OOTP 6 - Seibu Lions - Fictional

[Balldog]

Seibu Lions name Manager!
12/15/2008

The Seibu Lions have announced the hiring of Balldog as their new manager, Balldog will try to revive a one time power in the Japan Baseball League. The Seibu Lions have won four championships, but have not one since 1966. The 28 year old Balldog is a recent college grad and has no professional baseball coaching experience, "this is a very controversial hiring" according to most of the fans. Reportedly the team and Balldog have agreed to a 1 year deal worth $400,000. Ownership is rather impatient and expects the Lions to play better than .500 ball this season.

[Balldog]

We will start with a little history!

[Balldog]

Past Champions

1950 League Series Winner
Kintetsu, beat Takeda 4 to 2

1951 League Series Winner
Yokohama, beat Kintetsu 4 to 1

1952 League Series Winner
Takeda, beat Seibu 4 to 1

1953 League Series Winner
Hiroshima, beat Seibu 4 to 3

1954 League Series Winner
Hiroshima, beat Nippon 4 to 1

1955 League Series Winner
Hiroshima, beat Fukuoka Daiei 4 to 1

1956 League Series Winner
Kobe, beat Yomiuri 4 to 2

1957 League Series Winner
Seibu, beat Yomiuri 4 to 3

1958 League Series Winner
Hanshin, beat Seibu 4 to 1

1959 League Series Winner
Sapporo, beat Seibu 4 to 2

1960 League Series Winner
Fukuoka Daiei, beat Hiroshima 4 to 2

1961 League Series Winner
Seibu, beat Takeda 4 to 1

1962 League Series Winner
Seibu, beat Chunichi 4 to 0

1963 League Series Winner
Chunichi, beat Seibu 4 to 1

1964 League Series Winner
Takeda, beat Orix 4 to 2

1965 League Series Winner
Kintetsu, beat Yokohama 4 to 3

1966 League Series Winner
Seibu, beat Yokohama 4 to 3

1967 League Series Winner
Yokohama, beat Kintetsu 4 to 2

1968 League Series Winner
Fukuoka Daiei, beat Chunichi 4 to 3

1969 League Series Winner
Chunichi, beat Kintetsu 4 to 0

1970 League Series Winner
Hanshin, beat Kintetsu 4 to 3

1971 League Series Winner
Nippon, beat Yokohama 4 to 2

1972 League Series Winner
Kintetsu, beat Sapporo 4 to 1

1973 League Series Winner
Yokohama, beat Saitama 4 to 1

1974 League Series Winner
Orix, beat Yakult 4 to 2

1975 League Series Winner
Yakult, beat Kobe 4 to 2

1976 League Series Winner
Yakult, beat Fukuoka Daiei 4 to 0

1977 League Series Winner
Kobe, beat Yakult 4 to 2

1978 League Series Winner
Kobe, beat Sapporo 4 to 1

1979 League Series Winner
Yakult, beat Chiba Lotte 4 to 2

1980 League Series Winner
Kobe, beat Yakult 4 to 2

1981 League Series Winner
Hanshin, beat Kobe 4 to 3

1982 League Series Winner
Yakult, beat Saitama 4 to 1

1983 League Series Winner
Takeda, beat Nippon 4 to 1

1984 League Series Winner
Hanshin, beat Fukuoka Daiei 4 to 2

1985 League Series Winner
Hiroshima, beat Kobe 4 to 1

1986 League Series Winner
Fukuoka Daiei, beat Yakult 4 to 0

1987 League Series Winner
Fukuoka Daiei, beat Hiroshima 4 to 2

1988 League Series Winner
Nippon, beat Sapporo 4 to 2

1989 League Series Winner
Orix, beat Hiroshima 4 to 1

1990 League Series Winner
Orix, beat Sapporo 4 to 2

1991 League Series Winner
Chiba Lotte, beat Hiroshima 4 to 2

1992 League Series Winner
Chunichi, beat Orix 4 to 0

1993 League Series Winner
Yomiuri, beat Saitama 4 to 3

1994 League Series Winner
Nippon, beat Yomiuri 4 to 0

1995 League Series Winner
Yokohama, beat Fukuoka Daiei 4 to 1

1996 League Series Winner
Hiroshima, beat Kintetsu 4 to 3

1997 League Series Winner
Fukuoka Daiei, beat Takeda 4 to 1

1998 League Series Winner
Nippon, beat Hiroshima 4 to 3

1999 League Series Winner
Yomiuri, beat Kobe 4 to 1

2000 League Series Winner
Saitama, beat Yokohama 4 to 3

2001 League Series Winner
Sapporo, beat Saitama 4 to 0

2002 League Series Winner
Yomiuri, beat Kobe 4 to 3

2003 League Series Winner
Yakult, beat Seibu 4 to 2

2004 League Series Winner
Sapporo, beat Kintetsu 4 to 0

2005 League Series Winner
Kintetsu, beat Yakult 4 to 2

2006 League Series Winner
Chunichi, beat Seibu 4 to 2

2007 League Series Winner
Hiroshima, beat Orix 4 to 1

[Balldog]

