The Central League’s mid-table race has turned into a scramble. On a 5ch live-commentary thread, fans buzzed about how just 1.5 games separate the Hanshin Tigers from the Yomiuri Giants, and another 1.5 games separate the DeNA BayStars from the Chunichi Dragons — with the Yakult Swallows and Hiroshima Carp squeezed in between.
Posters threw out hard numbers — home run totals, win-loss margins above and below .500, and tomorrow’s starting pitchers — as they tried to call how the race for a Climax Series spot would play out.
Yeah, that could happen (Kansai-flavored 'de' ending, likely a Tigers fan)
Tigers-Giants: 1.5 games
BayStars-Dragons: 1.5 games (with Yakult and Hiroshima sandwiched in between)
BayStars-Dragons: 1.5 games (with Yakult and Hiroshima sandwiched in between)
>>11
Hiroshima's in last place though, right?
Hiroshima's in last place though, right?
That could seriously happen.
Heck, if the Giants keep getting beaten up by the Tigers, could Chunichi even end up in 2nd?
Heck, if the Giants keep getting beaten up by the Tigers, could Chunichi even end up in 2nd?
>>12
At Koshien, the Giants should have a winning record against the Tigers.
At Koshien, the Giants should have a winning record against the Tigers.
>>12
That's not happening unless Hiroshima suddenly catches fire (goes on a miracle hot streak).
That's not happening unless Hiroshima suddenly catches fire (goes on a miracle hot streak).
Hiroshima's actually been picking up steam since they demoted 'zombie' Kozono (a player nicknamed for his erratic slumps) to the minors.
>>19
Lol, quit talking about Kozono like he's some cursed piece of gear.
Lol, quit talking about Kozono like he's some cursed piece of gear.
3rd place this year seriously feels worthless.
The bottom four teams are just too weak.
The bottom four teams are just too weak.
>>20
Lol, in this scrub league even 1st place in the Central League isn't worth much.
Lol, in this scrub league even 1st place in the Central League isn't worth much.
Home run totals
Tigers 101
Dragons 97
BayStars 95
Giants 86
Carp 73
Swallows 67
Tigers 101
Dragons 97
BayStars 95
Giants 86
Carp 73
Swallows 67
>>40
The 'terrace effect' (Jingu Stadium's shortened home-run porch) is wild, but it's crazy Yakult is still dead last despite playing there…
The 'terrace effect' (Jingu Stadium's shortened home-run porch) is wild, but it's crazy Yakult is still dead last despite playing there…
When the Tigers actually win the pennant, it's usually because they sweep the Giants and then ride that momentum, steadily widening the gap until it's over. But for some reason this year it's not like that — it's dragging on forever and they can't shake the Giants off.
Tigers teams like that never pan out — they always end up getting nosed out by the Giants right at the very end.
Tigers teams like that never pan out — they always end up getting nosed out by the Giants right at the very end.
>>41
There's never actually been a year with the Tigers 1st and the Giants 2nd, to begin with.
When the Tigers win it, it's usually a three-way scramble with the Giants finishing 3rd.
There's never actually been a year with the Tigers 1st and the Giants 2nd, to begin with.
When the Tigers win it, it's usually a three-way scramble with the Giants finishing 3rd.
Lol, fighting for a Climax Series spot with a double-digit losing record.
And the first-place team is 13 games over .500, lmao.
And the first-place team is 13 games over .500, lmao.
>>44
That's because they handed the Pacific League 26 games' worth of over-.500 record in interleague play.
That's because they handed the Pacific League 26 games' worth of over-.500 record in interleague play.
>>44
Yeah, they kept handing over-.500 wins to the Pacific League during interleague play.
Over there it's the opposite — the top 3 Pacific League teams are all double digits over .500, and even 4th and 5th place are only single digits under .500.
Yeah, they kept handing over-.500 wins to the Pacific League during interleague play.
Over there it's the opposite — the top 3 Pacific League teams are all double digits over .500, and even 4th and 5th place are only single digits under .500.
Tomorrow it's Yume-chan (nickname for the starting pitcher) on the mound.
And Matsuyama's on his 5th straight day pitching, so he's probably unusable.
The only way to win is a complete game.
And Matsuyama's on his 5th straight day pitching, so he's probably unusable.
The only way to win is a complete game.
>>48
(If you wanna win) then go earn the damn win with your own strength!
(If you wanna win) then go earn the damn win with your own strength!
