Tag: Hideaki Wakui

Woman Troubles for Seibu’s Hideaki Wakui

by on May.20, 2012 @ 11:51 pm, under NPB

Gossip mag Friday published a story in their May 18 edition about a woman that spilled details on her relationship with Hideaki Wakui.

According to reports, the two exchanged contact information when Wakui met her at a high class Fukuoka hostess club.  In December 2011, the two took a trip to Hokkaido, where the woman slipped and had to be taken to a hospital for treatment.  The woman's boyfriend found out and tried to contact both Wakui and the Seibu Lions on a number of different occasions.

Both the team and Wakui ignored the boyfriend's calls and Friday picked up the story, in addition to the private photos the woman took.

On Saturday, Seibu Lions' managing director Noriaki Iida held a press conference at Nagoya Dome and said, "Fans pay attention to pro yakyu so we are in a position where we set the examples.  We take this recent event very seriously.  We will do our best to ensure something similar does not happen again in the future."

The team also released the following prepared statement from Wakui: "I feel awful for worrying the fans, the team, and my team mates with regards to this latest report.  I am currently talking to the team about the incident."

Note: I have not read the actual Friday article.  The information I got was pieced together from a number of different sources.


Seibu Lions: March 28, 2012

by on Mar.29, 2012 @ 6:18 am, under NPB

Hideaki Wakui will get the opening day start.

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The Seibu Lions visited Sayama Fudosen in Tokorozawa, Saitama on Wednesday and prayed for a successful season.

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Tuesday's Ni-gun game against the Yomiuri Giants at Yomiuri Stadium (Giants 6 - Lions 5): Yusei Kikuchi relief Fumiya Nishiguchi and gave up a run on two hits over two innings of work. [Sponichi]


Seibu Lions: March 24, 2012

by on Mar.24, 2012 @ 11:49 pm, under NPB

Today's Ni-gun game against the Rakuten Eagles: Hideaki Wakui tossed three shutout innings while allowing four hits. ... Yasuyuki Kataoka started at second, played second, and went 0-for-3.  He was replaced on defense in the 6th inning.  This was Kataoka's first game since he had left shoulder surgery last year.

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The Lions decided to leave 1st round draft pick Ken Togame out of the starting rotation after two straight bad outings:

3/24 vs Yakult - 3 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 1 HBP, 5 R, 3 ER
3/18 vs Hanshin - 4 IP, 8 H, 4 SO, 1 BB, 0 HBP, 6 R, 6 ER 

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The Lions announced today that, as part of their All-Time Baseball Project, they will be hosting Monday Pa-League on April 16.  Former Lion Yoshiaki Kanemura will be on hand as a guest and fans will have a chance to taking fielding practice with him after the game (he will hit one grounder to each fan that participates).


Seibu Lions: March 23, 2012

by on Mar.23, 2012 @ 11:58 pm, under NPB

Hideaki Wakui start (vs Yakult at Jingu) was rained out today.  With rain in the forecast again tomorrow, the coaches decided to have Wakui pitch in a Ni-gun game at Seibu Dome against the Rakuten Eagles on Saturday.  He is expected to pitch around three innings.

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Kazuhisa Ishii could be used in a set-up role until he is needed back in the starting rotation -- the rotation will most likely be expanded back to six pitchers some time in mid-April.


Seibu Lions: February 28, 2012

by on Feb.28, 2012 @ 11:47 pm, under NPB

Bullpen Sessions / Batting Practice

Monday

  • Yusei Kikuchi threw twenty pitches in the bullpen.  (Sanspo)

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Hisanobu Watanabe does not think he will be able to decide on an opening day starter until about two weeks before opening day.

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Potential upcoming starters:


Seibu Lions: February 26, 2012

by on Feb.27, 2012 @ 1:38 am, under NPB

Of the twenty-eight pitches Hideaki Wakui threw during a practice game against the Orix Buffaloes on Saturday, five were fork balls.  Wakui has been spending a lot of time working on the fork during spring camp this year.


