Nagoya Aliens ~ Invading the NPB

AnthonyP · **Posted:** Mon Oct 29, 2012 5:42 pm

Yay, it's back! Glad to see you're doing this again, PPJ!

SkittleMonster · **Posted:** Mon Oct 29, 2012 5:45 pm

Dude, it wasn't even a week without an update...

MrLiamcar · **Posted:** Mon Oct 29, 2012 5:51 pm

Nice win PPJ

PowerPro Jr · **Posted:** Mon Oct 29, 2012 6:44 pm

May 18-19, 2011

We have yet to lose an interleague game yet. Though we do have a tough task ahead of us going against the first-place Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.

Game 1

Nagoya Aliens 4 - Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 3

W - Geoff Taylor (6-0)
L - Hiroki Yamada (3-2)
SV - Johnny Swagger (11)
HR - Adam Henderson (20)
Daniel Sarfate (7)
Seiichi Uchikawa (6)

Game 2

Nagoya Aliens 4 - Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 1

W - Shin-Ming Chen (2-3)
L - Sho Iwasaki (2-5)
HR - Daniel Sarfate (8)
Seiichi Uchikawa (7)

May 21-22, 2011

Maybe the Seibu Lions will pose a threat to us, as we still have yet to lose against a Pacific League team so far this season.

Game 1

Nagoya Aliens 2 - Seibu Lions 6
W - Hsu Ming-Chieh (3-3)
L - James Robinson (1-1)
HR - Efren Martinez (30)
Takeya Nakamura (26, 27)

Game 2

Nagoya Aliens 1 - Seibu Lions 4
W - Kazuyuki Hoashi (6-2)
L - Andrew Nelson (6-3)
SV - Kazuhisa Makita (14)
HR - Hisashi Takayama (1)

May 23-24, 2011

I was ready for us to lose one game, but to get swept is very disappointing. Hopefully we can get back on track here versus the fifth-place Marines.

Game 1

Nagoya Aliens 6 - Chiba Lotte Marines 1
W - Alberto Blanco (8-0)
L - Shunsuke Watanabe (2-5)

Game 2

Nagoya Aliens 4 - Chiba Lotte Marines 3
W - Johnny Swagger (2-2)
L - Tatsuya Uchi (1-2)
HR - Kim Tae-Kyun (1)

May 25-26, 2011

Another sweep, great job by the team to bounce back from the series against the Lions. We've left everyone in the Central League biting the dust except for the Beef, who are keeping pace at 2.5 games back. We face the Fighters over these 2 days, I don't believe we run into their ace Darvish though. Whew...

Game 1

Nagoya Aliens 1 - Nippon-Ham Fighters 8
W - Bobby Keppel (2-5)
L - Geoff Taylor (6-1)
HR - Atsunori Inaba (3)

Game 2

Nagoya Aliens 5 - Nippon-Ham Fighters 3
W - Shin-Ming Chen (3-3)
L - Hirotoshi Masui (1-3)
SV - Johnny Swagger (12)
HR - Alex Weiss (5)
Efren Martinez (31)
Adam Henderson (9)

May 28-29, 2011

One of our few series where a sweep didn't happen. One one hand, we suffered our biggest beatdown of the season. On the other, it was nice to see Chen continue to pitch well of late, and Weiss to start hitting the ball out of the park. I still don't think he's as strong as he lets on, but I'm sure as hell not saying that to his face. This is our second-to-last series of the month and we'll be facing the Orix Buffaloes and, most notably, their ace Chihiro Kaneko.

Game 1

Nagoya Aliens 3 - Orix Buffaloes 6
W - Chihiro Kaneko (6-2)
L - Zheng Ma (6-2)
SV - Mamoru Kishida (18)
HR - Efren Martinez (32)
Takahiro Okada (5)

Game 2

Nagoya Aliens 2 - Orix Buffaloes 4
W - Hayato Terahara (2-4)
L - Andrew Nelson (6-4)
SV - Mamoru Kishida (19)
HR - Efren Martinez (33)

May 30-31, 2011

Welp, it's our last series of May, and it's against the Golden Eagles. Let's make it count!

Game 1

Nagoya Aliens 1 - Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 10
W - Satoshi Nagai (4-4)
L - Alberto Blanco (8-1)
HR - Akihisa Makida (4)
Nathan Whiteson (6, 7)

Game 2

Nagoya Aliens 12 - Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 5
W - Bryan Wade (1-0)
L - Hiroki Yamamura (0-2)
HR - Efren Martinez (34)
Ethan Mason (4, 5)

We went 6-6 over this period of time. I'm a bit disappointed, I wish we could have been a bit more consistent.

ZeroGibson13 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 29, 2012 6:46 pm

Well that was a long update, and all to be disappointed by a 6-6 record.

