Carp Woes
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Re: Carp Woes
[ Author: Christopher | Posted: May 20, 2007 8:31 AM
| HAN Fan
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I'll happily swap the Tigers' position for the Carp position. Have you considered the possibility that the bonus money ran out?
Re: Carp Woes
[ Author: Guest: Cardiff Carp | Posted: May 20, 2007 5:17 PM
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So listen Christopher - you promise you will be happy once the Tigers reach 4th place? Thanks.
Re: Carp Woes
[ Author: mijow | Posted: May 20, 2007 7:15 PM
| HT Fan
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- I'll happily swap the Tigers' position for the Carp position.
Why is that? The Tigers are 7-3 in their last 10; the Carp 6-4. In those last 10 the Tigers have out-scored, out-hit, and out-powered their opponents; the Carp have deficits in both hits and long balls, and they're barely ahead in the scoring category. About the only advantage the Carp have is that they're 1.5 games ahead of Hanshin in the standings, but with the inter-league lottery coming up, that could change very quickly.
Head to head Hanshin has a problem, but the two teams don't play each other again until August.
Why is that? The Tigers are 7-3 in their last 10; the Carp 6-4. In those last 10 the Tigers have out-scored, out-hit, and out-powered their opponents; the Carp have deficits in both hits and long balls, and they're barely ahead in the scoring category. About the only advantage the Carp have is that they're 1.5 games ahead of Hanshin in the standings, but with the inter-league lottery coming up, that could change very quickly.
Head to head Hanshin has a problem, but the two teams don't play each other again until August.
Re: Carp Woes
[ Author: Christopher | Posted: May 21, 2007 7:34 AM
| HAN Fan
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Fourth is better than fifth, and even 1.5 games are difficult to overturn.
Re: Carp Woes
[ Author: mijow | Posted: May 21, 2007 6:05 PM
| HT Fan
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- Fourth is better than fifth, and even 1.5 games are difficult to overturn.
All right. Let's just wait and see, shall we? I've looked at the numbers; the trend is clear. My bold prediction is that by the end of inter-league play, Hanshin will have made up that 1.5 game difference, and the positions will be reversed: Hanshin in third or higher, Hiroshima in fourth or lower.
All right. Let's just wait and see, shall we? I've looked at the numbers; the trend is clear. My bold prediction is that by the end of inter-league play, Hanshin will have made up that 1.5 game difference, and the positions will be reversed: Hanshin in third or higher, Hiroshima in fourth or lower.
Re: Carp Woes
Re: Carp Woes
[ Author: Guest: Cardiff Carp | Posted: May 20, 2007 5:18 PM
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No - just give us back Kanemoto please!
Re: Carp Woes
[ Author: Guest: Minji | Posted: May 21, 2007 12:50 AM
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I'd say hurry and get Douglass and Hernandez off the DL.
Re: Carp Woes
[ Author: Deanna | Posted: May 21, 2007 5:50 PM
| NIP Fan
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The obvious key for the Carp will be for them to teach their Yuki Saitoh how to pitch. Everyone knows a Yuki Saitoh makes every team better!
Sadly, at a glance his farm numbers this year don't look so great; lots of walks, not so many strikeouts. I was hoping the "Red Handkerchief Kid" would do well this year.
Sadly, at a glance his farm numbers this year don't look so great; lots of walks, not so many strikeouts. I was hoping the "Red Handkerchief Kid" would do well this year.
Re: Carp Woes
[ Author: Guest: Minji | Posted: May 21, 2007 10:29 PM
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I guess it's Fernandez not Hernandez. Any ideas when he and Douglass will be back playing? I read that Fernandez has a pulled hammie or something, but haven't heard anything about Douglass. Did he have Tommy John surgery or something? I thought he did a really good job for the Carp last year.
Re: Carp Woes
[ Author: Shinigami | Posted: May 22, 2007 12:46 AM
| FSH Fan
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The real Saitoh Yuuki did make his team better. He became the first player since some years ago to win 3 straight games in his first year. And could go for a 4th straight win in the upcoming game against Keidai, in which a win would help Waseda university win the Big Six Spring Season League.
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