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Michael Westbay
(aka westbaystars)
Founder
With the changes made in Sapporo I don't like the chances of Nippon Ham retaining their title. I'm not a Nomura fan (still scarred from his time at Hanshin - too old school), but I think this could be the year for Rakuten to get out of the the league's basement with some solid pitching. That depends on Iwakuma regaining his form from a couple of seasons back and the successful development of Tanaka.
Anyway I'm tipping the following finish by the end of the regular season
1. Hawks
2. Marines
3. Fighters
4. Lions
5. Eagles
6. Buffs
Anyone else?