Seibu Lions: February 21, 2012

by on Feb.21, 2012 @ 11:59 pm, under NPB

Bullpen Sessions / Batting Practice

Tuesday

  • Hideaki Wakui threw 133 pitches, including off-speed pitches and three different kinds of fork balls, in the bullpen. (Sanspo, Sports Hochi)

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Chris Carter is thinking about using the C.C. Lemon theme song as his intro music.  Seems his wife will have final say on which song he uses.

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The Lions received 1,912 entries for their Lions Uniform Design Contest.  The deadline was February 20.


Seibu Lions: February 9, 2012

by on Feb.09, 2012 @ 11:59 pm, under NPB

Batting PracticeBullpen Sessions / Batting Practice

Thursday

  • Mitsugu Ishikawa hit a double to right off Ryoma Nogami during situational BP. (Sanspo)

Thursday

  • Hideaki Wakui threw forty-two pitches in the bullpen.  He also had the catcher squat for the first time during spring camp. (Sanspo)
  • Takayuki Kishi faced Hideto Asamura and Takuya Hara during batting practice and allowed five could-be hits on forty-two pitches. (Nikkan Sports)
  • 2nd round draft pick Hirotaka Koishi threw 150 pitches in the bullpen.  This was his second session in as many days. (Daily Sports)

Wednesday

  • Tatsuya Oishi threw forty-two pitches during his batting practice outing. (Sanspo)

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The Ni-gun Lions had the day off today.

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Today was the last day of the second block of spring camp for the Ichi-gun Lions.  The team has the day off tomorrow.

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Potential candidates for the starting rotation: Hideaki Wakui, Takayuki Kishi, Fumiya Nishiguchi, Kazuhisa Ishii, Kazuhisa Makita, Yusei Kikuchi, Tatsuya Oishi, 1st round draft pick Ken Togame, and 2nd round draft pick Hirotaka Koishi.


Seibu Lions: February 8, 2012

by on Feb.08, 2012 @ 11:58 pm, under NPB

Bullpen Sessions

Wednesday

  • 1st round draft pick Ken Togame threw 103 pitches. (Daily Sports)
  • 2nd round draft pick Hirotaka Koishi threw 152 pitches, including off-speed pitches. (Nikkan Sports)

Tuesday

  • Yusei Kikuchi threw 110 pitches.  Ginjiro Sumitani stepped into the batter's box for the last ten pitches, which is also when Kikuchi started having control problems. (Sanspo)

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Today was the end of the first block of spring camp for the Ni-gun Lions.  The team has the day off tomorrow.

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Tatsuya Oishi and Yusei Kikuchi tossed situational BP today.  Oishi faced ten batters and did not allow a hit.  Kikuchi also faced ten batters and allowed one run to score on four hits.

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1st round draft pick Ken Togame wants to start working on his off-speed pitches.

====== UPDATE 2/9 @ 2:10am

According to Sponichi, the average pick-off move takes about 1.1 seconds while Hideaki Wakui's pick-off move takes 0.9 second.


Seibu Lions: February 5, 2012

by on Feb.05, 2012 @ 11:58 pm, under NPB

Batting PracticeBullpen Sessions
 

Sunday

  • Hideaki Wakui threw forty pitches to a standing catcher.  This was his first bullpen session during spring camp. (Daily Sports)

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Kazuhisa Makita rejoined the rest of the players for general practices today (returning from the flu).  His workouts included playing catch, running, and fielding practice.

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Hideaki Wakui told reporters he tossed his bullpen session today at about 60%.  He also said he felt pressured into the session by the coaches because he was the last pitcher that had yet to toss one.

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2nd round draft pick Hirotaka Koishi told reporters on Saturday that he will not write haikus until he records his first victory and gets a hero interview.

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NPB Commissioner Ryozo Kato visited the Seibu Lions today.


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