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08/31/2006 Archived Entry: "Japanese Baseball News:Update"

Japanese Baseball News:Update

Japanese Baseball News: The Monday Report By Glenn Davies,Tokyo Japan

 

Central League News
CLFLAG (2k image)In a major about-face on Wednesday, the Central league agreed to introduce a playoff system in 2007. The playoff looks likely to mirror that of the Pacific league in having the 2nd and 3rd teams in the CL playoff for a chance to play the pennant winner for a place in the championship finals. The CL had been against this move for quite some time and some feel that the key to the change of position has been the failure of the all-powerful Giants to win for some years now. Giving the Giants a shot at the playoffs and postseason play would be their hope to bring fans back to the park as attendance has dropped and improve low TV ratings. 
Pacific League News
PLFLAG (2k image)The Lions pushed ahead in the standings and are trying to put some daylight between themselves and the Hawks. The Fighters continue to impress with a 15-8 record this months and being only 2 back from the Lions may actually fight for the PL pennant. That said the Lions look like the goods and with Nakajima and Cabrera tearing up opposition pitching they look likely to capture the title.
Batting Leaders
 

Central

TeamAvg.ABHRRBI 

Pacific

  Team

Avg.ABHRRBI
1FukudomeDragons.35436421701MatsunagaHawks.3353941870
2LeeGiants.32344637882NakajimaLions.3193601662
3SheetsTigers.31548215613ShortEagles.317356330
4KanemotoTigers.30943417764CabreraLions.3173882786
5AokiSwallows.3074607425FukuuraMarines.317357338
Pitching Leaders
 

Central

TeamERAWLSv 

Pacific

TeamERAWLSv
1KurodaCarp1.9312601SaitohHawks1.851540
2SatoDragons2.009202MatsuzakaLions2.131440
3KawakamiDragons2.1114303DaveyBuffaloes2.50970
4UtsumiGiants2.65101004OnoMarines2.57670
5KadokuraDragons2.6810405YagiFighters2.621070
 
CentralWLTPct%GB

Pacific

WLTPct%GB
Chunichi Dragons65405.619-Seibu Lions69462.600-
Hanshin Tigers61524.5408.0Softbank Hawks68474.5911.0
Yakult Swallows56552.50512.0Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters67490.5782.5
Yomiuri Giants55632.46616.5Chiba Lotte Marines58580.50011.5
Hiroshima Carp49595.45417.5Orix Buffaloes46712.39324.0
Yokohama Bay Stars47653.42021.5Rakuten Eagles38742.33929.5

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