PLCS Stage 2 Game 1
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Re: PLCS Stage 2 Game 1
[ Author: westbaystars | Posted: Oct 13, 2007 4:22 PM
| YBS Fan
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Looks like I was wrong. I did call the game in the chat room as we didn't have anyone else with a visual to call it. And I was still able to get some work done between plays, so all wasn't lost.
However, I'm heading out now and will miss much of the start of the CLCS Stage 1 Game 1. If anyone wants to call the game, feel free. If nobody does, it's no big deal. I'm sure there will be plenty of dissection of the game to follow.
Nonetheless, here is the game log:
TRANSCRIPT generated on 2007/10/13
CHATROOM PL Climax Series/Stage 2 Game 1
13:03 Ken D.: hello all.
13:05 Ken D.: and TSUYOSHI leads off with a hit
13:06 Ken D.: hello
13:06 westbaystars: Well, that was quick.
13:06 123: wats the score now
13:06 westbaystars: I just posted about the CL, too.
13:06 westbaystars: Just started. 0-0, top of the first.
13:07 westbaystars: Tsuyoshi led off with a lead-off infield hit to deep short.
13:07 westbaystars: Then stole second.
13:07 Ken D.: TSUYOSHI led off with a single
13:07 westbaystars: Nippon Ham's catcher took too long with a double pump.
13:07 Ken D.: ok.
13:08 Ken D.: darvis vs. Kubo
13:08 westbaystars: That was the difference between a close play and him being safe well ahead of the throw.
13:09 westbaystars: So, how is it that the two of you are "watching" the game?
13:09 Ken D.: hayakawa Ks.
13:09 Ken D.: i'm watching the boxscore update. pretty lame, I know.
13:10 westbaystars: Not lame. It's a useful method.
13:10 12346: wat website to see the box score update
13:10 Ken D.: TBS.
13:10 Ken D.: japan, not US.
13:10 12346: tbs.com
13:11 Ken D.: TBS United States has COL vs, Arizona now.
13:11 westbaystars: I think he wants the full URL.
13:11 Ken D.: no...it's http://www.tbs.co.jp/baseball/top/main.htm
13:11 Ken D.: i was slow on the copy/paste...
13:12 12346: is this a live website
13:13 Ken D.: Fukuura flew out to left?
13:13 westbaystars: You can try the live video here: http://baseball.yahoo.co.jp/npb/teams/movie/8.html
13:13 Ken D.: yes...the boxscores should be right there.
13:13 westbaystars: Don't know if it'll work outside of Japan, though.
13:14 Ken D.: no, it won't. US IP #.
13:14 westbaystars: You can also get the HTML updates from Yahoo! Japan here.
13:14 Ken D.: thanks, though
13:14 westbaystars: http://baseball.yahoo.co.jp/npb/live?id=2007101304&rf=on
13:14 Ken D.: yes, i like TBS, you may find better ones elsewhere.
13:15 Ken D.: you're not annoucing, right Westbay-san?
13:15 Ken D.: *announcing
13:15 westbaystars: No, not today. I have other work that needs to be done.
13:16 Ken D.: Saburo Ks. inning over.
13:16 Ken D.: Darvish threw 18 pitches
13:17 westbaystars: ---
13:17 westbaystars: Bottom of 1st
13:17 westbaystars: ---
13:17 westbaystars: It's good to break up the half innings should I post this as a game log.
13:17 Ken D.: Do you think Darvish wins Sawamura with 15-5, 1.82?
13:18 westbaystars: The Fighters fans have green boards all along the left side of the stadium for Morimoto.
13:18 westbaystars: The entire left side of the stands looks green.
13:18 westbaystars: He's the most likely, for all the reasons sited in the thread.
13:19 westbaystars: Naruse still has people scrathing their heads wondering what's made him so effective.
13:19 westbaystars: I think that'll count against him.
13:19 westbaystars: You look at Darvish and know that he's a presence on the mound.
13:20 westbaystars: That makes voting for him much easier.
13:20 Ken D.: understood.
13:21 Ken D.: meanwhile, Kensuke Tanaka bats after Morimoto makes out
13:22 Ken D.: and walks
13:22 westbaystars: Morimoto grounded out to third.
13:22 westbaystars: Tanaka's walk as on a full count pitch high and outside.
13:23 Ken D.: thanks for the color.
13:23 westbaystars: Just adding a little bit extra information.
13:24 Ken D.: yes, and thank you for the 2007 stats. that was updated quickly.
13:24 Ken D.: i found them most useful today
13:25 Ken D.: Inaba...
13:26 westbaystars: I've found that I'm still missing a number of people.
13:26 Ken D.: oh. i hadn't noticed. If I see someone I will fill them in if you wish.
13:27 westbaystars: Like Yoh on the Fighters, Minami, Hori, Uchi, and Hayashi on the Marines.
13:27 westbaystars: Yan and Tsuji on the Hawks as well.
13:28 westbaystars: I'm afraid that I don't that that interface on the web yet. I still do the updates via shell scripts.
13:28 Ken D.: Inaba singled to right, but Seguinol has struck out
13:29 Ken D.: 2 out, 2 on for Kudo
13:29 westbaystars: Inaba's single through the right side was on a hit and run, Tanaka moving to third.
13:29 westbaystars: Tanaka had stumbled a bit rounding second, but still made it without a throw.
13:31 Ken D.: Kudoh struck out. End of 1.
13:33 westbaystars: ---
13:33 westbaystars: Top of 2nd
13:33 westbaystars: ---
13:33 westbaystars: Satozaki leads off the second with a single up the middle.
13:34 westbaystars: On the full count pitch to Ortiz, the umpire called the final pitch low for ball four.
13:34 westbaystars: That looked like an awfully good pitch. Darvish, the catcher, and Hillman-kantoku all looked perplexed at the call.
13:35 westbaystars: Runners at first and second, nobody out.
13:35 Ken D.: So the first 2 men on for the Marines...
13:36 westbaystars: Ohmatsu give the ball a ride to straight away center, but Hichori runs back and makes the catch in front of the ...
13:36 westbaystars: ... warning track.
13:36 westbaystars: Satozaki tags up at second and moves to third.
13:38 Ken D.: so Benny comes up with a chance to give Lotte and early lead on Darvish
13:38 westbaystars: A broken bat grounder to third by Benny.
13:38 Ken D.: an
13:38 westbaystars: Koyano rushes in, and his only play is to first.
13:38 westbaystars: Satozaki scores.
13:39 westbaystars: Well, on the replay, I think they might have had a chance at the plate, but it wouldn't be easy.
13:39 westbaystars: Imae then grounds the ball up the right side, fielded - and dropped! - by Darvish.
13:39 westbaystars: But Darvish picks the ball up and throws to first in plenty of time.