Top Players

Hoitsu Hirotada, LF
Chunichi Dragons
2007: .349, 38 2B, 34 HR, 91 RBI, 107 R, 101 BB, 40 K
Career (2002-2007): .307, 210 2B, 148 HR, 538 RBI, 521 R, 482 BB, 373 K
27 years old
5-time All-Star
4-time Outstanding Batter Award
2-time Platinum Glove Award
Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by Chunichi in 2001

Takehisa Yodo, RF
Kobe Surpass
2007: .326, 28 2B, 16 3B, 39 HR, 114 RBI, 106 R, 86 BB, 77 K
Career (2000-2007): .288, 170 2B, 70 3B, 185 HR, 607 RBI, 516 BB, 596 K
29 years old
6-time All-Star
1-time Outstanding Batter Award
1-time Platinum Glove Award
Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Takeda in 2000

Taikan Ikki, SP
Yomiuri Giants
2007: 19-4, 2.61 ERA, 199.2 IP, 162 K, 36 BB, 184 H
Career (1999-2007): 92-63, 3.34 ERA, 1316.1 IP, 910 K, 255 BB
33 years old
2-time All-Star
1-time Outstanding Pitcher Award
Drafted in 1st round, 13th overall pick, by Yomiuri

Harusaburou Rikyu, SP
Hanshin Tigers
2007: 14-8, 2.21 ERA, 219.2 IP, 193 K, 29 BB, 179 H
Career (1992-2007): 205-115, 2.31 ERA, 3305 IP, 3200 K, 366 BB
36 years old
8-time All-Star
1-time Outstanding Pitcher Award
Drafted in 4th round, 52nd overall pick, by Fukuoka Daiei in 1990
#1 All-Time ERA (2.31)
#10 All-Time Wins (217)
#19 All-Time Strikeouts (3200)

[Balldog]

Now we will look at the 2008 Seibu Lions!

[Swaggs]

Is this from the JBL's setup?

[Balldog]

Pitching Staff - Starting Rotation

Atsuhiro Ken, SP
31 years old
Atsuhiro Ken is a great pitcher who would be the number one guy on any staff in the league. He is constantly among the top hurlers in the league. Atsuhiro constantly keeps hitters off balance and guessing. You'd be lucky if you see a homer hit against this guy. He has good control and can usually put his pitches right where he wants them. Atsuhiro will pile up the strikeouts. With his stuff, he can simply blow hitters away. His move to first is deceptively good, but he does tend to lose focus from time to time, and he struggles fielding his position. Bunting is no problem for Atsuhiro, he often moves runners into scoring position via the sacrifice.
2007 stats: 13-10, 3.06 ERA, 182.1 IP, 156 K

Shijirou Shun'En
35 years old
Shijirou Shun'En is one of the league's premiere pitchers. He's got a big arm,
big stuff and is a big-time winner. Shijirou constantly keeps hitters off balance and guessing. Although he will give up the occasional HR, he is pretty good at keeping balls in the field of play. He has mastered the art of hitting the strike zone with his pitches. Shijirou will not walk many. Shijirou will pile up the strikeouts. With his stuff, he can simply blow hitters away. His move to first is deceptively good, but he does tend to lose focus from time to time, and his defense is a real liability when he is on the mound. Bunting is no problem for Shijirou, he often moves runners into scoring position via the
sacrifice.
2007 stats: 11-12, 4.29 ERA, 191.0 IP, 164 K

Kikusaburou Orinosuke
21 years old
Kikusaburou Orinosuke is a tremendous talent, could eventually evolve as ace
of the staff in the future. He could pitch very well at the big league level.
Getting hitters out is no problem for Kikusaburou. He has good command of the strike zone and how to use it. He generally keeps the ball in the park. Kikusaburou does a good job keeping the ball down, making it tough to hit out of the yard. He has mastered the art of hitting the strike zone with his pitches. Kikusaburou will not walk many. Kikusaburou will gets a good share of K's during the season. He tends to keep runners very close, they have a hard time getting a jump on him, and his defense is adequate, he doesn't hurt himself too much with the glove.
2007: 8-4, 4.33 ERA, 97.2 IP, 67 K