PowerPro Jr · **Posted:** Mon Oct 29, 2012 7:47 pm

END OF MAY STATS

HITTERS
Adam Henderson - .296, 9 HR, 30 RBI
Arthur Collins - .258, 6 HR, 19 RBI
Rolman Perez - .277, 8 HR, 28 RBI
Efren Martinez - .355 (2nd in CL), 35 HR (1st), 75 RBI (1st)
Daniel Sarfate - .268, 8 HR, 27 RBI
Alex Weiss - .283, 5 HR, 21 RBI
Walter James - .332 (4th), 5 HR, 33 RBI
Ethan Mason - .225, 5 HR, 16 RBI
Rex Morgan - .125, 0 HR, 1 RBI
John Simpson - .286, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Hans Gruber - .462, 0 HR, 1 RBI
Erick Robertson - .200, 0 HR, 1 RBI
Justin Emerson - .143, 0 HR, 1 RBI
Lee-Sook Cho - .278, 1 HR, 3 RBI
Gregor Lopez - .000, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Pedro Gomez - .385, 0 HR, 0 RBI

PITCHERS
Zheng Ma - 6-2 (T-5th), 1.66 ERA (3rd), 7.66 K/9
Andrew Nelson - 6-4 (T-5th), 3.33 ERA, 8.91 K/9
Alberto Blanco - 8-1 (1st), 2.05 ERA (5th), 6.91 K/9
Wally Burton - 5-0, 2.57 ERA, 5.54 K/9
Geoff Taylor - 6-1 (T-5th), 3.83 ERA, 5.43 K/9
Shin-Ming Chen - 3-3, 4.71 ERA, 5.26 K/9
James Robinson - 1-1, 3.72 ERA, 8.38 K/9, 4 HLD
Ricardo Diaz - 0-1, 2.10 ERA, 6.00 K/9, 8 HLD
Bryan Wade - 1-0, 1.03 ERA, 6.15 K/9, 6 HLD
Tony Scott - 0-0, 2.22 ERA, 8.14 K/9, 5 HLD
Cristobal Rodriguez - 2-0, 3.13 ERA, 6.26 K/9, 6 HLD
Johnny Swagger - 1-1, 2.53 ERA, 6.35 K/9, 12 SV

MONTHLY AWARDS

CL Hitter of the Month: Aliens 1B Efren Martinez, with a .337 AVG, with 16 HR and 35 RBI.
CL Pitcher of the Month: Dragons P Maximo Nelson, with 4 wins and a 2.00 ERA.

PL Hitter of the Month: Hawks 1B/OF Seiichi Uchikawa, with a .388 AVG, with 6 HR and 17 RBI.
PL Pitcher of the Month: Hawks P D.J. Houlton, with 4 wins and a 1.17 ERA.

CENTRAL LEAGUE LEADERS

AVG
1. Shinji Morino - Beef - .385
2. Efren Martinez - Aliens - .355
3. Norihiro Takaguchi - Beef - .341

HR
1. Efren Martinez - Aliens - 35
2. Takahiro Imanami - Beef - 26
3. Takeshi Ohnuma - Beef - 22

RBI
1. Efren Martinez - Aliens - 75
2. Takahiro Imanami - Beef - 53
3. Jun Hisamoto - Beef - 46

SB
1. Naoto Watanabe - Baystars - 16
T-2. Adam Henderson - Aliens - 13
T-2. Yoshiyuki Kamei - Giants - 13

W
1. Alberto Blanco - Aliens - 8
T-2. Christian Tanaka - Beef - 7
T-2. Toshihiro Maru - Beef - 7
T-2. Maximo Nelson - Dragons - 7

ERA
1. Toshihiro Maru - Beef - 1.87
2. Kazuki Yoshimi - Dragons - 1.89
3. Kentaro Nishimura - Giants - 1.90

K
1. Tetsuya Utsumi - Giants - 81
2. Kenta Maeda - Carp - 75
3. Bryan Bullington - Carp - 74

SV
1. Yuya Kubo - Giants - 19
2. Chang-Yong Lim - Swallows - 14
3. Kyuji Fujikawa - Tigers - 13

CENTRAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

1. Nagoya Aliens (40-16-2)
2. Kobe Beef (37-18-3, 2.5 GB)
3. Yomiuri Giants (29-27-2, 15.5 GB)
T-4. Chunichi Dragons (25-32-1, 15.5 GB)
T-4. Hanshin Tigers (25-32-1, 15.5 GB)
6. Hiroshima Carp (24-31-3, 15.5 GB)
7. Yakult Swallows (23-31-4, 16 GB)
8. Yokohama Baystars (23-35-0, 18.0 GB)

We finish up the month in 1st, where we should be. Though I am concerned, as a lot of our hitters seem to be slumping recently...

It's a 2-team race for the top spot unless another team goes absolutely nuclear for the rest of the season, which I don't see happening.

Caulfield · **Posted:** Mon Oct 29, 2012 7:49 pm

I haven't seen a whole lot of it, but I really like this log. It's so in-depth, it's almost like following a real team.

SkittleMonster · **Posted:** Mon Oct 29, 2012 7:53 pm

No mention of Martinez being in contention for the Triple Crown? Ok...

MrLiamcar · **Posted:** Mon Oct 29, 2012 8:22 pm

Only the end of May

SkittleMonster · **Posted:** Mon Oct 29, 2012 8:54 pm

He's leading the home run race by 10!

MrLiamcar · **Posted:** Mon Oct 29, 2012 9:27 pm

Yes, and...?

It is May. Injuries occur

Powerprosfan31 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 29, 2012 9:28 pm

A lot can happen in 4 months

Also, Swagger's doing excellently

MrLiamcar · **Posted:** Mon Oct 29, 2012 9:30 pm

Yes, I wonder if Hashimoto in my log will have 34! That is a lot. Martinez is in a race for 100.

How many did Martinez have at the end of April?

ZeroGibson13 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 29, 2012 9:38 pm

Please don't break Kurihara's record!

SkittleMonster · **Posted:** Mon Oct 29, 2012 9:41 pm

Well duh PPFan. But I was hoping for a, "Martinez has really started out strong this season, leading the league in Home Runs, RBI's, and is 2nd in Average. And although it's still early, Efren could be in the running for a Triple Crown come seasons end."

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