13:39 Ken D.: 1-0 Marines
13:40 westbaystars: That retires the side, but not before the Marines take a 1-0 lead.
13:40 westbaystars: ---
13:40 westbaystars: Bottom of 2nd
13:40 westbaystars: ---
13:40 westbaystars: Did I say I wasn't going to do a play-by-play?
13:41 Ken D.: Has a large contingent of Marines fans made the trip up north?
13:41 Ken D.: I'm a bad influence.
13:41 westbaystars: They're certainly audible.
13:42 westbaystars: I appriciate the attempt, but there's not enough information in the box score.
13:42 westbaystars: Koyano leads off the bottom of the second with a drive to right-center, but Saburo has him played perfectly.
13:43 westbaystars: One away.
13:44 westbaystars: Inada follows with a single, going through just to the right of the second base bag.
13:46 westbaystars: http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sb20071013j2.html
13:46 westbaystars: Japan Times PL Stage 2 Preview:
13:47 westbaystars: Next batter singles to right.
13:47 westbaystars: Runners at first and second with one away.
13:48 Ken D.: Very cool. Thanks
13:48 Ken D.: Deanna said the Fighters will win, "that's just the way it is."
13:49 westbaystars: Jason Coskrey has written some good pieces. Much better than that other Japan Times dinosaur.
13:49 westbaystars: I'm afraid I'm pulling for Lotte. No disrepect to Deanna intended.
13:50 westbaystars: Tsuruoka grounds the ball through the left side!
13:50 westbaystars: No! Tsuyoshi managed to get to the ball!
13:50 westbaystars: He knocked the ball down with the tip of his glove, but by the time he got it, he had no play anywhere.
13:51 Ken D.: That's right, you're a closet Lotte fan. I nearly forgot.
13:51 westbaystars: Infield hit.
13:51 westbaystars: That that brings up Hichori.
13:51 westbaystars: With the bases loaded and 1 out.
13:52 westbaystars: A Lotte - Giants Nippon Series would give me the best chance of getting to attend.
13:53 westbaystars: A friend has found a pair of tickets to Game 3 of CLCS Stage 2 at Tokyo Dome.
13:53 westbaystars: ... at a reasonable price.
13:54 Ken D. TO westbaystars - OK, I have actually got to go and do work. The Islanders gave me a full-season media pass, so I'd better deliver.
13:54 westbaystars: Full count. Nowhere to put Morimoto.
13:54 Ken D. TO westbaystars - There's an article on me and my group in Sport Illustrated, if you care.
13:54 westbaystars: Well, then. Have a good time.
13:55 westbaystars: URL?
13:55 westbaystars: Morimoto hits the ball deep to right.
13:55 Ken D. TO westbaystars - one second...
13:55 westbaystars: Saburo going back.
13:55 westbaystars: He reaches up.
13:55 Ken D. TO westbaystars - http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/richard_deitsch/10/08/islanders.bloggers/index.html
13:55 westbaystars: The ball sails over his outreached glove and hits at the base of the wall.
13:55 westbaystars: One run in. Two runs in.
13:56 westbaystars: Gyakuten double by Morimoto!
13:56 westbaystars: Fighters take a 2-1 lead.
13:56 Ken D.: Wooo.
13:56 westbaystars: And it looks like Valentine-kantoku is looking for a pitcher to get out of this.
13:57 westbaystars: Shinjo gives Morimoto a big thumbs up from his VIP box.
13:58 Ken D.: Enjoy the games today! Thank you for the chat room once again.
13:58 westbaystars: And Kubo is gone after just facing 10 batters.
13:58 westbaystars: Takagi comes in.
13:58 westbaystars: My pleasure. Take care.
14:00 westbaystars: And Tanaka lines the ball to right, bouncing in there for a base hit!
14:00 westbaystars: One run in.
14:00 westbaystars: Hichori rounds third and heads home.
14:01 westbaystars: Saburo's throw is grabbed by Satozaki in front of home plate as Morimoto slides in.
14:01 westbaystars: Satozaki's throw to second is not in time! Tanaka is safe at second.
14:01 westbaystars: Fighters take a 4-1 lead.
14:01 westbaystars: That'll bring up Inaba.
14:02 westbaystars: And he strikes out swinging on four pitches. Two outs, runner at second.
14:03 westbaystars: Seguignol gets an intentional walk.
14:06 westbaystars: Takagi gets Kudoh swinging at a low and away pitch for out number three.
14:06 westbaystars: But not before the Fighters come back with 4 runs in the bottom of the second ...
14:06 westbaystars: ... to take a 4-1 lead.
14:06 westbaystars: ---
14:06 westbaystars: Top of 3rd
14:06 westbaystars: ---
14:09 westbaystars: Tsuyoshi leads off the third inning with a double to left center.
14:09 westbaystars: That makes three innings out of three where the lead off Marine has reached.
14:10 westbaystars: Hayakawa follows laying down the first pitch up the third base line.
14:10 westbaystars: Koyano tries to field the ball bare handed, but fails!
14:10 westbaystars: Runners at the corner with nobody out.
14:12 westbaystars: Fukuura grounds the ball to Tanaka at second. The throws to short for one,
14:13 westbaystars: the relay to first is in time - double play.
14:13 westbaystars: But Tsuyoshi scores on the play, cutting the Fighters' lead in half, 4-2.
14:13 westbaystars: Saburo then lines the second pitch to right field.
14:14 westbaystars: Going, going, Inaba leaps!
14:14 westbaystars: And against the right field wall, Inaba comes down with the ball!
14:14 westbaystars: Inaba literally had his back against the wall, and pulled it down.
14:15 westbaystars: Three away for the Marines here in the third.
14:15 westbaystars: But not before they managed to get one run across.
14:15 westbaystars: The Marines now trail by a score of 2-4.
14:15 westbaystars: ---
14:15 westbaystars: Bottom of 3rd
14:15 westbaystars: ---
14:17 westbaystars: Komiyama comes in to pitch for the Chiba Lotte Marines in the bottom of the third.
14:17 westbaystars: And he gets Koyano to line out to Imae at third.
14:17 westbaystars: One away.
14:21 westbaystars: Inada grounds out to second. Two away.
14:21 westbaystars: Kaneko follows with a half liner to first. And the Fighters are down in order by Komi-chan in the third.
14:22 westbaystars: At the end of 3 complete, the Fighters lead 4-2.
14:22 westbaystars: ---
14:22 westbaystars: Top of 4th
14:22 westbaystars: ---
14:22 westbaystars: Satozaki, who led off the 2nd with a single up the middle, leads off the 4th.
14:23 westbaystars: He lifts the second pitch to shallow center field.
14:23 westbaystars: With fielders converging from everywhere, it's Kaneko who calls for the ball and takes it in for out number one.
14:23 westbaystars: That brings up Ortiz.
14:24 westbaystars: And Ortiz pops out to second baseman Tanaka. Two quick outs.
