Pro Yakyu Spirits - Superstar/Interesting Players

**commanderdeek** · 04-15-2010, 03:53 AM

Re: Pro Yakyu Spirits - Superstar/Interesting Players

3 threads in 10 mins? LOL

I like the idea of this thread though. Knowing the real life strengths of npb players will definitely help me enjoy this series more. You should post your some of your own favourite players!

**MukaMuka** · 04-15-2010, 04:09 AM

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Yes definitely...maybe I will do a team-by-team thing. all i know is i got 9 hours to burn every day at the office

**simgamer0005** · 04-15-2010, 04:18 AM

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This is an awesome idea. I'd love to hear about the strenghs and weaknesses of the players in the japanese league and in the game. Then we know what to look for when we play the game.

If you do a team by team thing, it'd be nice to have a list of the first and last names of the players in english. Like #19, the pitcher, on the Marines is Karakara, etc. I'm sure there is an english list of this somewhere, but I don't know where to look. Maybe just an english list of players to match the default rosters of PYS 2010 by jersey number. Of course there are english names on the back of players jerseys in the game, but it'd be nice to have an english list by player number so we know who is who when scrolling through the rosters.

**MukaMuka** · 04-15-2010, 05:28 AM

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Hanshin Tigers
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I will start off with the Tigers. They are probably the 2nd most popular team behind the Yomiuri Giants.
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1. Murton - #9 - CF<O

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3. Toritani - #1 - SS<O

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4. Kanemoto - #6 - LF<O

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5. Arai - #25 - 3B<O

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6. Johjima - #2 - C<O

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7. Brazell - #67 - 1B<O

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8. Sakurai - #51 - RF<O

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MLB fans are most likely familiar with Murton and Johjima. <O

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Murton is hitting great in Japan, .385 and 4 homeruns at the moment, and he received a nice offensive upgrade in the first roster update patch from Konami on April 26. he has C for contact now and better power so def donwload the patch if ur a hanshin fan.<O

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Johjima has the "Power hitter" skill in the game meaning if you place a power swing perfectly you will most likely go yard. He also has the "Pull" hitter skill meaning he is an extreme pull hitter. <O

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Kanemoto has the Iron Man skill (sorry, Iron Man is the Power Pro name...in this game it is just Injury Protection +3) meaning he will most likely never be injured in Pennat since he had a world record iron man streak going (even longer than Cal Ripken). The streak finally ended after this thread jinxed him (jk). He decided to sit out ysterday (APril 18), ending the consecutive, all-innings, all games played streak at 1,492. He also has the "Line Drive" special skill meaning his hits will always be lower arching, line-drive type homerun, etc.

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First baseman Brazell has very high power rating. He is one of the few hitters in the game with the 7 arc, meaning he will hit balls very very high producing lots of HIGH flyouts, pop ups, and homeruns. <O

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- Sekimoto (#3, 2B) - you can use him as your 2B in a platoon when you face a left handed pitcher<O

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- Katsuragi (#33, OF/1B) - he is often used in late game situations as a defensive 1B in real life<O

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Pitching Staff:
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This team doesn't really have a good starting staff. No one can be considered an ace but obviously if you look at the attributes, Nohmi (#14) is your best starter.
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The superstar of the pitching staff is Closer - Fujikawa (#22). His fastball is the best in the entire game and he has a unique special skills called "the Fire Ball". Let's just say this makes his fastball really powerful and unhittable.<O

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**Cyphre** · 04-18-2010, 12:50 PM

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Originally posted by MukaMuka

Hanshin Tigers
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I will start off with the Tigers. They are probably the 2nd most popular team behind the Yomiuri Giants.
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1. Murton - #9 - CF<O

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5. Arai - #25 - 3B<O

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6. Johjima - #2 - C<O

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7. Brazell - #67 - 1B<O

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8. Sakurai - #51 - RF<O

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Murton is hitting great in Japan, .385 and 4 homeruns at the moment, so I am betting he will get a stat boost when Konami gives PS3 users a roster update (in middle season i guess) as he is kinda weak in the game right now.
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Johjima has the "Power hitter" skill in the game meaning if you place a power swing perfectly you will most likely go yard. He also has the "Pull" hitter skill meaning he is an extreme pull hitter. <O

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Kanemoto has the Iron Man skill meaning he will most likely never be injured in Pennat since he has a world record iron man streak going (even longer than Cal Ripken). He also has the "Line Drive" special skill meaning his hits will always be lower arching, line-drive type homerun, etc.

