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2009 Nippon Professional Baseball Season
The 2009 Nippon Professional Baseball season is the 60th season since the NPB was reorganized in Regular season standings Central League Pacific League Climax Series ''Note: All of the games that are played in the first two rounds of the Climax Series are held at the higher seed's home stadium. The team with the higher regular-season standing also advances if the round ends in a tie.'' Central League First Stage ''Chunichi Dragons win the series, 2-1'' Central League Second Stage ''Yomiuri Giants have one-win advantage'' ''Yomiuri Giants win the series, 4-1'' Pacific League First Stage ''Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles win the series, 2-0'' Pacific League Second Stage ''Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters have one-win advantage'' ''Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters win the series, 4-1'' Japan Series See also * 2009 Korea Professional Baseball season *2009 Major League Baseball season The 2009 Major League Baseball season began on April 5, 2009; the regular season was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nippon Professional Baseball
or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning ''Professional Baseball''. Outside Japan, it is often just referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league can be traced back to the formation of the in Tokyo, founded in 1934, and the original circuit for the sport in the Empire two years later – Japanese Baseball League (1936–1949), and continued to play even through the final years of World War II. The league that is today's NPB for Japan was formed when that sports organization reorganized in 1950, creating two leagues with six teams each in the Central League and the Pacific League with an annual season-ending Japan Series championship play-off series of games starting that year. The NPB also oversees the Western League (Japanese baseball), Western League and the Eastern League (Japanese baseball), Eastern League, NPB's minor league, minor leagues. Since the first Japan Series in , the Yomiuri Giants have the most cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Yokohama BayStars Season
The 2009 Yokohama BayStars season features the BayStars quest to win their first Central League title since 1998. The team made a bit of a splash just before the season, signing former Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters starter Ryan Glynn to shore up their rotation, led by veterans Daisuke Miura and Hayato Terahara. On the offensive side, the 'Stars picked up Dan Johnson, a journeyman minor leaguer, to give protection to 2008 batting champion Seiichi Uchikawa and slugging third baseman Shuichi Murata. The year did not start well even before the regular season started. The 'Stars lost Murata to a pulled hamstring muscle during the 2009 World Baseball Classic in a seeding game against Team Japan's arch-rival Korea. The injury hurt the team in the worst way, as Yokohama's bad luck with batting with runners in scoring position continued from 2008. The BayStars scored just five runs in their first six games en route to another rough start in April. Towards the end of May, BayStars manage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Korea Professional Baseball Season
The 2009 Korea Professional Baseball season was the 28th season in the history of the KBO League. The Kia Tigers won the regular season and the Korean Series The Korean Series is the final championship series of the KBO League. It has been held since the KBO League's first season in and is the final series of the post-season play-offs. From to 2013, the winner of the Korean Series went on to play in .... Format Season format *Regular Season: 133 games for each team *Semiplayoff: Regular Season 3rd place vs. Regular Season 4th place - Best of 5 *Playoff: Regular Season second place vs. Semiplayoff winner - Best of 5 *Korean Series: Regular Season first place vs. Playoff winner - Best of 7 Final standings *Champion (1st place): Korean Series winner *Runner-up (2nd place): Korean Series loser *3rd–8th place: Sort by Regular Season record except teams to play in the Korean Series Pre-season Regular season Post-Season Semiplayoff ''Doosan Bears win the series, 3-1'' P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapporo Dome