Matsu Hosi
34 years old
Matsu Hoshi is an exceptional pitcher. He has every tool needed to be a No.
1 starter in the majors. Matsu constantly keeps hitters off balance and guessing. He generally keeps the ball in the park. Matsu does a good job keeping the ball down, making it tough to hit out of the yard. He has good control and can usually put his pitches right where he wants them. Matsu will pile up the strikeouts. With his stuff, he can simply blow hitters away. His move to first is deceptively good, but he does tend to lose focus from time to time, and he really makes a difference in the game by fielding his position well.
2007: 14-10, 4.94 ERA, 186.0 IP, 169 K

Hore-sho Norihisa
28 years old
Hore-sho Norihisa is very efficient on the mound. He is capable of stringing
together several very good outings, and while not a staff ace, is very consistent. Getting hitters out is no problem for Hore-sho. He has good command of the strike zone and how to use it. He generally keeps the ball in the park. Hore-sho does a good job keeping the ball down, making it tough to hit out of the yard. He has good control and can usually put his pitches right where he wants them. Hore-sho will gets a good share of K's during the season. His move to first is deceptively good, but he does tend to lose focus from time to time, and his defense is a real liability when he is on the mound.
2007 stats: 9-8, 5.14 ERA, 173.1 IP, 117 K

[Balldog]

Originally Posted by Swaggs

Is this from the JBL's setup?

For the most part, I used the website for team names and logos. Basically the general idea....

[Balldog]

Pitching Staff - Bullpen

Kiyoshirou Masaharu
32 years old
Kiyoshirou Masaharu varies his pitches well and keeps hitters off-balance. A great reliever. Kiyoshirou constantly keeps hitters off balance and guessing. The longball is really a problem for him. He has mastered the art of hitting
the strike zone with his pitches. Kiyoshirou will not walk many. He is a true power pitcher. Kiyoshirou can just flat-out throw it by anyone. His move to first is deceptively good, but he does tend to lose focus from time to time, and he really makes a difference in the game by fielding his position well.
2007 stats: 1-0, 1 SV, 2.95 ERA, 39.2 IP, 45 K

Noburu Tsuneyo
28 years old
Noburu Tsuneyo will shut out opposing hitters, and lock a game down. He is an intimidating reliever! Getting hitters out is no problem for Noburu. He has good command of the strike zone and how to use it. He generally keeps the ball in the park. Noburu does a good job keeping the ball down, making it tough to hit out of the yard. He has mastered the art of hitting the strike zone with his pitches. Noburu will not walk many. Noburu will gets a good share of K's during the season. His move to first is deceptively good, but he does tend to lose focus from time to time, and his defense is adequate, he doesn't hurt himself too much with the glove.
2007 stats: 5-2, 1.87 ERA, 77.0 IP, 42 K

Yasunari Isei
26 years old
Yasunari Isei varies his pitches well and keeps hitters off-balance. A great reliever. Getting hitters out is no problem for Yasunari. He has good command of the strike zone and how to use it. He generally keeps the ball in the park. Yasunari does a good job keeping the ball down, making it tough to hit out of the yard. He has mastered the art of hitting the strike zone with his pitches. Yasunari will not walk many. Yasunari will gets a good share of K's during the season. He tends to keep runners very close, they have a hard time getting a jump on him, and he struggles fielding his position.
2007 stats: 1-0, 1 SV, 0.98 ERA, 18.1 IP, 17 K

Karurosu Tanzan
31 years old
Karurosu Tanzan varies his pitches well and keeps hitters off-balance. A great reliever. Getting hitters out is no problem for Karurosu. He has good command of the strike zone and how to use it. He generally keeps the ball in the park. Karurosu does a good job keeping the ball down, making it tough to hit out of the yard. He has mastered the art of hitting the strike zone with his pitches. Karurosu will not walk many. Karurosu will gets a good share of K's during the season. He tends to keep runners very close, they have a hard time getting a jump on him, and his defense is a real liability when he is on the mound.
2007 stats: 2-3, 1 SV, 4.15 ERA, 60.2 IP, 48 K

Deibiddo Motoyuki
24 years old
Deibiddo Motoyuki will shut out opposing hitters, and lock a game down. He is an intimidating reliever! Getting hitters out is no problem for Deibiddo. He has good command of the strike zone and how to use it. You'd be lucky if
you see a homer hit against this guy. He has mastered the art of hitting the strike zone with his pitches. Deibiddo will not walk many. Deibiddo will gets a good share of K's during the season. He really needs to work on holding runners on base more closely, and his ability to field only enhances his overall game.
2007 stats: 3-3, 4 SV, 3.07 ERA, 82.0 IP, 62 K