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First baseman Brazell has very high power rating. He is one of the few hitters in the game with the 7 arc, meaning he will hit balls very very high producing lots of HIGH flyouts, pop ups, and homeruns. <O

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Bench players to watch:<O

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- Sekimoto (#3, 2B) - you can use him as your 2B in a platoon when you face a left handed pitcher<O

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- Katsuragi (#33, OF/1B) - he is often used in late game situations as a defensive 1B in real life<O

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Pitching Staff:
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This team doesn't really have a good starting staff. No one can be considered an ace but obviously if you look at the attributes, Nohmi (#14) is your best starter.
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The superstar of the pitching staff is Closer - Fujikawa (#22). His fastball is the best in the entire game and he has a unique special skills called "the Fire Ball". Let's just say this makes his fastball really powerful and unhittable.<O

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I beg to differ (no offense) but the Tigers have a solid set of SP's .....Maybe they lack a Darvsh, Wakui, Iwakuma or Tanaka...But all around they have a solid and durable rotation worthy of notice......and while Nohmi might be the most popular....I this Iwata is the ace (imho)

**MukaMuka** · 04-18-2010, 11:47 PM

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Originally posted by Cyphre

I beg to differ (no offense) but the Tigers have a solid set of SP's .....Maybe they lack a Darvsh, Wakui, Iwakuma or Tanaka...But all around they have a solid and durable rotation worthy of notice......and while Nohmi might be the most popular....I this Iwata is the ace (imho)

as a pretty hardcore tigers fan who watch about 100-120 of their games a year i cant disagree more. no offense but i think if you tell a hardcore tigers fan their rotation is solid and worthy of notice they will laugh you out of the room. the staff is very very average, workable and usable, not definitely nothing special and hardly worthy of notice. sitting througg an andoh start should be considered inhumane punishment. he cant even get baystars out for gods sakes. and the thing that really jumps out at you when you watch the tigers starters in real life is, they got no stuff. and the game totally confirms my suspicion. you look at every other rotation in the game and you see lots of C and B and A for stuff. you look at the tigers...all their games have D fastballs, E sliders, etc etc. they are just really really average.

**commanderdeek** · 04-19-2010, 06:27 AM

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When's the next update gonna be? haha Can you do the Dragons next, because I've been following them a lot recently since I found a reliable jtv stream of their games.

**MukaMuka** · 04-19-2010, 07:13 AM

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Originally posted by commanderdeek

When's the next update gonna be? haha Can you do the Dragons next, because I've been following them a lot recently since I found a reliable jtv stream of their games.

originally i was going to do maybe eagles or hawks on thursday or friday but i will do the dragons now maybe tomorrow or wednesday

**commanderdeek** · 04-19-2010, 07:19 AM

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Originally posted by MukaMuka

originally i was going to do maybe eagles or hawks on thursday or friday but i will do the dragons now maybe tomorrow or wednesday

Awesome. Oh and do hawks as well because I've been using them in my pys6 pennant (chose them because I like their logo lol).

But yeah man, no rush. Do them when ever you feel like it, really appreciate it

**MukaMuka** · 04-19-2010, 12:00 PM

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Softbank Hawks

They have a bit of everything – a really good ace, some great bullpen guys, dynamic high speed 1-2 hitters, some aging sluggers, and so on. Overall I think they are a very fun choice for season mode (I am also using the Hawks myself in pennant) and this post will be REALLY LONG since, well, I like using them!
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1. Honda – #46 – 2B
2. Kawasaki – #52 - SS
3. Ortiz – #49 – LF
4. Kokubo – #9 – 1B
5. Matsunaka – #3 – DH
6. Tamura – #6 – CF
7. Hasegawa – #30 – RF
8. Tanoue - #70 – C
9. Matsuda – #5 – 3B