is a stadium located in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, and is primarily used for baseball and association football. It is the home field of the association football club Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo, and was also home to the baseball team Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters through the 2022 Nippon Professional Baseball season. It was a football venue for the 2020 Summer Olympics, was the venue for the opening ceremony of the 2017 Asian Winter Games, and was used for 2 matches of the 2019 Rugby World Cup. The stadium was previously a venue of the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The dome will be used as the venue for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2030 Winter Olympics if Sapporo is successful in their bid. History Sapporo Dome opened in 2001 with 41,580 seats. The stadium hosted three games during the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Germany vs Saudi Arabia, Argentina vs England and Italy vs Ecuador; all three matches were in the first round. The Dome hosted the opening ceremonies of the 2007 FIS Nord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyagi Baseball Stadium
, officially Miyagi Baseball Stadium, is a baseball stadium located in Miyaginohara Sports Park in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The 30,508-seat ballpark is owned by the prefecture and operated by Rakuten, which has used it as the home field for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) since 2005. Its symmetrical playing surface is the only natural turf field in the Pacific League (PL). An amusement park named Smile Glico Park is integrated into the stadium's left field seating and features a Ferris wheel. Miyagi Stadium is the third-oldest NPB stadium and the oldest in the PL, built in 1950 to host countryside NPB games and amateur baseball. Lights were added in 1973 to accommodate night games and attract more professional games. The Lotte Orions began using the stadium as a semi-home that same year and played five seasons in Sendai until 1977. In 1974, the Orions brought Miyagi Stadium its first postseason games, however Japan Series games were n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Dome
is an indoor stadium in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. It was designed as a baseball stadium following its predecessor, Korakuen Stadium. Construction on the stadium began on May 16, 1985, and it opened on March 17, 1988. It was built on the site of the Velodrome, adjacent to the predecessor ballpark, Korakuen Stadium. It has a maximum total capacity of 57,000 depending on configuration, with an all-seating configuration of 42,000. Tokyo Dome's original nickname was "The Big Egg", with some calling it the "Tokyo Big Egg".Haberman, Clyde Some Doubts, a Tokyo Dome New York Times, March 23, 1988 Its dome-shaped roof is an air-supported structure, a flexible membrane supported by slightly pressurizing the inside of the stadium. It was developed by Nikken Sekkei and Takenaka Corporation. It was modeled after the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. It is the home field of the Yomiuri Giants baseball team. On March 18, 1988, the day after the Tokyo Dome opened, the Yomiri Giants held the game as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagoya Dome
The Nagoya Dome (ナゴヤドーム), known as Vantelin Dome Nagoya (バンテリンドーム ナゴヤ) for sponsoring reasons, is a baseball field, constructed in 1997, located in the city of Nagoya, Japan. The dome has the capacity to seat up to 40,500 for sports and 49,000 for concerts. It is an example of a geodesic dome. It has served as HQ for the Chunichi Dragons baseball team, since its opening. It has also served baseball teams Orix BlueWave and Kintetsu Buffaloes, sometimes during the year. Official theme song for The Nagoya Dome, "Here For You", was written by local FM radio disk jockey, James Havens, and also released on CD by Victor Entertainment. Shopping center *ÆON MALL NAGOYADOMEMAE DragonsShop File:ÆON MALL Nagoya Dome-mae.jpg, ÆON MALL NAGOYADOMEMAE File:Konami Cup Asia Series Champions Chunichi Dragons No,2.jpg, Chunichi Dragons File:Nagoya dome from Midland Square.JPG Access *Nagoya Municipal Subway Meijō Line, Nagoya GuideWay-Bus Yutorito Line **Nag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Series
The Japan Series ( , officially the Japan Championship Series, ), also the Nippon Series, :File:2014_JS_logo.png is the annual championship series in Nippon Professional Baseball, the top baseball league in Japan. It is a best-of-seven series between the winning clubs of the league's two circuits, the Central League and the Pacific League, and is played in October or November. The first team to win four games is the overall winner and is declared each year. The winner of the Japan Series also goes on to be the Japanese representative team in the annual Asia Series. The Japan Series uses a 2-3-2 format. The home team for games 1, 2 and eventually 6 and 7, alternates between the two leagues with the Pacific League having the advantage on the years ending with an odd number and the Central League on the years ending with an even number. Designated hitters are used if the team from the Pacific League hosts the game. There is a 40-man postseason roster limit, and the rule on drawn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Orix Buffaloes Season
