Tag: Kansai Independent League
Charges against former Blue Sandars players
by Gen on Sep.08, 2011 @ 6:16 pm, under Independent
Extortion charges against former Blue Sandars player Kazuaki Funayama and Shingo Nakano, in addition to a third individual, were dropped by the Fukuoka prosecutor's office today because a settlement was reached with the victim.
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Another Blue Sandars player arrested in connection to extortion case
Another Blue Sandars player arrested in connection to extortion case
by Gen on Aug.04, 2011 @ 11:02 pm, under Independent
Former Blue Sandars player Kazuaki Funayama (released after his arrest) was arrested today in connection to an extortion case (conspiracy and extortion charges) that involves former Blue Sandars teammate Shingo Nakano.
According to Fukuoka police, Funayama conpsired with Nakano to extort money from a 32-year-old man between 8/2009 and 4/2011.
Funayama is denying all charges.
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Blue Sandars player arrested on charges of extortion
by Gen on Jul.26, 2011 @ 1:08 am, under Independent
24-year-old Shingo Nakano (Blue Sandars) and a 31-year-old female dental assistant were arrested by Fukuoka police (east division) on the 25th and face charges of extortion.
According to the report, between August 2009 and April 2011, the two suspects threatened to have a 32-year-old male victim beaten by a gang if he didn't provide them money. In all, the suspects met with the victim about 90 times and received around 610,000 yen.
The victim finally decided he didn't want to pay the suspects any more money and approached police in May.
The two suspects are denying that they threatened the victim.
The Hyogo Blue Sandars posted a notice on their website on the 25th apologizing for the commotion. They are also announced that they decided to release Nakano.
Kansai Independent League Final First Half Standings
by Gen on Jul.04, 2011 @ 9:11 pm, under Independent
| Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS | RA | vs KIS | vs SEO | vs KOB | vs HYO | vs OSA | |
| 1 | Kobe Suns | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | .652 | -- | 134 | 78 | 4-2-0 | 2-3-1 | 3-3-0 | 5-1-0 | |
| 2 | Kishu Rangers | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | .571 | 2.0 | 84 | 84 | 5-0-1 | 2-4-0 | 2-3-1 | 3-2-1 | |
| 3 | Hyogo Blue Sandars | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | .522 | 1.0 | 106 | 93 | 3-2-1 | 3-3-0 | 3-3-0 | 4-2-0 | |
| 4 | Seoul Haechi | 24 | 10 | 12 | 2 | .455 | 1.5 | 104 | 103 | 0-5-1 | 3-2-1 | 3-3-0 | 4-2-0 | |
| 5 | Osaka Hawks Dream | 24 | 7 | 16 | 1 | .304 | 3.5 | 98 | 168 | 2-3-1 | 2-4-0 | 1-5-0 | 2-4-0 |
Takayuki Murakami working on forming new team for KANDOK
by Gen on Jun.29, 2011 @ 3:56 pm, under Independent
Former Kintetsu Buffalo and former Osaka Gold Villicanes manager Takayuki Murakami is working on putting together a new baseball team (under an NPO company called Sports Creation out of Osaka) for the Kansai Independent Baseball League (KANDOK). The league has already approved his application.
KANDOK: Hiromitsu Kadota takes over as new manager of Osaka Hawks Dream
by Gen on Jun.24, 2011 @ 1:08 pm, under Independent
The Osaka Hawks Dream (Kansai Independent League) announced that they dismissed former manager Minoru Tanaka after he was arrested on fraud charges. General head of the team, Hiromitsu Kadota, will be taking over as the new manager of the team.
Former Nippon Ham Fighter Minoru Tanaka arrested on fraud charges
by Gen on Jun.23, 2011 @ 2:04 pm, under Independent, NPB
Former Nippon Ham OF and current Osaka Hawks Dream manager (Kansai Independent League) Minoru Tanaka was arrested by Nara Police today on suspicions of fraud (providing false information on a home loan).
The incident took place in June 2009 and Tanaka conspired with at least two other men: a member of the Yamaguchi-gumi and an unemployed man. According to the reports, it appears Tanaka took out a home loan for about 38M yen with an unemployed man that falsely said he was a construction worker. Additionally, the house ultimately purchased was significantly cheaper (around 6M yen) than the actual loan.
Tanaka has admitted to police that he knew that the loan was for more money than necessary but denied knowing that the man he took out the loan with was unemployed.
Yokohama Bay Stars have their eyes on two players on the Kobe Suns
by Gen on Jun.14, 2011 @ 11:50 am, under Independent, NPB
The Yokohama Bay Stars have their eyes on two foreign pitchers on the Kobe Suns (Kansai Independent League): 22-year-old RHP Edison Barrios and 20-year-old RHP Jose Campos.
Their stats through 6/9:
| Player | ERA | G | W | L | Sv | IP | BF | NP | H | HR | BB | HBP | SO | WP | BK | E | R | ER |
| Campos, Jose | 0.73 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 24.2 | 93 | 327 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Barrios, Edison | 1.14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 31.2 | 129 | 506 | 26 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
And their career minor league stats from the US:
Edison Barrios
| Year | Lev | Aff | W | L | WPCT | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | WHIP |
| 2006 | FRk | PIT | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.86 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 0.879 |
| 2007 | FRk | PIT | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.59 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22.2 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0.926 |
| 2008 | FRk | PIT | 7 | 1 | .875 | 1.67 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 70.0 | 65 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 280 | 1.014 |
| 3 Seasons | 10 | 2 | .833 | 1.69 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 112.0 | 96 | 29 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 65 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 448 | 0.973 | ||
Jose Campos
| Year | Lev | Aff | W | L | WPCT | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | WHIP |
| 2008 | FRk | CLE | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3.32 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62.1 | 62 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 263 | 1.332 |
| 2009 | Rk | CLE | 1 | 4 | .200 | 5.44 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.1 | 61 | 38 | 25 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 201 | 1.815 |
| 2 Seasons | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4.17 | 25 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103.2 | 123 | 68 | 48 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 66 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 464 | 1.524 | ||
Mac Suzuki records his 2nd victory of the season
by Gen on Jun.06, 2011 @ 12:12 am, under Independent
Mac Suzuki tossed his first complete game of the season today against the Seoul Haechi. Suzuki went 9 innings and gave up 2 runs on 4 hits for his second victory of the year. 11 people were apparently at the game (according to the official Kansai Independent League site).
Kansai Independent League: Mac Suzuki wins first game in second start of the year
by Gen on May.27, 2011 @ 8:18 pm, under Independent
Mac Suzuki, pitcher / manager of the Kobe Suns (KANDOK), made his second start of the season today and recorded his first victory of the year. Suzuki tossed 7 shutout inning against the Kishu Rangers while allowing just 2 hits for the win. According to the Kansai Independent League (KANDOK) site, just 12 people were in the stands for the game.