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Kawasaki in PYS 2010, now you know why!
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Kokubo is pretty good guy for RBIs. He has the arch ability (which allows the hitter the hit high flyballs that stays in the air longer) for hitting homeruns, Chance +1, and also the skill Strong Presence which causes pitchers to suffer a drop in abilities when facing Kokubo in a chance situation.
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Matsunaka is sorta like Japan's <ST1

David Ortiz. He was the most feared hitter in the country just a few years ago but has dramatically declined due to injuries and age. He actually won the Triple Crown in 2004 (leading the league in HR/AVG/RBI) hitting .358, 44 HR, and 120 RBI but you probably can’t tell looking at his in-game ratings. He has the Pull ability and the Arch ability and even a unique defensive shift called the Matsunaka Shift against him since he pulls so much. He may also the slowest guy in the entire game with a G speed.
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Hasegawa was a breakout young player from last season and he is rewarded with high contact and the Average Hitter ability in this year’s game, meaning his hits will more easily become solid line-drives. However his defense in right is only a E so he might cause you a few runs on defense.
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Finally Tanoue, the most powerful #8 hitter in the whole game. He is the only guy with the pure Power Hitter skill in the lineup but his meet is pretty weak and also his defense at Catcher is below average.
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Ace #47 Sugiuchi is a beast. Oh he is so fun to use. His fastball, change-up, and curve/slurve pitch are all top pitches. You can attack in the strike zone with the fastball, then throw intentional balls below the strike zone with the change and slurve and the CPU, even on Hard+ or perfect, will chase all day long and embarrass themselves. This guy is basically an automatic 10 strike-outs complete game shut-out possibility every game. SO MUCH FUN TO USE. PS – he is also this damn good in real life
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As for the other guys, Holton is rated very highly in this year’s game so he is a clear #<st1:chmetcnv w:st="on" UnitName="in" SourceValue="2" HasSpace="True" Negative="False" NumberType="1" TCSC="0">2 in</st1:chmetcnv> the rotation. But after him the other starters are really hit and miss. I really suggest dumping 1 of the #5 or #6 starter and bring up #17 Ohba from the minor league. He has much greater potential than either guy when you awaken him. Also hidden away in the minor league roster is #66 Saitoh. He used to be one of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><ST1

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Bullpen
a triple threat in the bullpen, all with great stuff:
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#50 Settsu – the real life 2009 Rookie of the Year. He has 3 great pitches all rated C as well as good skills like Pinch +1. If you don’t care about realism, just make him your closer in your game and never worry about blowing a save again.
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#25 Falkenborg – set-up man in real life. His A-rated fastball and his unbelievable curveball really stand out in my mind but he also has a good forkball as a third pitch. Another near unhittable guy and closer candidate if you don’t care about mimicking real life.
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#14 Mahara – He is the closer in real life but in-game he is not as good as either Settsu or Falkenborg. His fastball is still above average at C and his forkball is B with huge break but the other 2 guys have so much more quality options that Mahara doesn’t have. The developers also gave him some skills that a closer would not want such as Easily Rattled, inconsistent fastball speed, and Quick – 1 (meaning a longer stride allowing easier steals).

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**commanderdeek** · 04-20-2010, 04:26 AM

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Awesome post muka!

**scottyd7** · 04-20-2010, 11:05 AM

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some of you have mentioned that you are watching the games where are you watching them at. and at what times are they playing.

**commanderdeek** · 04-20-2010, 09:13 PM

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Originally posted by scottyd7

some of you have mentioned that you are watching the games where are you watching them at. and at what times are they playing.

Weeknight games are usually at 6pm japan time, while weekend games usually around 1pm.

There are live streams on justin tv. I'm in australia so the time difference is only an hour which is great for me. If you're in the US however, weeknight games are probably very late at night or early morning depending on your location. If you're interested i'll post some links when i get home tonight.
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**scottyd7** · 04-20-2010, 09:17 PM

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thanks for the reply if you could post some links that would be great

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