Makksuweru Nobuo
29 years old
Makksuweru Nobuo will shut out opposing hitters, and lock a game down. He is an intimidating closer! Makksuweru constantly keeps hitters off balance and guessing. You'd be lucky if you see a homer hit against this guy. He can throw any pitch for a strike, with the ability to paint the corners or bury the pitch in the dirt at any time. Makksuweru will pile up the strikeouts. With his stuff, he can simply blow hitters away. He has a pretty good move to first, this is something he has really worked hard on, and he really makes a difference in the game by fielding his position well. Bunting is no problem for Makksuweru, he often moves runners into scoring position via the sacrifice.
2007 stats: 3-6, 31 SV, 3.19 ERA, 59.1 IP, 53 K

[Balldog]

Pitching Staff - Thoughts

Our rotation isn't bad, not great but not bad. Our bullpen looks to be one of the best in the league, so if the starters can keep us in the game through 6 innings we should be able to shut people down with our bullpen. Shun'En was named Outstand Pitcher in 2002, and has been selected to the All-Star Game the last two seasons. If we can get to Nobuo in the 9th with the lead the game is over!

[Neuqua]

Make Koji proud.

[Balldog]

A look at the position players is coming soon....probably Sunday

[Balldog]

Position Players - Catchers

Neviru Ienobu
32 years old
Neviru Ienobu will contribute a lot to the team. He's got a great stroke, some nice pop in his bat and is a lot of fun and well-liked in the clubhouse. Neviru doesn't hit much for average, but with lots of hard work in the cage, he could improve significantly. Neviru has explosive power. Look for him to go deep often. Has a great eye and uncanny patience at the plate. 100 walks in a season are no problem for this guy, and most pitchers consider it a moral victory to strike him out. Neviru won't fan too much, but still occasionally goes after bad pitches. He is very slow on the basepaths, so it is strictly station-to-station when he gets on. Neviru has an average arm, and will throw out just enough people to cause baserunners to think a little more.
2007 Stats: 75 for 374, .201 AVG, 23 2B, 15 HR, 51 RBI, 74 BB, 117 SO

Chuugorou Hisashi
36 years old
Chuugorou Hisahsi will contribute a lot to the team. He's got a great stroke, some nice pop in his bat and is a lot of fun and well-liked in the clubhouse. Chuugorou has decent batting skills, and will get his share of base hits. Although he's more of a contact hitter, he does have some pop, and will go yard occasionally. He has a pretty good eye at the plate. He will draw his share of free passes, but won't hesitate to go after his pitch. Chuugorou does a decent job protecting the plate, and will make contact when you need him to. He is very slow on the basepaths, so it is strictly station-to-station when he gets on. Chuugorou has a good arm, and will throw out a lot of base runners. His arm commands respect, and baserunners are much more cautious.
2007 Stats: 17 for 55, .309 AVG, 3 2B, 1 HR, 10 RBI, 8 BB, 14 SO

Takashirou Unkei
26 years old
Takashirou Unkei will contribute a lot to the team. He's got a great stroke, some nice pop in his bat and is a lot of fun and well-liked in the clubhouse. Takashirou has decent batting skills, and will get his share of base hits.
Although he's more of a contact hitter, he does have some pop, and will go yard occasionally. He often swings at bad pitches and struggles to go deep in the count. He needs to improve his plate awareness to get the most out of his abilities. Takashirou won't fan too much, but still occasionally goes after bad pitches. Righties give him more trouble than lefties. He is one of the slower runners, and is no threat to run. Takashirou has an average arm, and
will throw out just enough people to cause baserunners to think a little more.

2007 Stats: 7 for 22, .318 AVG, 1 2B, 5 RBI, 1 BB, 3 SO

All three guys are going to get quite a bit of playing time, with Unkei starting vs. LHP and Ienobu starting vs. RHP. Hisashi is kind of the odd man out but will see a lot of playing time later in games because he has a lot better arm than the other two.

