The Lions worked out indoors at Seibu 2 Stadium today.

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Fumiya Nishiguchi tossed a bullpen session today.  Nishiguchi returned to practices on Thursday after missing time because of the flu.

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Through Thursday, Ryoma Nogami has not allowed a run over six innings of work (span of four games).

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Hisanobu Watanabe feels Enrique Gonzalez can be successful as either a starter or closer.

This post will be updated throughout the day.

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Yasuyuki Kataoka started feeling some discomfort in his right foot during practice yesterday and went to the hospital to have it checked.  He was diagnosed with a sprained right foot.  Kataoka took the day off from practice today.

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Tatsuya Oishi faced Haruki Kurose and Takuya Hara during BP today and threw 53 pitches (mostly fastballs) while giving up 8 could-be hits (none went over the fence).

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Yusei Kikuchi faced Hideto Aasmura and Ryo Hayashizaki (5th round) during BP today and threw 47 pitches while givings up 10 could-be hits.  He also gave up a homer to Asamura.

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Ryoma Nogami threw 329 pitches in the bullpen yesterday.

Nogami - "I was planning on throwing a lot today.  I was throwing hard from the first pitch."

He also said, "After a certain point, it's about will power.  I once threw 500 pitches when I played in the industrial leagues."

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Kazuhisa Makita (2nd round) on his 303-pitch (or 301-pitch, if you're reading Nikkan Sports) bullpen session yesterday:

I've thrown 300 pitches a few times before.  The coach stopped me today, but based on how I was feeling, I could have thrown more.

I wanted to see just how well I could revert to using my lower body once I got started getting tired.  I felt I could throw a little more.

This post will be updated throughout the day.

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The Lions' Ni-gun roster has the day off today.

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Kazuhisa Makita (2nd round) threw 303 pitches in the bullpen today.  He later told reporters that he felt he could have thrown a little more.  Ryoma Nogami also threw over 300 pitches in the bullpen.

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Hideaki Wakui threw 21 pitches (all fastballs) to a squatting catcher during his bullpen session today.  It was the first time Wakui had the catcher sit during his spring camp bullpen sessions.  And assuming the weather holds up, Wakui is also scheduled to toss situational BP on the 13th.

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Eiji Wentz (member of J-Pop band WaT) visited Nango camp today -- he's apparently a big fans of the Lions and is close to players like Fumiya Nishiguchi and Hideaki Wakui.

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G.G. Sato has been riding his Cinelli bicycle between the team hotel and stadium during spring camp (about a 10 minute ride).

Yoshihito Ishii is scheduled to meet with the Lions' front office for a third round of salary negotiations on the 22nd.  He told reporters yesterday that he was ready to wait thing out, if necessary.

Said Ishii, "I rather not have [negotiations] spill into the new year, and I did have a chance to tell them everything on my mind, now it's a question of how they react."

He then added, "In my 14 year pro, this was the first time I place an offer on hold.  I'd like for them to take that into consideration too."

Ishii also participated in a Christmas event for 220 adults and children with disabilities on Saturday.

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Hideaki Wakui is apparently in the middle of move.

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Shogo Saito took part in a baseball clinic for kids on Saturday that lasted about 2 hours.  Seems Saito has received a number of offers to attend clinics this winter and still has about 3 more to go to.

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Ryoma Nogami was a little disappointed that Team Darvish was going on a temporary break this year due to various issues like player injuries and Yu Darvish working through some private issues.

Yusei Kikuchi started playing catch at fall camp in Tokorozawa on Friday.  He threw about 40 pitches from a distance of about 20 meters.

Said Kikuchi, "I didn't feel any pain or tightness [in my left shoulder] so I was careful not to throw to hard. ... I'd like to try and be ready for bullpen sessions in February."

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Ryoma Nogami threw 75 pitches in the bullpen on Saturday.  Nogami manage to throw over 500 pitches during the first block of fall camp (11/1 - 11/4).  Seems Nogami has been having problems throwing the new NPB regular baseball and told reporters that he felt like he couldn't get a good grip on the ball.

The Lions decided to take Kimiyasu Kudo, Ryoma Nogami, and Dee Brown off the active roster after Friday night's loss to the Rakuten Eagles.  In turn, the Lions will call up Taiyo Fujita, Alex Graman, and Ryo Sakata.