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Saturday, July 13, 2024

2024 Lions need to start looking ahead, cut players

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The Saitama Seibu Lions already made multiple changes prior to the roster deadlines for 2024. By July 31, any possible trades for a player t...
Sunday, June 2, 2024

Lions failures make 2024 a lost season

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  This blog has been inactive thanks to being on several trips, including a recent dismissal of Kazuo Matsui as the manager of the Saitama S...
Sunday, April 21, 2024

Worst case scenario occurring under Matsui

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  The Saitama Seibu Lions have been free falling with a 1-9 stretch over their last 10 games. With their most recent loss, they sit in last ...
Sunday, April 7, 2024

2024 Lions Digest: Takeuchi wins debut

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  The Saitama Seibu Lions had a successful first full week of the season by going a combined 4-2 against the Orix Buffaloes and Hokkaido Nip...
Sunday, March 31, 2024

2024 Lions Digest: Imai dominates Opening Day

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The Saitama Seibu Lions took the Opening Day weekend series in Sendai against the Rakuten Eagles. === Game 1: Tatsuya Imai vs Takahisa Hayak...
Monday, March 25, 2024

Lions can go as far as the rotation takes them

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  The Saitama Seibu Lions enter the 2024 season with high personal expectations. However, most pundits don't see an A-class finish given...
Sunday, February 25, 2024

Imanaga won't need to be a star with Cubs

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  Shota Imanaga signed with the Chicago Cubs in January as one of many players coming over from NPB to MLB.  Despite having a high fanfare ...