The 2009 Orix Buffaloes season features the Buffaloes quest to win their first Pacific League title under their current franchise configuration. Regular season Standings Game log , -align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 1 , , April 3 , , @Hawks , 8 - 0, , Wada (1-0) , , Komatsu (0-1) , , , , 30,106 , , 0-1-0 , -align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 2 , , April 4 , , @Hawks , 2 - 5, , Kondo (1-0) , , Oba (0-1) , , Kato (1) , , 28,827 , , 1-1-0 , -align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 3 , , April 5 , , @Hawks , 2 - 1(10) , , Kamiuchi (1-0) , , Kawagoe (0-1) , , , , 29,576 , , 1-2-0 , -align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 4 , , April 7 , , @Lions , 8 - 3, , Kishi (1-0) , , Kaneko (0-1) , , , , 24,011 , , 1-3-0 , -align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 5 , , April 8 , , @Lions , 2 - 10, , Yamamoto (1-0) , , Ishii (0-1) , , , , 10,001 , , 2-3-0 , -align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 6 , , April 9 , , @Lions , 13 - 6, , Nishiguchi (1-0) , , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Chiba Lotte Marines Season
The 2009 Chiba Lotte Marines season features the Marines quest to win their first Pacific League title since 2005. This was the final season that Bobby Valentine managed the Marines. Regular season Standings Game log , -align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 1 , , April 3 , , Lions , 2 - 5, , Wakui (1-0) , , Shimizu (0-1) , , Graman (1) , , 30,041 , , 0-1-0 , -align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 2 , , April 4 , , Lions , 10 - 5, , Komiyama (1-0) , , Hoashi (0-1) , , , , 26,819 , , 1-1-0 , -align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 3 , , April 5 , , Lions , 6 - 5, , Sikorski (1-0) , , Graman (0-1) , , , , 24,313 , , 2-1-0 , -align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 4 , , April 7 , , @Fighters , 9 - 1, , Tadano (1-0) , , Karakawa (0-1) , , , , 17,568 , , 2-2-0 , -align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 5 , , April 8 , , @Fighters , 8 - 7, , Tateyama (1-0) , , Sikorski (1-1) , , Takeda (1) , , 18,853 , , 2-3-0 , -align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 6 , , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Saitama Seibu Lions Season
The 2009 Saitama Seibu Lions season features the Lions quest to win back-to-back Japan Series titles. Regular season Standings Game log , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 1 , , April 3 , , @Marines , 2 - 5, , Wakui (1-0) , , Shimizu (0-1) , , Graman (1) , , 30,041 , , 1-0-0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 2 , , April 4 , , @Marines , 10 - 5, , Komiyama (1-0) , , Hoashi (0-1) , , , , 26,819 , , 1-1-0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 3 , , April 5 , , @Marines , 6 - 5, , Sikorski (1-0) , , Graman (0-1) , , , , 24,313 , , 1-2-0 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 4 , , April 7 , , Buffaloes , 8 - 3, , Kishi (1-0) , , Kaneko (0-1) , , , , 24,011 , , 2-2-0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 5 , , April 8 , , Buffaloes , 2 - 10, , Yamamoto (1-0) , , Ishii (0-1) , , , , 10,001 , , 2-3-0 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 6 , , April 9 , , Buffaloes , 13 - 6, , Nishiguchi (1-0) , , Hirano (0-1) , , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Season
The 2009 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks season featured the Hawks quest to win their first Pacific League title since 2003. For the first time since 1994, the Hawks had a new manager in Koji Akiyama, who replaced the legendary Sadaharu Oh. SoftBank absorbed more injuries from Opening Day starter Tsuyoshi Wada, but saw the continued dominance of Toshiya Sugiuchi, and the emergence of foreign pitchers D.J. Houlton and Justin Germano, who stabilized the starting rotation. More foreign help came in the person of 201 cm-tall reliever Brian Falkenborg. Together with Rookie of the Year Tadashi Settsu and closer Takahiro Mahara, the Hawks had one of the most reliable bullpens in the league. The Hawks had one of the older offenses in the league, still anchored by Nobuhiko Matsunaka and Hiroki Kokubo. Yuya Hasegawa had a breakout season (.312, 7HR, 44RBI) after suffering injuries in the previous two seasons. Hitoshi Tamura came back in mid-May and hit .283 with 17 home runs, which helped t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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