14:26 westbaystars: Ohmatsu follows by grounding out to Tanaka at second.
14:26 westbaystars: Three up, three down for the marines in the 4th.
14:26 westbaystars: ---
14:26 westbaystars: Bottom of 4th
14:26 westbaystars: ---
14:28 westbaystars: Fighters' catcher Tsuruoka leads off the home half of the 4th.
14:29 westbaystars: Tsuruoka lines the ball to right field. Saburo dashes in, and fields the ball on a short hop.
14:29 westbaystars: Lead off base hit for the Fighters in the fourth.
14:29 westbaystars: And back to the top of the order in Morimoto.
14:30 westbaystars: Morimoto doubled his last at bat.
14:32 westbaystars: The double accounted for the first two Fighter runs.
14:32 westbaystars: But he lays down a sacrifice bunt this time, moving Tsuruoka to second.
14:33 westbaystars: And that brings the Lotte pitching oach out.
14:33 westbaystars: Looks like Komi-chan is done. Fujita is coming in.
14:37 westbaystars: With Tanaka at bat, Tsuruoka swipes third without a throw.
14:37 westbaystars: Fujita wasn't paying any attention to the Fighter catcher.
14:37 westbaystars: Tanaka hits a slow dribbler to the left side.
14:38 westbaystars: Tsuruoka stays put at third while Tanaka is thrown out at first.
14:38 westbaystars: Runner at third, two outs.
14:38 westbaystars: And Inaba coming to the plate.
14:38 westbaystars: The bouncing of the fans has the center field camera bouncing with them.
14:39 westbaystars: Runner at third, two outs.
14:40 westbaystars: With the count full, Inaba draws a walk on a low and away pitch.
14:40 westbaystars: Runners at the corners.
14:41 westbaystars: And the Marines' pitching coach comes out again, asking for the ball.
14:41 westbaystars: Looks like Valentine-kanoku plans on using all his pitchers this afternoon.
14:41 westbaystars: Shimizu is given the call.
14:43 westbaystars: Seguignol swings and lifts the first pitch from Shimizu high and deep to center.
14:44 westbaystars: Hayakawa goes back, turns at the warning track, and makes the catch for out number three.
14:44 westbaystars: Seguignol got a little too far under that one, coming up just short of the center field fense.
14:44 westbaystars: So the Fighters get a runner as far as third, but come up empty.
14:45 westbaystars: At the end of 4 complete, the Fighters continue to lead by a score of 4-2.
14:45 westbaystars: ---
14:45 westbaystars: Top of 5th
14:45 westbaystars: ---
14:46 westbaystars: Benny leads off the fifth for the Marines.
14:47 westbaystars: And he goes down swinging at an outside 2-2 pitch.
14:47 westbaystars: That's the third strike out for Darvish this afternoon.
14:47 westbaystars: Imae comes up next.
14:49 westbaystars: He flies out directly to the left fielder. Two away.
14:49 westbaystars: And it's back to the top of the order in 2 for 2 Tsuyoshi.
14:51 westbaystars: Tsuyoshi draws a full count base on balls to keep Lotte alive in the fifth.
14:51 westbaystars: That brings up Hayakawa.
14:52 westbaystars: Darvish isn't getting his first pitches over for strikes.
14:52 westbaystars: The second offering to Hayakawa is grounded sharply to Koyano at third.
14:52 westbaystars: He throws to second for the force, and the side is retired.
14:53 westbaystars: After 4 and a half, the score remains Marines 2 - 4 Fighters.
14:53 westbaystars: ---
14:53 westbaystars: Bottom of 5th
14:53 westbaystars: ---
14:55 westbaystars: Kudoh grounds Shimizu's first pitch of the 5th through the right side of the infield for a base hit.
14:55 westbaystars: Lead off man aboard for the Fighters.
14:57 westbaystars: Koyano grounds the ball to the right side.
14:57 westbaystars: Ortiz makes the play deep in the hole on the right side, and throws to first.
14:57 westbaystars: Runner advances to second.
14:57 westbaystars: That brings up Inada with one out and a runner on second.
15:01 westbaystars: Inada strikes out swinging way in front of the pitch for out number two.
15:01 westbaystars: That'll bring up Kaneko.
15:03 westbaystars: Kaneko lifts the ball high and deep to right field.
15:03 westbaystars: Saburo looks lost going toward the fence.
15:03 westbaystars: The changes course at the last second, and the ball bounces in!
15:04 westbaystars: Kudoh scores from second, and Kaneko heads into third with an RBI triple.
15:04 westbaystars: The Fighters take a 5-2 lead.
15:04 westbaystars: The next batter grounds out and the side is retired.
15:04 westbaystars: ---
15:04 westbaystars: Top of 6th
15:04 westbaystars: ---
15:09 westbaystars: Fukuura leads off grounding out to Tanaka at second.
15:11 westbaystars: Saburo follows grounding out to the left side. Two quick outs.
15:11 westbaystars: And Darvish has only thrown 80 pitches so far.
15:12 westbaystars: And Satozaki grounds out to short. Three up, three down.
15:13 westbaystars: ---
15:13 westbaystars: Bottom of 6th
15:13 westbaystars: ---
15:15 westbaystars: Morimoto grounds the first pitch of the bottom of the 6th right back to Shimizu on the mound.
15:15 westbaystars: He tosses the ball to first in plenty of time for out number one.
15:16 westbaystars: Tanaka follows with his second hit of the day, a single through the right side.
15:16 westbaystars: That'll bring up Inaba with one out and a runner on first.
15:19 westbaystars: Inaba lines out to center for out number two.
15:19 westbaystars: That'll bring up Seguignol.
15:20 westbaystars: And he grounds out to second to retire the side.
15:20 westbaystars: At the end of six, the Fighters hole on to a 3-run lead, 5-2.
15:20 westbaystars: ---
15:20 westbaystars: Top of 7th
15:20 westbaystars: ---
15:22 westbaystars: Ortiz leads off the seventh for the Marines.
15:23 westbaystars: And Darvish again doesn't get the called third strike against Ortiz. But this one with two strikes no ball.
15:24 westbaystars: But Ortiz helps Darvish out, swinging and missing a pitch about 1 ball's width outside.
15:24 westbaystars: That's strike out number 4.
15:24 westbaystars: And will bring up Ohmatsu.
15:26 westbaystars: And Darvish's fifth strike out is called on Ohmatsu by the third base umpire.
15:26 westbaystars: Ohmatsu unable to hold up on a pitch in the dirt.
15:26 westbaystars: So with two down and nobody on, it's up to Benny to keep things going.
15:28 westbaystars: Pitch number 100, a full count pitch to Benny, is called strike three on the outside corner.
15:28 westbaystars: Darvish strikes out the side in order in the 7th.
