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JFBL: Aichi no longer in the mix to join league?
by Gen on Aug.06, 2010 @ 7:09 pm, under Independent
Aichi was preparing a team to join the Japan Future Baseball League (JFBL) next season, but it seems those plans fell through after the league determined that Aichi wasn't ready yet. League rep Keiichiro Kabeya told reporters that he hoped Aichi would come up with a more detailed outlook on their management plans.
JFBL: Mie manager Hiromu Matsuoka leaves the team
by Gen on Aug.06, 2010 @ 4:22 pm, under Independent
Hiromu Matsuoka, given time off since last month due to health issues, has apparently decided to leave the Mie Three Arrows. Interim manager Yukio Fujinami will now take over as full time manager.
JFBL: Mie manager Hiromu Matsuoka given time off
by Gen on Jul.30, 2010 @ 4:01 pm, under Independent
The Mie Three Arrows announced today that their manager, Hiromu Matsuoka, is not well and will be taking time off from his duties with the team. Yukio Fujinami (a coach with the team) will be stepping in as interim manager until Matsuoka is ready to return.
Ishikawa Million Stars pick-up OFer Naoya Washiya
by Gen on Jul.15, 2010 @ 6:22 pm, under Independent
The Ishikawa Million Stars of the BC League announced today that they signed former 14th round Washington National draft pick Naoya Washiya. The 21-year-old Washiya was also assigned the number 3.
JFBL: Osaka to continue playing
by Gen on Jul.10, 2010 @ 3:24 pm, under Independent
The Osaka Gold Villicanes announced that despite financial difficulties, they will continue to play out games on the 2010 JFBL schedule. They will also participate in the Inter-league games against the Island League.
Kansai Independent League looking to become a non-profit organization
by Gen on Jul.06, 2010 @ 7:12 pm, under Independent
Seems the Kansai Independent League is looking to become an NPO in order to help cut costs and keep the league going. Earlier today, reps from the four team met for a meeting and officially decided to begin preparations for the change. The league is hoping to have everything ready in time for the 2011 season. As a step towards that goal, league operations will be transferred over to an NPO operated by Kishu rep Takeshi Kimura for the start of the second half of the current season.
The individual clubs of the league will continue to operate as usual (that is, as incorporated public companies).
IL: Kagawa takes first place by half a game in the first half
by Gen on Jul.03, 2010 @ 12:41 am, under Independent
The Kagawa Olive Guyners ended the first half in first place after their game against the Kochi Fighting Dogs ended in a 3-3 tie on Friday.
The second half begins on Saturday.
Final First Half Standings
| Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | vs TOK | vs KAG | vs EHI | vs KOC | vs NAG | vs IL | |
| 1 | Kagawa (KAG) | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | .719 | - | 4(0)4 | 6(1)1 | 3(4)1 | 6(1)1 | 4(0)2 | |
| 2 | Kochi (KOC) | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | .710 | 0.5 | 4(2)2 | 1(4)3 | 6(1)1 | 5(0)3 | 6(0)0 | |
| 3 | Tokushima (TOK) | 38 | 20 | 15 | 3 | .571 | 4.0 | 4(0)4 | 5(0)3 | 2(2)4 | 5(1)2 | 4(0)2 | |
| 4 | Ehime (EHI) | 38 | 13 | 22 | 3 | .371 | 7.0 | 3(0)5 | 1(1)6 | 1(1)6 | 4(0)4 | 4(1)1 | |
| 5 | Nagasaki (NAG) | 38 | 13 | 23 | 2 | .361 | 0.5 | 2(1)5 | 1(1)6 | 4(0)4 | 3(0)5 | 3(0)3 |
IL agrees to play out Inter-league schedule against JFBL
by Gen on Jul.01, 2010 @ 11:46 pm, under Independent
The Island League held a board of directors meeting today and decided to play out the Inter-league schedule against the JFBL as originally planned. It seems the IL didn't want to punish the innocent players by taking away their opportunities to play.
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JFBL wants to play Inter-league games against IL
IL discusses Inter-league games with JFBL, puts off decision until 7/1
JFBL: Eight former Osaka players placed bets in May
by Gen on Jul.01, 2010 @ 3:07 pm, under Independent
Investigations into the eight former Osaka Gold Villicanes players has revealed that they placed bets on a number of games between a 1-2 week period in May, with each player spending tens of thousands of yen each.
It seems that most of the former players also thought it best to stop once sumo wrestlers started getting caught.
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JFBL wants to play Inter-league games against IL
by Gen on Jul.01, 2010 @ 11:19 am, under Independent
The Japan Future Baseball League (JFBL) submitted a report to the Island League (IL) that explained the league's desire to keep the league running and to play out their schedule of Inter-league games against the IL. The IL will be holding a board of directors meeting at some point today to make a final decision on whether or not they should cancel their Inter-league games against the JFBL.
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IL discusses Inter-league games with JFBL, puts off decision until 7/1