Yokohama Bay Stars: February 1, 2012
by Gen on Feb.01, 2012 @ 11:58 pm, under NPB
Kiyoshi Nakahata told reporters on Tuesday that other than Alex Ramirez, everyone else on the team had to compete for a spot.
Nakahata showed up on the field at 9:07am and showed the media his Yokohama uniform and the number 70.
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Daisuke Miura and Yuki Kuniyoshi left the team hotel at around 6:10 for an early morning walk (lasted about thirty minutes).
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Yoshitomo Tsutsugo took part in a fielding practice session that lasted about forty minutes. It was originally supposed to last twenty minutes but the time was doubled by Nakahata. Yuta Naito, attempting a possible position change to the infield, was also part of the group.
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Alex Ramirez spent some time giving Yuki Yoshimura pointers on hitting.
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Team owner Makoto Haruta plans to stick around in Okinawa until Sunday (February 5).
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Bullpen sessions:
Wednesday
Every pitcher at Ginowan tossed a bullpen session with squatting catcher.
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Shun Yamaguchi threw 73 pitches.
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Kentaro Takasaki threw 58 pitches to a squatting catcher.
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Masanori Hayashi threw 50 pitches.