15:28 westbaystars: ---
15:28 westbaystars: Bottom of 7th
15:29 westbaystars: ---
15:34 westbaystars: After Kudoh goes down swinging, Koyano doubles to left to put a runner in scoring position with one out.
15:34 westbaystars: Koyano is then substituted by pinch runner Iiyama at second.
15:34 westbaystars: And Inada flies out to left-center.
15:35 westbaystars: Two down, runner at second.
15:35 westbaystars: Kaneko grounds the ball through the left side.
15:35 westbaystars: Iiyama is getting waved around third.
15:36 westbaystars: Ohmatsu comes up throwing.
15:36 westbaystars: And Iiyama is nailed at the plate by a good 3-5 meters.
15:36 westbaystars: Not a chance.
15:36 westbaystars: That's the third out.
15:37 westbaystars: After seven complete, the Fighters continue to lead, 5-2.
15:37 westbaystars: ---
15:37 westbaystars: Top of 8th
15:37 westbaystars: ---
15:39 westbaystars: Darvish's 102st pitch sails over Imae's head and to the backstop.
15:39 westbaystars: Both Darvish and Imae looked a bit surprised by that pitch.
15:39 westbaystars: Two pitches later, though, Darvish strikes out his 4th in a row, Imae swinging and missing a pitch low and away.
15:40 westbaystars: Tsuyoshi, 2 for 2 with a walk this afternoon steps up.
15:42 westbaystars: The full count pitch is grounded up the middle.
15:42 Deanna: I'm at work but just wanted to drop in to say GO FIGHTERS GO DARVISH!
15:42 westbaystars: Fielded by Kaneko to the left and behind the second base bag.
15:42 westbaystars: And thrown out.
15:43 westbaystars: Darvish is pitching very well.
15:44 westbaystars: And Hayakawa goes down looking at strike three down the middle at the knees.
15:44 westbaystars: Strike out number 8 for Darvish.
15:45 westbaystars: 5 in the last two innings.
15:45 westbaystars: Lotte is down to their last three outs down by 3.
15:45 westbaystars: ---
15:45 westbaystars: Bottom of 8th
15:45 westbaystars: ---
15:46 westbaystars: Takahashi comes in to pinch hit, leading off the bottom of the 8th for the Fighters.
15:47 westbaystars: He'll be pinch hitting for catcher Tsuruoka.
15:47 westbaystars: And goes down swinging on a low and inside pitch.
15:47 westbaystars: One away.
15:47 westbaystars: That brings us to the top of the order in Morimoto.
15:49 westbaystars: Morimoto grounds the ball through the left side for a base hit.
15:52 westbaystars: Tanaka lifts the ball to center field.
15:52 westbaystars: With the runner going.
15:53 westbaystars: Morimoto turns around real quick as Hayakawa comes in to make the catch.
15:53 westbaystars: No throw to first.
15:56 westbaystars: Morimoto takes second on a pitch that gets away from Satozaki.
15:56 westbaystars: Just one pitch before Inaba draws a full count walk.
15:56 westbaystars: That'll bring up Seguignol.
15:57 westbaystars: Darvish gets up and starts throwing in front of the third base dugout.
15:57 westbaystars: He's going for the complete game.
15:57 westbaystars: Seguignol lifts the ball a little too much again, center fielder coming in this time to make the catch.
15:57 westbaystars: And the side is retired.
15:58 westbaystars: Going to the 9th, the Fighters hold on to a 5-2 lead.
15:58 westbaystars: ---
15:58 westbaystars: Top of 9th
15:58 westbaystars: ---
16:00 westbaystars: Lotte down to their last three outs.
16:00 westbaystars: Fukuura leads off.
16:00 westbaystars: He'll be followed by Saburo and Satozaki.
16:01 westbaystars: Fukuura lifts the ball to left field, but right at Kudoh.
16:01 westbaystars: One away.
16:01 westbaystars: #4 batter Saburo.
16:01 westbaystars: Has yet to get a hit this game.
16:01 westbaystars: And is hit on the elbow pad on the second pitch.
16:02 westbaystars: Saburo slowly walks up the first base line.
16:02 westbaystars: That'll bring up Satozaki.
16:02 westbaystars: Satozaki singled his first at bat.
16:02 westbaystars: And later scored.
16:04 westbaystars: Satozaki breaks his bat, lifting the ball to shallow left.
16:04 westbaystars: Left fielder Kudo comes in and makes the catch for out number two.
16:04 westbaystars: Down to their last out.
16:05 westbaystars: Ortiz coming to the plate.
16:05 westbaystars: And Darvish's first pitch is right down the middle. Taken for strike one.
16:06 westbaystars: Second offering in the dirt outside. First base umpire says Ortiz held up. 1 and 1.
16:06 westbaystars: The third offering is fouled off and out of play to the right side.
16:06 westbaystars: Two strikes, one ball to Ortiz.
16:06 westbaystars: Marines down 2-5.
16:06 westbaystars: The fourth offering is swung out and lined back up the middle, base hit!
16:07 westbaystars: The Marines keep things going here in the 9th.
16:07 westbaystars: Two down, runners at first and second.
16:07 westbaystars: Darvish has thrown 130 pitches so far.
16:07 westbaystars: Ohmatsu steps into the left handed batter's box.
16:08 westbaystars: First pitch to Ohmatsu is called strike one on the outside corner.
16:08 Ken D.: attendance for the game was 42,222
16:08 westbaystars: Second offering misses high and away. 1 and 1.
16:08 westbaystars: Yea, they said no more would fit in.
16:08 westbaystars: The third offering is lifted to center field.
16:09 westbaystars: Morimoto side steps and comes in two.
16:09 westbaystars: And makes the catch for out number three.
16:09 westbaystars: Darvish throws the complete game for a Game 1 victory for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters.
16:09 westbaystars: ====
16:09 westbaystars: Marines 2 - 5 Fighters
16:09 westbaystars: ====
16:10 westbaystars: The Marines' second in right field was rather small.
16:11 westbaystars: Larger than I'd seen the visitor's section at Hiroshima, but not the full right side of the stadium.
16:11 westbaystars: Still, they made a lot of noise.
16:11 westbaystars: Morimoto and Darvish are declared the heros of the game.
16:12 westbaystars: Morimoto hitting the gyakuten double putting the Fighters up 2-1 at the time.
16:12 Ken D.: Well they're up 1-0 in this best of 5.
16:13 westbaystars: My family is clammoring to go out.
16:13 westbaystars: So I'm done.
16:13 westbaystars: I'll be shutting this chat down and posting it.
16:14 Ken D.: Game 2 will be tomorrow at 1 PM local. See you then.
16:14 westbaystars: Head over to the CL game chat for the next game starting in another 50 minutes or so.
16:14 westbaystars: I don't think that I'll be here tomorrow.
16:14 Ken D.: Enjoy the day...
