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Michael Westbay
(aka westbaystars)
Founder
I started as myself playing for Hanshin. Stats are as follows...
Bats/Throws - Right/Left(yes, I am weird)
Speed - 152 km/h
Control - C
Stamina - E
Slider - 1
Curve - 2
Change - 1
Attributes - Pinch 4, Relief 4, Hit Ball 4, Injury 4, Winning Pitcher, Sayonara Hit
I immediately earned a roster spot after a strong preseason, and pitched the entire year as the closer. During spring training, I also learned the Lefty 4 attribute. I played most of the season under hard difficulty and finished with a record of 1-0-34 and an era of 0.83 in 54 1/3 innings. The team finished in third place, behind the Giants and Dragons.
Of course, I won the Rookie Of The Year. Sikorski got the most saves, due to the high powered Giants offense. My salary was increased from 50,000(very rough conversion of yen) dollars to 250,000.
Starting off the second season, my pitch speed has maxed out at 154 km/h and my control has now reached B level. Hopefully the team does better this year and my stats are increased as a result.