Tag: Opening Day Starters
2012 Opening Day Starters
by Gen on Mar.29, 2012 @ 3:59 pm, under NPB
The Central League and Pacific League posted starters for Opening Day.
See also: 2012 Opening Day Rosters
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Central League
Hiroshima vs Chunichi @ Nagoya Dome - 18:00
Kenta Maeda (HIR) vs Kazuki Yoshimi (CHU)
Yakult vs Yomiuri @ Tokyo Dome - 18:00
Masanori Ishikawa (YAK) vs Tetsuya Utsumi (YOM)
Yokohama vs Hanshin @ Kyocera Dome Osaka - 18:00
Kentaro Takasaki (YOK) vs Atsushi Nomi (HAN)
Pacific League
Orix vs Softbank @ Yahoo Dome - 18:00
Alfredo Figaro (ORI) vs Tadashi Settsu (SOF)
Seibu vs Nippon Ham @ Sapporo Dome - 18:00
Hideaki Wakui (SEI) vs Yuki Saito (HAM)
Lotte vs Rakuten @ Kleenex Stadium - 18:00
Yoshihisa Naruse (LOT) vs Masahiro Tanaka (RAK)
Potential 2011 Opening Day Starters
by Gen on Apr.06, 2011 @ 3:06 pm, under NPB
I have compiled a list of potential opening day starters.
Regarding the Chunichi Dragons: names like Maximo Nelson and Kenichi Nakata have been mentioned. Both pitched yesterday against the Yakult Swallows - Nelson 3 shutout innings on 1 hit; and Nakata 2 runs on 2 hits over 3 innings.
| Team | Pitcher | Opponent | Venue | Times | Last outing |
| Softbank Hawks | Tsuyoshi Wada | Orix Buffaloes | Kyocera Dome | 3 (1) | 4/5 (vs HAM): 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R |
| Seibu Lions | Hideaki Wakui | Nippon Ham Fighters | Sappooro Dome | 4 (4) | 4/5 (vs LOT): 6 IP, 7 H, 4 R |
| Chiba Lotte Marines | Yoshihisa Naruse | Rakuten Eagles | QVC Marine Field | 2 (2) | 4/5 (vs SEI): 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 10 SO |
| Nippon Ham Fighters | Yu Darvish | Seibu Lions | Sapporo Dome | 5 (5) | 4/5 (vs SOF): 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 11 SO |
| Orix Buffaloes | Hiroshi Kisanuki | Softbank Hawks | Kyocera Dome | 1 (1) | 4/5 (vs RAK): 7 IP, 9 H, 3 R |
| Rakuten Eagles | Hisashi Iwakuma | Chiba Lotte Marines | QVC Marine Field | 7 (5) | 4/6 (vs ORI): 5 IP, 6 H, 3 R |
| Chunichi Dragons | * | Yokohama Bay Stars | Yokohama Stadium | ||
| Hanshin Tigers | Atsushi Nomi | Hiroshima Carp | Koshien Stadium | 1 (1) | 4/3 (vs YOK): 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R |
| Yomiuri Giants | Shun Tono | Yakult Swallows | Ube Stadium | 1 (1) | 4/5 (vs HAN): 4 IP, 2 H, 2 R |
| Yakult Swallows | Masanori Ishikawa | Yomiuri Giants | Ube Stadium | 6 (4) | 4/5 (vs CHU): 6 IP, 10 H, 4 R |
| Hiroshima Carp | Kenta Maeda | Hanshin Tigers | Koshien Stadium | 2 (2) | 4/5 (vs YOK): 5 IP, 5 H, 0 R |
| Yokohama Bay Stars | Shogo Yamamoto | Chunichi Dragons | Yokohama Stadium | 1 (1) | 4/5 (vs HIR): 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R |
2010 Opening Day Starters
by Gen on Feb.09, 2010 @ 12:13 am, under NPB
Thought I'd keep an updated list of opening day starters for the 2010 season.
| Player | Team | Announced | Times |
| Tetsuya Utsumi | Yomiuri Giants | ??? | 2 (1) |
| Kazuki Yoshimi | Chunichi Dragons | ??? | 1 (1) |
| Masanori Ishikawa | Yakult Swallows | 3/10/2010 | 5 (3) |
| Yuya Ando | Hanshin Tigers | ??? | 3 (3) |
| Kenta Maeda | Hiroshima Carp | ??? | 1 (1) |
| Stephen Randolph | Yokohama Bay Stars | 3/23/2010 | 1 (1) |
| Yu Darvish | Nippon Ham Fighters | 2/6/2010 | 4 (4) |
| Hisashi Iwakuma | Rakuten Eagles | 2/8/2010 | 6 (4) |
| Toshiya Sugiuchi | Softbank Hawks | 2/2/2010 | 2 (1) |
| Hideaki Wakui | Seibu Lions | ??? | 3 (3) |
| Yoshihisa Naruse | Chiba Lotte Marines | 3/18/2010 | 1 (1) |
| Chihiro Kaneko | Orix Buffaloes | 3/11/2010 | 2 (1) |
Numbers in parentheses indicate consecutive years