16:14 westbaystars: We have a community sports event.
16:15 westbaystars: Nonetheless catch you all later.
However, I'm heading out now and will miss much of the start of the CLCS Stage 1 Game 1. If anyone wants to call the game, feel free. If nobody does, it's no big deal. I'm sure there will be plenty of dissection of the game to follow.
Nonetheless, here is the game log:
TRANSCRIPT generated on 2007/10/13
CHATROOM PL Climax Series/Stage 2 Game 1
13:03 Ken D.: hello all.
13:05 Ken D.: and TSUYOSHI leads off with a hit
13:06 Ken D.: hello
13:06 westbaystars: Well, that was quick.
13:06 123: wats the score now
13:06 westbaystars: I just posted about the CL, too.
13:06 westbaystars: Just started. 0-0, top of the first.
13:07 westbaystars: Tsuyoshi led off with a lead-off infield hit to deep short.
13:07 westbaystars: Then stole second.
13:07 Ken D.: TSUYOSHI led off with a single
13:07 westbaystars: Nippon Ham's catcher took too long with a double pump.
13:07 Ken D.: ok.
13:08 Ken D.: darvis vs. Kubo
13:08 westbaystars: That was the difference between a close play and him being safe well ahead of the throw.
13:09 westbaystars: So, how is it that the two of you are "watching" the game?
13:09 Ken D.: hayakawa Ks.
13:09 Ken D.: i'm watching the boxscore update. pretty lame, I know.
13:10 westbaystars: Not lame. It's a useful method.
13:10 12346: wat website to see the box score update
13:10 Ken D.: TBS.
13:10 Ken D.: japan, not US.
13:10 12346: tbs.com
13:11 Ken D.: TBS United States has COL vs, Arizona now.
13:11 westbaystars: I think he wants the full URL.
13:11 Ken D.: no...it's http://www.tbs.co.jp/baseball/top/main.htm
13:11 Ken D.: i was slow on the copy/paste...
13:12 12346: is this a live website
13:13 Ken D.: Fukuura flew out to left?
13:13 westbaystars: You can try the live video here: http://baseball.yahoo.co.jp/npb/teams/movie/8.html
13:13 Ken D.: yes...the boxscores should be right there.
13:13 westbaystars: Don't know if it'll work outside of Japan, though.
13:14 Ken D.: no, it won't. US IP #.
13:14 westbaystars: You can also get the HTML updates from Yahoo! Japan here.
13:14 Ken D.: thanks, though
13:14 westbaystars: http://baseball.yahoo.co.jp/npb/live?id=2007101304&rf=on
13:14 Ken D.: yes, i like TBS, you may find better ones elsewhere.
13:15 Ken D.: you're not annoucing, right Westbay-san?
13:15 Ken D.: *announcing
13:15 westbaystars: No, not today. I have other work that needs to be done.
13:16 Ken D.: Saburo Ks. inning over.
13:16 Ken D.: Darvish threw 18 pitches
13:17 westbaystars: ---
13:17 westbaystars: Bottom of 1st
13:17 westbaystars: ---
13:17 westbaystars: It's good to break up the half innings should I post this as a game log.
13:17 Ken D.: Do you think Darvish wins Sawamura with 15-5, 1.82?
13:18 westbaystars: The Fighters fans have green boards all along the left side of the stadium for Morimoto.
13:18 westbaystars: The entire left side of the stands looks green.
13:18 westbaystars: He's the most likely, for all the reasons sited in the thread.
13:19 westbaystars: Naruse still has people scrathing their heads wondering what's made him so effective.
13:19 westbaystars: I think that'll count against him.
13:19 westbaystars: You look at Darvish and know that he's a presence on the mound.
13:20 westbaystars: That makes voting for him much easier.
13:20 Ken D.: understood.
13:21 Ken D.: meanwhile, Kensuke Tanaka bats after Morimoto makes out
13:22 Ken D.: and walks
13:22 westbaystars: Morimoto grounded out to third.
13:22 westbaystars: Tanaka's walk as on a full count pitch high and outside.
13:23 Ken D.: thanks for the color.
13:23 westbaystars: Just adding a little bit extra information.
13:24 Ken D.: yes, and thank you for the 2007 stats. that was updated quickly.
13:24 Ken D.: i found them most useful today
13:25 Ken D.: Inaba...
13:26 westbaystars: I've found that I'm still missing a number of people.
13:26 Ken D.: oh. i hadn't noticed. If I see someone I will fill them in if you wish.
13:27 westbaystars: Like Yoh on the Fighters, Minami, Hori, Uchi, and Hayashi on the Marines.
13:27 westbaystars: Yan and Tsuji on the Hawks as well.
13:28 westbaystars: I'm afraid that I don't that that interface on the web yet. I still do the updates via shell scripts.
13:28 Ken D.: Inaba singled to right, but Seguinol has struck out
13:29 Ken D.: 2 out, 2 on for Kudo
13:29 westbaystars: Inaba's single through the right side was on a hit and run, Tanaka moving to third.
13:29 westbaystars: Tanaka had stumbled a bit rounding second, but still made it without a throw.
13:31 Ken D.: Kudoh struck out. End of 1.
13:33 westbaystars: ---
13:33 westbaystars: Top of 2nd
13:33 westbaystars: ---
13:33 westbaystars: Satozaki leads off the second with a single up the middle.
13:34 westbaystars: On the full count pitch to Ortiz, the umpire called the final pitch low for ball four.
13:34 westbaystars: That looked like an awfully good pitch. Darvish, the catcher, and Hillman-kantoku all looked perplexed at the call.
13:35 westbaystars: Runners at first and second, nobody out.
13:35 Ken D.: So the first 2 men on for the Marines...
13:36 westbaystars: Ohmatsu give the ball a ride to straight away center, but Hichori runs back and makes the catch in front of the ...
13:36 westbaystars: ... warning track.
13:36 westbaystars: Satozaki tags up at second and moves to third.
13:38 Ken D.: so Benny comes up with a chance to give Lotte and early lead on Darvish
13:38 westbaystars: A broken bat grounder to third by Benny.
13:38 Ken D.: an
13:38 westbaystars: Koyano rushes in, and his only play is to first.
13:38 westbaystars: Satozaki scores.
13:39 westbaystars: Well, on the replay, I think they might have had a chance at the plate, but it wouldn't be easy.
13:39 westbaystars: Imae then grounds the ball up the right side, fielded - and dropped! - by Darvish.
13:39 westbaystars: But Darvish picks the ball up and throws to first in plenty of time.
13:39 Ken D.: 1-0 Marines
13:40 westbaystars: That retires the side, but not before the Marines take a 1-0 lead.
13:40 westbaystars: ---
13:40 westbaystars: Bottom of 2nd
13:40 westbaystars: ---
13:40 westbaystars: Did I say I wasn't going to do a play-by-play?