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Position Players - Infield

Tsugitarou Isoruko, 1B
27 years old
Tsugitarou Isoruko will contribute a lot to the team. He's got a great stroke, some nice pop in his bat and is a lot of fun and well-liked in the clubhouse. Tsugitarou has decent batting skills, and will get his share of base hits.
Tsugitarou has explosive power. Look for him to go deep often. He has a pretty good eye at the plate. He will draw his share of free passes, but won't hesitate to go after his pitch. Tsugitarou won't fan too much, but still occasionally goes after bad pitches. Lefties seem to give him more trouble than righties. He has average speed at best, but has excellent timing, and can steal a few bases. Tsugitarou is an average first baseman defensively. He has decent range and will make most routine plays, but certainly will not dazzle you with his glove.
2007 stats: 109 for 444, .245 AVG, 20 2B, 14 HR, 58 RBI, 33 BB, 110 SO

Suejirou Juro, 2B
34 years old
Suejirou Juro is a real gamer. He will do everything asked of him, and more, for his team and his manager. Suejirou has above average hand-eye coordination. He makes frequent contact. He's one of the game's premiere sluggers, no doubt. His home run trot is a sight opposing pitchers will see often. He often swings at bad pitches and struggles to go deep in the count. He needs to improve his plate awareness to get the most out of his abilities. Suejirou does a decent job protecting the plate, and will make contact when you need him to. Not fast at all, but given the right game situation and matchup, will swipe a base when no one's paying attention to him. Suejirou is an average second baseman defensively. He has decent range and will make most routine plays, but certainly will not dazzle you with his glove.
2007 stats: 143 for 517, .277 AVG, 19 2B, 16 HR, 83 RBI, 29 BB, 119 SO

Vibeku Seiryo, 3B
32 years old
Vibeku Seiryo will be one of the better players on most teams. He can do a lot at the plate, and will definitely contribute. Vibeku has above average hand-eye coordination. He makes frequent contact. Vibeku has explosive power. Look for him to go deep often. He really works opposing pitchers deep into the count, and will likely be a league leader in walks drawn. Vibeku does a decent job protecting the plate, and will make contact when you need him to. Lefties seem to give him more trouble than righties. Not fast at all, but given the right game situation and matchup, will swipe a base when no one's paying attention to him. Vibeku is an average third baseman defensively. He has decent range and will make most routine plays, but certainly will not dazzle you with his glove.
2007 stats: 148 for 567, .261 AVG, 30 2B, 17 HR, 79 RBI, 43 BB, 72 SO

Takusaburou Gonnohyoe, SS
27 years old
With Takusaburou Gonnohyoe you'll have a quality player in the lineup. He is capable of hitting any pitcher with authority! Takusaburou has above average hand-eye coordination. He makes frequent contact. He has pretty good pop in his bat, and will post solid HR figures each season. He has a pretty good eye at the plate. He will draw his share of free passes, but won't hesitate to go after his pitch. Takusaburou is tough to fan. He get's the bat on the ball most of the time. While he is not a real threat to steal, he runs the bases smart and won't clog up the basepaths. Takusaburou is a very good shortstop defensively. He seems to know where the ball is going before it leaves the bat, makes fantastic reads and takes good routes to the ball.
2007 stats: 178 for 540, .330 AVG, 33 2B, 7 3B, 13 HR, 47 RBI, 51 BB, 32 SO

Takao Tabito, SS
31 years old
Takao Tabito is an average ballplayer. He can hit, but will struggle against the league's top pitchers. Takao has decent batting skills, and will get his share of base hits. He is really no threat to go deep, zero power with this
guy. He often swings at bad pitches and struggles to go deep in the count. He needs to improve his plate awareness to get the most out of his abilities. Takao does a decent job protecting the plate, and will make contact when you need him to. He is very speedy on the basepaths, but doesn't have those natural instincts for stealing bases that all the great ones have. Takao is a very good shortstop defensively. He seems to know where the ball is going before it leaves the bat, makes fantastic reads and takes good routes to the ball.
2007 stats: 9 for 39, .231 AVG, 3 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 5 SO

Ryuujirou Toyoaki, SS
26 years old
Ryuujirou Toyoaki has all the basic skills. He isn't destined for stardom, but is the kind of solid, workman-type player that every club needs. Ryuujirou has above average hand-eye coordination. He makes frequent contact. He has
pretty good pop in his bat, and will post solid HR figures each season. He often swings at bad pitches and struggles to go deep in the count. He needs to improve his plate awareness to get the most out of his abilities. Ryuujirou
won't fan too much, but still occasionally goes after bad pitches. Righties give him more trouble than lefties. He's only got average speed, but his ability to read pitcher's moves is uncanny. Ryuujirou is an average shortstop defensively. He has decent range and will make most routine plays, but certainly will not dazzle you with his glove.
2007 stats: 20 for 90, .222 AVG, 8 2B, 1 HR, 9 RBI, 8 BB, 19 SO

Thoughts
Gonnohyoe is probably the best shorstop in the league, he is probably going to end up hitting in the #3 spot. Hopefully he can get a chance to drive in a lot of runs. Juro is very good as well, the fact that he only had 16 HRs last year is surprising, he has big HR ability.

[Marmel]

Sweet!

[Radii]

Go Saitama! :P