Tamaji (nickname for manager Fujikawa Kyuji): 'Since it's just the Dragons, I'll shuffle the rotation and save my ace for the Giants instead lol'
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Giants win 2 straight
Tigers lose 2 straight
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Giants win 2 straight
Tigers lose 2 straight
>>52
Though apparently there's a high chance Friday and Saturday's games get rained out.
Though apparently there's a high chance Friday and Saturday's games get rained out.
It's wild that everyone from 3rd place down is double digits under .500, but 1st place is 13 games over…
>>54
Well, it's the 'second-tier league' (a jab that the Central League is weaker than the Pacific League), so it can't be helped.
Well, it's the 'second-tier league' (a jab that the Central League is weaker than the Pacific League), so it can't be helped.
If a team with a losing record is 10+ games back, do they start the Climax Series down 3 wins as a handicap?
>>59
Lol, the rules aren't quite that brutal.
Lol, the rules aren't quite that brutal.
Feels like the Tigers might slip to 4th.
>>60
No way that's happening.
They'll sweep the Giants and lock up their magic number, watch.
It's Murakami, Saiki, and Takahashi pitching.
Meanwhile the Giants are sending out Tanaka 'Ma-kun' (nickname for Masahiro Tanaka).
No way that's happening.
They'll sweep the Giants and lock up their magic number, watch.
It's Murakami, Saiki, and Takahashi pitching.
Meanwhile the Giants are sending out Tanaka 'Ma-kun' (nickname for Masahiro Tanaka).
If Chunichi ends up in 3rd, would they get a 2-win head start against the Tigers in the Climax Series?
>>72
Yeah, that's right.
If the opponent in the Final Stage has a losing record or is 10+ games back, it becomes a first-to-5-wins series (out of 7), so the lower-seeded team needs to go at least 5-2 to advance.
Yeah, that's right.
If the opponent in the Final Stage has a losing record or is 10+ games back, it becomes a first-to-5-wins series (out of 7), so the lower-seeded team needs to go at least 5-2 to advance.
Starting this weekend at Koshien and running through September, the Tigers have a stretch of 7 straight outdoor games scheduled.
If Friday and Saturday get rained out on top of that, the schedule's going to be jam-packed clear into early October.
If Friday and Saturday get rained out on top of that, the schedule's going to be jam-packed clear into early October.
>>74
'Yagai'? You mean 'okugai' (both words mean 'outdoor' — just a nitpick over which reading/kanji was used).
'Yagai'? You mean 'okugai' (both words mean 'outdoor' — just a nitpick over which reading/kanji was used).
The Tigers' rotation makes no sense.
Don't sandwich in three phoned-in starters.
Don't sandwich in three phoned-in starters.
>>76
Manager Fujikawa's an idiot, honestly.
He didn't even need to mess with the rotation for a team like the Giants — they'd have won anyway.
Manager Fujikawa's an idiot, honestly.
He didn't even need to mess with the rotation for a team like the Giants — they'd have won anyway.
Hasn't Yokohama (the BayStars) gotten weaker than a zombie since that self-destructive trade?
>>79
Lol, this guy's seriously going on about how it's the catcher's fault.
Lol, this guy's seriously going on about how it's the catcher's fault.
Well, let's be real, they're losing tomorrow anyway.
>>81
My prediction: the next 3-game road series against DeNA (Yokohama BayStars) decides the big picture.
If they don't sweep it, things look pretty rough considering how many games are left.
My prediction: the next 3-game road series against DeNA (Yokohama BayStars) decides the big picture.
If they don't sweep it, things look pretty rough considering how many games are left.
Why'd they put Abreu in today?
He was shaking off the catcher's signs like crazy again — clearly not on the same page.
He was shaking off the catcher's signs like crazy again — clearly not on the same page.
>>86
They didn't want to use him because Matsuyama's on his 4th straight day pitching.
They didn't want to use him because Matsuyama's on his 4th straight day pitching.
Making you think they've got it, then dropping straight into a losing streak — that's the Dragons for you these days.
How many times do you think we've been let down already?
How many times do you think we've been let down already?
>>87
I thought they might win tomorrow, but Tsuchida just got shelled, and with Yumemaru (nickname for the starter) on the mound, they're probably losing this one too.
I thought they might win tomorrow, but Tsuchida just got shelled, and with Yumemaru (nickname for the starter) on the mound, they're probably losing this one too.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread “[BREAKING] Chunichi Dragons Now Just 1.5 Games From a Climax Series Spot LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL.”
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