13:41 Ken D.: Has a large contingent of Marines fans made the trip up north?
13:41 Ken D.: I'm a bad influence.
13:41 westbaystars: They're certainly audible.
13:42 westbaystars: I appriciate the attempt, but there's not enough information in the box score.
13:42 westbaystars: Koyano leads off the bottom of the second with a drive to right-center, but Saburo has him played perfectly.
13:43 westbaystars: One away.
13:44 westbaystars: Inada follows with a single, going through just to the right of the second base bag.
13:46 westbaystars: http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sb20071013j2.html
13:46 westbaystars: Japan Times PL Stage 2 Preview:
13:47 westbaystars: Next batter singles to right.
13:47 westbaystars: Runners at first and second with one away.
13:48 Ken D.: Very cool. Thanks
13:48 Ken D.: Deanna said the Fighters will win, "that's just the way it is."
13:49 westbaystars: Jason Coskrey has written some good pieces. Much better than that other Japan Times dinosaur.
13:49 westbaystars: I'm afraid I'm pulling for Lotte. No disrepect to Deanna intended.
13:50 westbaystars: Tsuruoka grounds the ball through the left side!
13:50 westbaystars: No! Tsuyoshi managed to get to the ball!
13:50 westbaystars: He knocked the ball down with the tip of his glove, but by the time he got it, he had no play anywhere.
13:51 Ken D.: That's right, you're a closet Lotte fan. I nearly forgot.
13:51 westbaystars: Infield hit.
13:51 westbaystars: That that brings up Hichori.
13:51 westbaystars: With the bases loaded and 1 out.
13:52 westbaystars: A Lotte - Giants Nippon Series would give me the best chance of getting to attend.
13:53 westbaystars: A friend has found a pair of tickets to Game 3 of CLCS Stage 2 at Tokyo Dome.
13:53 westbaystars: ... at a reasonable price.
13:54 Ken D. TO westbaystars - OK, I have actually got to go and do work. The Islanders gave me a full-season media pass, so I'd better deliver.
13:54 westbaystars: Full count. Nowhere to put Morimoto.
13:54 Ken D. TO westbaystars - There's an article on me and my group in Sport Illustrated, if you care.
13:54 westbaystars: Well, then. Have a good time.
13:55 westbaystars: URL?
13:55 westbaystars: Morimoto hits the ball deep to right.
13:55 Ken D. TO westbaystars - one second...
13:55 westbaystars: Saburo going back.
13:55 westbaystars: He reaches up.
13:55 Ken D. TO westbaystars - http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/richard_deitsch/10/08/islanders.bloggers/index.html
13:55 westbaystars: The ball sails over his outreached glove and hits at the base of the wall.
13:55 westbaystars: One run in. Two runs in.
13:56 westbaystars: Gyakuten double by Morimoto!
13:56 westbaystars: Fighters take a 2-1 lead.
13:56 Ken D.: Wooo.
13:56 westbaystars: And it looks like Valentine-kantoku is looking for a pitcher to get out of this.
13:57 westbaystars: Shinjo gives Morimoto a big thumbs up from his VIP box.
13:58 Ken D.: Enjoy the games today! Thank you for the chat room once again.
13:58 westbaystars: And Kubo is gone after just facing 10 batters.
13:58 westbaystars: Takagi comes in.
13:58 westbaystars: My pleasure. Take care.
14:00 westbaystars: And Tanaka lines the ball to right, bouncing in there for a base hit!
14:00 westbaystars: One run in.
14:00 westbaystars: Hichori rounds third and heads home.
14:01 westbaystars: Saburo's throw is grabbed by Satozaki in front of home plate as Morimoto slides in.
14:01 westbaystars: Satozaki's throw to second is not in time! Tanaka is safe at second.
14:01 westbaystars: Fighters take a 4-1 lead.
14:01 westbaystars: That'll bring up Inaba.
14:02 westbaystars: And he strikes out swinging on four pitches. Two outs, runner at second.
14:03 westbaystars: Seguignol gets an intentional walk.
14:06 westbaystars: Takagi gets Kudoh swinging at a low and away pitch for out number three.
14:06 westbaystars: But not before the Fighters come back with 4 runs in the bottom of the second ...
14:06 westbaystars: ... to take a 4-1 lead.
14:06 westbaystars: ---
14:06 westbaystars: Top of 3rd
14:06 westbaystars: ---
14:09 westbaystars: Tsuyoshi leads off the third inning with a double to left center.
14:09 westbaystars: That makes three innings out of three where the lead off Marine has reached.
14:10 westbaystars: Hayakawa follows laying down the first pitch up the third base line.
14:10 westbaystars: Koyano tries to field the ball bare handed, but fails!
14:10 westbaystars: Runners at the corner with nobody out.
14:12 westbaystars: Fukuura grounds the ball to Tanaka at second. The throws to short for one,
14:13 westbaystars: the relay to first is in time - double play.
14:13 westbaystars: But Tsuyoshi scores on the play, cutting the Fighters' lead in half, 4-2.
14:13 westbaystars: Saburo then lines the second pitch to right field.
14:14 westbaystars: Going, going, Inaba leaps!
14:14 westbaystars: And against the right field wall, Inaba comes down with the ball!
14:14 westbaystars: Inaba literally had his back against the wall, and pulled it down.
14:15 westbaystars: Three away for the Marines here in the third.
14:15 westbaystars: But not before they managed to get one run across.
14:15 westbaystars: The Marines now trail by a score of 2-4.
14:15 westbaystars: ---
14:15 westbaystars: Bottom of 3rd
14:15 westbaystars: ---
14:17 westbaystars: Komiyama comes in to pitch for the Chiba Lotte Marines in the bottom of the third.
14:17 westbaystars: And he gets Koyano to line out to Imae at third.
14:17 westbaystars: One away.
14:21 westbaystars: Inada grounds out to second. Two away.
14:21 westbaystars: Kaneko follows with a half liner to first. And the Fighters are down in order by Komi-chan in the third.
14:22 westbaystars: At the end of 3 complete, the Fighters lead 4-2.
14:22 westbaystars: ---
14:22 westbaystars: Top of 4th
14:22 westbaystars: ---
14:22 westbaystars: Satozaki, who led off the 2nd with a single up the middle, leads off the 4th.
14:23 westbaystars: He lifts the second pitch to shallow center field.
14:23 westbaystars: With fielders converging from everywhere, it's Kaneko who calls for the ball and takes it in for out number one.
14:23 westbaystars: That brings up Ortiz.
14:24 westbaystars: And Ortiz pops out to second baseman Tanaka. Two quick outs.
14:26 westbaystars: Ohmatsu follows by grounding out to Tanaka at second.
14:26 westbaystars: Three up, three down for the marines in the 4th.
