Japan Baseball Weekly

Vol. 6.20, John E. Gibson and Jim Allen discuss an interview with Ricardo Nanita of the Dragons, examine Chunichi, review the interleague session, debate the meaning of Ichiro's hits and answer a #HighHeat question.

Vol. 6.19, John E. Gibson and Jim Allen discuss an interview with DeNA skipper Alex Ramirez, take a look at interleague play, Ichiro’s climb up the hit ladder and answer #HighHeat questions.

Vol. 6.18, John E. Gibson and Jim Allen discuss an interview with Ernesto Mejia of the Lions, take a look at the first week of interleague play, touch on the fact baseball looks certain to be included in the 2020 Tokyo Games, plus answer #HighHeat questions.

Vol. 6.17, John E. Gibson and Jim Allen discuss an interview with Wladimir "Coco" Balentien of the Swallows, take a quick look at interleague play, talk about our biggest surprise players early on, plus answer #HighHeat questions.

Vol. 6.16, John E. Gibson and Jim Allen discuss an interview with Dennis Sarfate of the Hawks, point out the achievements of two-way player Shohei Otani, talk about Rami-Ball in Yokohama, plus notes and #HighHeat questions.

Vol. 6.15, John E. Gibson and Jim Allen discuss an interview with Brad Eldred of the Carp, Patrick Newman joins us for Power Trax, we talk about the Hawks’ Rick van den Hurk and his winning streak, plus notes and #HighHeat questions.

Vol. 6.14, John E. Gibson and Jim Allen discuss an interview with Jason Standridge of the Marines, discuss another controversial play at the plate, comment on the non-bunting Tigers, plus notes and #HighHeat questions.

Vol. 6.13, John E. Gibson and Jim Allen discuss an interview with Drew Naylor of the Dragons, chat about Chunichi, the average salaries for union members, 2K Arai, top performers of April, notes and answer #HighHeat questions.

Vol. 6.12, John E. Gibson and Jim Allen discuss a chat with Zelous Wheeler of the Eagles, discuss Rakuten, the falling ‘Stars, Rami-Kan on a slightly heated seat, not-so-well-playing aces, notes and answer a #HighHeat question.

Vol. 6.11, John E. Gibson and Jim Allen discuss a chat with Guillermo Moscoso of DeNA, chat about the BayStars, debate a recent home-plate collision play, discuss the Japanese god of walks Yuki Yanagita, notes and answer a great #HighHeat question.

Vol. 6.10, John E. Gibson and Jim Allen discuss a chat with Mauro Gomez of Hanshin, chat about the Tigers, early trends with winning and losing teams, MaeKen's dream start and notes.

John E. Gibson and Jim Allen discuss a chat with Brian Bogusevic of the Orix Buffaloes, discuss plays at the plate, young players with bright futures, notes and answer listener questions.

Vol. 6.08, John E. Gibson and Jim Allen discuss a chat with Jonny Gomes of the Rakuten Eagles, discuss early rookie success, the new skippers, notes and answer a listener question.

Guests Michael Westbay of Japaneseball.com and NPB Tracker Patrick Newman join John E. Gibson and Jim Allen, who first discuss their ways of evaluating relief pitchers, the gambling in NPB scandal and answer a listener question.

Vol. 6.06, Guests Jason Coskrey of the Japan Times and Beisbol Japnes guru Claudio Rodriguez join John E. Gibson and Jim Allen, who first discuss the Giants gambling scandal and the top rookies, to predict where each team will finish in the Pacific League.

John E. Gibson and Jim Allen discuss a chat with Fighters scout Matt Winters, then talk about Shohei Otani, the retiring Nobuhiko Matsunaka, Samurai Japan, notes and more.

Vol. 6.04, John E. Gibson and Jim Allen discuss a chat with super agent Don Nomura, John points out the possibility of Shohei Otani jumping to the majors after this season, then we discuss the impact the strict enforcement of the obstruction rule will have this season, notes and more.

John E. Gibson and Jim Allen discuss a chat with former Dragons star Alonzo Powell, discuss the opening of camps, the Kazuhiro Kiyohara situation and more.

Vol. 6.02, John E. Gibson and Jim Allen discuss a chat with former Rakuten Eagles pitcher Brandon Duckworth, selections for the Hall of Fame this year, the Yu Darvish situation and answer questions from a loyal listener.

Vol. 6.01, John E. Gibson and Jim Allen discuss a chat with the Hiroshima Carp front-office exec Jonathon Fine, Kenta Maeda's jump to the majors with the Dodgers, Hiroki Kuroda's big-money contract and more.

Charlie Manuel, Cruz, MaeKen, Barnette, Notes, Questions

Tuffy Rhodes, MVP Voting, ROY Voting, Notes, Questions

Willie Randolph, Premier12 Final Four, Best Niners, Notes

Premier12 Games 2, 3, 4, 5,Gold Gloves, Free Agents, Notes, Question

Guiel, Premier12 Opener, Warm-up Games, International Movers, Question