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Rank	Team	W	L	PCT	Division
1	Chicago Cubs	82	50	.621	C1
2	Philadelphia	73	59	.553	E1
3	Arizona	68	64	.515	W1
4	Milwaukee	77	55	.583	C2
5T	St. Louis	73	60	.549	C3
5T	New York Mets	73	60	.549	E2
7	Florida	67	65	.508	E3
8	Houston	66	66	.5	C4
9	Los Angeles Dodgers	65	67	.492	W2
10	Colorado	62	71	.466	W3
11	San Francisco	58	73	.443	W4
12T	Cincinnati	58	74	.439	C5
12T	Atlanta	58	74	.439	E4
14	Pittsburgh	57	75	.432	C6
15	San Diego	50	82	.379	W5
16	Washington	47	85	.356	E5

American League

Rank	Team	W	L	PCT	Division
1	Los Angeles Angels	80	51	.611	W1
2	Tampa Bay	79	51	.608	E1
3	Chicago White Sox	76	56	.576	C1
4	Boston	76	55	.58	E2
5	Minnesota	74	58	.561	C2
6	New York Yankees	70	61	.534	E3
7	Toronto	68	63	.519	E4
8T	Texas	65	68	.489	W2
8T	Cleveland	64	67	.489	C3
10	Detroit	64	68	.485	C4
11	Baltimore	62	70	.47	E5
12	Oakland	60	72	.455	W3
13	Kansas City	56	76	.424	C5
14	Seattle	50	82	.379	W4

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A tour through the Champuru League

2007-02-20 21:21

by Bob Timmermann

Paul White of USA Today is blogging a trip through Japan visiting spring (and winter) training sites in Okinawa and other parts of Japan.

The linked entry is to White's stop in Nago City where the defending Japan Series champion Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters train. White spoke to Fighters manager Trey Hillman about the Japanese media portrays the Fighters success stemming from Hillman's willingness to bunt more and play for one run.

"Give me a break," he said, more in exasperation than anger, as if he's heard this one more than a few times from the large and opinionated media contingent that covers every team in Japan. "We scored the same amount of runs per nine innings the year before when we weren't bunting as much. We bunted hardly at all then because we didn't have the pitching staff to play for one run. Last year, we also had the best ERA in the league. I can bang my head against the wall with the media, but I just ask them, "Be fair, look at the big picture."

White is definitely going off the beaten path in Japan and going to cities far less visited by American tourists like me.

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Comments

2007-02-21 09:26:17

1. bhsportsguy

I thought this was a perfect story for The Griddle.

http://tinyurl.com/29lhxn

2007-02-21 09:43:05

2. Bob Timmermann

You mean like this?

http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/593479.html

2007-02-21 15:04:33

3. Deanna

Ah, come on, most American tourists don't tend to go to Sendai, for example. And I still haven't been to Sapporo, and you have!

One of my fellow Mariners bloggers is spending a year in Okinawa right now (about a mile from Nago), and it sounds like there's actually a fair amount of Americans in the area -- but most are working or in the military rather than tourists. Though to be fair, someone visiting with a USA Today press pass is also working, not a tourist, I'd say.

Also, how on earth anyone can think Yu Darvish is like Bronson Arroyo is completely beyond me.

2007-02-21 15:44:06

4. Bob Timmermann

Sendai is one rainy city.

At least judging by the three days I was there.

2007-02-21 19:59:43

5. Deanna

Weird, you had the exact opposite experience I did - the day I spent in Sendai was beautiful, sunny, and gorgeous (and I'm not just talking about Kazumi Saitoh). Sometime you should take a look at my Japan baseball trip pictures, since I'm finally done with them for the most part... although I'm pretty sure I didn't go anywhere that you didn't.

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