14:26 westbaystars: ---
14:26 westbaystars: Bottom of 4th
14:26 westbaystars: ---
14:28 westbaystars: Fighters' catcher Tsuruoka leads off the home half of the 4th.
14:29 westbaystars: Tsuruoka lines the ball to right field. Saburo dashes in, and fields the ball on a short hop.
14:29 westbaystars: Lead off base hit for the Fighters in the fourth.
14:29 westbaystars: And back to the top of the order in Morimoto.
14:30 westbaystars: Morimoto doubled his last at bat.
14:32 westbaystars: The double accounted for the first two Fighter runs.
14:32 westbaystars: But he lays down a sacrifice bunt this time, moving Tsuruoka to second.
14:33 westbaystars: And that brings the Lotte pitching oach out.
14:33 westbaystars: Looks like Komi-chan is done. Fujita is coming in.
14:37 westbaystars: With Tanaka at bat, Tsuruoka swipes third without a throw.
14:37 westbaystars: Fujita wasn't paying any attention to the Fighter catcher.
14:37 westbaystars: Tanaka hits a slow dribbler to the left side.
14:38 westbaystars: Tsuruoka stays put at third while Tanaka is thrown out at first.
14:38 westbaystars: Runner at third, two outs.
14:38 westbaystars: And Inaba coming to the plate.
14:38 westbaystars: The bouncing of the fans has the center field camera bouncing with them.
14:39 westbaystars: Runner at third, two outs.
14:40 westbaystars: With the count full, Inaba draws a walk on a low and away pitch.
14:40 westbaystars: Runners at the corners.
14:41 westbaystars: And the Marines' pitching coach comes out again, asking for the ball.
14:41 westbaystars: Looks like Valentine-kanoku plans on using all his pitchers this afternoon.
14:41 westbaystars: Shimizu is given the call.
14:43 westbaystars: Seguignol swings and lifts the first pitch from Shimizu high and deep to center.
14:44 westbaystars: Hayakawa goes back, turns at the warning track, and makes the catch for out number three.
14:44 westbaystars: Seguignol got a little too far under that one, coming up just short of the center field fense.
14:44 westbaystars: So the Fighters get a runner as far as third, but come up empty.
14:45 westbaystars: At the end of 4 complete, the Fighters continue to lead by a score of 4-2.
14:45 westbaystars: ---
14:45 westbaystars: Top of 5th
14:45 westbaystars: ---
14:46 westbaystars: Benny leads off the fifth for the Marines.
14:47 westbaystars: And he goes down swinging at an outside 2-2 pitch.
14:47 westbaystars: That's the third strike out for Darvish this afternoon.
14:47 westbaystars: Imae comes up next.
14:49 westbaystars: He flies out directly to the left fielder. Two away.
14:49 westbaystars: And it's back to the top of the order in 2 for 2 Tsuyoshi.
14:51 westbaystars: Tsuyoshi draws a full count base on balls to keep Lotte alive in the fifth.
14:51 westbaystars: That brings up Hayakawa.
14:52 westbaystars: Darvish isn't getting his first pitches over for strikes.
14:52 westbaystars: The second offering to Hayakawa is grounded sharply to Koyano at third.
14:52 westbaystars: He throws to second for the force, and the side is retired.
14:53 westbaystars: After 4 and a half, the score remains Marines 2 - 4 Fighters.
14:53 westbaystars: ---
14:53 westbaystars: Bottom of 5th
14:53 westbaystars: ---
14:55 westbaystars: Kudoh grounds Shimizu's first pitch of the 5th through the right side of the infield for a base hit.
14:55 westbaystars: Lead off man aboard for the Fighters.
14:57 westbaystars: Koyano grounds the ball to the right side.
14:57 westbaystars: Ortiz makes the play deep in the hole on the right side, and throws to first.
14:57 westbaystars: Runner advances to second.
14:57 westbaystars: That brings up Inada with one out and a runner on second.
15:01 westbaystars: Inada strikes out swinging way in front of the pitch for out number two.
15:01 westbaystars: That'll bring up Kaneko.
15:03 westbaystars: Kaneko lifts the ball high and deep to right field.
15:03 westbaystars: Saburo looks lost going toward the fence.
15:03 westbaystars: The changes course at the last second, and the ball bounces in!
15:04 westbaystars: Kudoh scores from second, and Kaneko heads into third with an RBI triple.
15:04 westbaystars: The Fighters take a 5-2 lead.
15:04 westbaystars: The next batter grounds out and the side is retired.
15:04 westbaystars: ---
15:04 westbaystars: Top of 6th
15:04 westbaystars: ---
15:09 westbaystars: Fukuura leads off grounding out to Tanaka at second.
15:11 westbaystars: Saburo follows grounding out to the left side. Two quick outs.
15:11 westbaystars: And Darvish has only thrown 80 pitches so far.
15:12 westbaystars: And Satozaki grounds out to short. Three up, three down.
15:13 westbaystars: ---
15:13 westbaystars: Bottom of 6th
15:13 westbaystars: ---
15:15 westbaystars: Morimoto grounds the first pitch of the bottom of the 6th right back to Shimizu on the mound.
15:15 westbaystars: He tosses the ball to first in plenty of time for out number one.
15:16 westbaystars: Tanaka follows with his second hit of the day, a single through the right side.
15:16 westbaystars: That'll bring up Inaba with one out and a runner on first.
15:19 westbaystars: Inaba lines out to center for out number two.
15:19 westbaystars: That'll bring up Seguignol.
15:20 westbaystars: And he grounds out to second to retire the side.
15:20 westbaystars: At the end of six, the Fighters hole on to a 3-run lead, 5-2.
15:20 westbaystars: ---
15:20 westbaystars: Top of 7th
15:20 westbaystars: ---
15:22 westbaystars: Ortiz leads off the seventh for the Marines.
15:23 westbaystars: And Darvish again doesn't get the called third strike against Ortiz. But this one with two strikes no ball.
15:24 westbaystars: But Ortiz helps Darvish out, swinging and missing a pitch about 1 ball's width outside.
15:24 westbaystars: That's strike out number 4.
15:24 westbaystars: And will bring up Ohmatsu.
15:26 westbaystars: And Darvish's fifth strike out is called on Ohmatsu by the third base umpire.
15:26 westbaystars: Ohmatsu unable to hold up on a pitch in the dirt.
15:26 westbaystars: So with two down and nobody on, it's up to Benny to keep things going.
15:28 westbaystars: Pitch number 100, a full count pitch to Benny, is called strike three on the outside corner.
15:28 westbaystars: Darvish strikes out the side in order in the 7th.
15:28 westbaystars: ---
15:28 westbaystars: Bottom of 7th
15:29 westbaystars: ---
15:34 westbaystars: After Kudoh goes down swinging, Koyano doubles to left to put a runner in scoring position with one out.
