series. They finished in third place, beat the Giants in two games to advance to the second round of the playoffs, and had won the first three games of t...
The Final Stage is Set
The Final Stage of the Climax Series has been set. Yes, the playoffs in NPB are called the Climax Series. No, I’m not sure anyone realizes how ridiculous it sounds in English. And it turns out, my predictions were half right. Who knew it wa...
The 2026 NPB Playoffs
I honestly cannot believe the regular season is over. As a kid, each year seemed to last forever but now that I’m approaching 40 (that does not feel real), everything is passing in the blink of an eye. Heck, we’re a third of the way through...
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