15:34 westbaystars: Koyano is then substituted by pinch runner Iiyama at second.
15:34 westbaystars: And Inada flies out to left-center.
15:35 westbaystars: Two down, runner at second.
15:35 westbaystars: Kaneko grounds the ball through the left side.
15:35 westbaystars: Iiyama is getting waved around third.
15:36 westbaystars: Ohmatsu comes up throwing.
15:36 westbaystars: And Iiyama is nailed at the plate by a good 3-5 meters.
15:36 westbaystars: Not a chance.
15:36 westbaystars: That's the third out.
15:37 westbaystars: After seven complete, the Fighters continue to lead, 5-2.
15:37 westbaystars: ---
15:37 westbaystars: Top of 8th
15:37 westbaystars: ---
15:39 westbaystars: Darvish's 102st pitch sails over Imae's head and to the backstop.
15:39 westbaystars: Both Darvish and Imae looked a bit surprised by that pitch.
15:39 westbaystars: Two pitches later, though, Darvish strikes out his 4th in a row, Imae swinging and missing a pitch low and away.
15:40 westbaystars: Tsuyoshi, 2 for 2 with a walk this afternoon steps up.
15:42 westbaystars: The full count pitch is grounded up the middle.
15:42 Deanna: I'm at work but just wanted to drop in to say GO FIGHTERS GO DARVISH!
15:42 westbaystars: Fielded by Kaneko to the left and behind the second base bag.
15:42 westbaystars: And thrown out.
15:43 westbaystars: Darvish is pitching very well.
15:44 westbaystars: And Hayakawa goes down looking at strike three down the middle at the knees.
15:44 westbaystars: Strike out number 8 for Darvish.
15:45 westbaystars: 5 in the last two innings.
15:45 westbaystars: Lotte is down to their last three outs down by 3.
15:45 westbaystars: ---
15:45 westbaystars: Bottom of 8th
15:45 westbaystars: ---
15:46 westbaystars: Takahashi comes in to pinch hit, leading off the bottom of the 8th for the Fighters.
15:47 westbaystars: He'll be pinch hitting for catcher Tsuruoka.
15:47 westbaystars: And goes down swinging on a low and inside pitch.
15:47 westbaystars: One away.
15:47 westbaystars: That brings us to the top of the order in Morimoto.
15:49 westbaystars: Morimoto grounds the ball through the left side for a base hit.
15:52 westbaystars: Tanaka lifts the ball to center field.
15:52 westbaystars: With the runner going.
15:53 westbaystars: Morimoto turns around real quick as Hayakawa comes in to make the catch.
15:53 westbaystars: No throw to first.
15:56 westbaystars: Morimoto takes second on a pitch that gets away from Satozaki.
15:56 westbaystars: Just one pitch before Inaba draws a full count walk.
15:56 westbaystars: That'll bring up Seguignol.
15:57 westbaystars: Darvish gets up and starts throwing in front of the third base dugout.
15:57 westbaystars: He's going for the complete game.
15:57 westbaystars: Seguignol lifts the ball a little too much again, center fielder coming in this time to make the catch.
15:57 westbaystars: And the side is retired.
15:58 westbaystars: Going to the 9th, the Fighters hold on to a 5-2 lead.
15:58 westbaystars: ---
15:58 westbaystars: Top of 9th
15:58 westbaystars: ---
16:00 westbaystars: Lotte down to their last three outs.
16:00 westbaystars: Fukuura leads off.
16:00 westbaystars: He'll be followed by Saburo and Satozaki.
16:01 westbaystars: Fukuura lifts the ball to left field, but right at Kudoh.
16:01 westbaystars: One away.
16:01 westbaystars: #4 batter Saburo.
16:01 westbaystars: Has yet to get a hit this game.
16:01 westbaystars: And is hit on the elbow pad on the second pitch.
16:02 westbaystars: Saburo slowly walks up the first base line.
16:02 westbaystars: That'll bring up Satozaki.
16:02 westbaystars: Satozaki singled his first at bat.
16:02 westbaystars: And later scored.
16:04 westbaystars: Satozaki breaks his bat, lifting the ball to shallow left.
16:04 westbaystars: Left fielder Kudo comes in and makes the catch for out number two.
16:04 westbaystars: Down to their last out.
16:05 westbaystars: Ortiz coming to the plate.
16:05 westbaystars: And Darvish's first pitch is right down the middle. Taken for strike one.
16:06 westbaystars: Second offering in the dirt outside. First base umpire says Ortiz held up. 1 and 1.
16:06 westbaystars: The third offering is fouled off and out of play to the right side.
16:06 westbaystars: Two strikes, one ball to Ortiz.
16:06 westbaystars: Marines down 2-5.
16:06 westbaystars: The fourth offering is swung out and lined back up the middle, base hit!
16:07 westbaystars: The Marines keep things going here in the 9th.
16:07 westbaystars: Two down, runners at first and second.
16:07 westbaystars: Darvish has thrown 130 pitches so far.
16:07 westbaystars: Ohmatsu steps into the left handed batter's box.
16:08 westbaystars: First pitch to Ohmatsu is called strike one on the outside corner.
16:08 Ken D.: attendance for the game was 42,222
16:08 westbaystars: Second offering misses high and away. 1 and 1.
16:08 westbaystars: Yea, they said no more would fit in.
16:08 westbaystars: The third offering is lifted to center field.
16:09 westbaystars: Morimoto side steps and comes in two.
16:09 westbaystars: And makes the catch for out number three.
16:09 westbaystars: Darvish throws the complete game for a Game 1 victory for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters.
16:09 westbaystars: ====
16:09 westbaystars: Marines 2 - 5 Fighters
16:09 westbaystars: ====
16:10 westbaystars: The Marines' second in right field was rather small.
16:11 westbaystars: Larger than I'd seen the visitor's section at Hiroshima, but not the full right side of the stadium.
16:11 westbaystars: Still, they made a lot of noise.
16:11 westbaystars: Morimoto and Darvish are declared the heros of the game.
16:12 westbaystars: Morimoto hitting the gyakuten double putting the Fighters up 2-1 at the time.
16:12 Ken D.: Well they're up 1-0 in this best of 5.
16:13 westbaystars: My family is clammoring to go out.
16:13 westbaystars: So I'm done.
16:13 westbaystars: I'll be shutting this chat down and posting it.
16:14 Ken D.: Game 2 will be tomorrow at 1 PM local. See you then.
16:14 westbaystars: Head over to the CL game chat for the next game starting in another 50 minutes or so.
16:14 westbaystars: I don't think that I'll be here tomorrow.
16:14 Ken D.: Enjoy the day...
16:14 westbaystars: We have a community sports event.
16:15 westbaystars: Nonetheless catch you all later.
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I've opened up a chat room for those interested in watching the game together online. I can't give a play by play, but will try to participate on occasion.