Japan Baseball Weekly

Matt Davidson of the Hiroshima Carp is the guest, we examine the playoff races in the Central and Pacific leagues, discuss Yohei Oshima reaching 2,000 hits and handle some HighHeat.

Neftali Soto of the Yokohama BayStars is the guest, we briefly discuss the playoff races in the Central and Pacific leagues, look at an official no-hitter and an unofficial no-no, the 29-game hitting streak Yuki Okabayashi put together and handle some HighHeat.

Dodgers broadcaster Jose Mota is the guest, we discuss a little Shohei Ohtani, look at the playoff races in the Central and Pacific leagues, take a deep dive into Yohei Oshima as he nears 2,000 career hits and touch on the hitting streak Yuki Okabayashi has put together.

Bo Takahashi of the Seibu Lions is the guest, we look at the top Rookie Of The Year candidates, discuss Japan’s inactive trade deadline, examine Hanshin’s annual Road Trip of Death and take a look at the top performers of July.

Reliever J.B. Wendelken of the Yokohama BayStars is the guest, we talk briefly about DeNA, dive into our power rankings in our Power Trax segment, go rocking with Roki Sasaki and then handle some HighHeat.

Carter Stewart Jr. of the SoftBank Hawks is the guest, we look back at both All-Star games, dive into some MVP and Sawamura Award candidates and handle some HighHeat.

Guests Jason Coskrey, Claudio Rodriguez and Michael Westbay join Jim Allen and John E. Gibson to discuss the midway status of all 12 teams ahead of the All-Star break.

Utilityman Marwin Gonzalez of Orix is the guest, we discuss the Buffaloes, look at the power rankings in our Power Trax segment, Jim drills down on some somewhat puzzling NPB bunting statistics, we go Rockin with Roki Sasaki and close things out by handling some HighHeat.

Giants outfielder Adam Walker and hitting advisor Zelous Wheeler are the guests, we dive into the notion of a pitch clock in NPB, go Rockin with Roki, discuss the top June performers and close things out by handling some HighHeat.

Tyler Austin of the BayStars is the guest, we discuss the first interleague championship for Yokohama, examine some of the numbers during the special session, talk about All-Star Game voting and Jim touches on his blog post about Swallows pitching coach Tomohito Ito's approach to helping to improve the performance of players.

Cy Sneed of the Swallows is the guest, we take a quick look at Yakult, discuss Week 3 of interleague play, talk about some specific league leaders, have our Rocking With Roki segment and hit a note on another sexual assault accusation for Trevor Bauer of DeNA.

Leandro Cedeno of the Orix Buffaloes is the guest, we look at Week 2 of interleague play, including the first in-person game for the Wonder Twins, discuss the top five players in the total runs stat and close things out with some HighHeat.

Neftali Soto of the BayStars is the guest, we look at the first week of interleague play, dig deeper into striking differences involving the Giants, predict the top players of May and close things out with some HighHeat.

Foster Griffin of the Giants is the guest, we look at the latest on the Seibu slugger Hotaka Yamakawa situation, go through the hot and cold teams in our Power Trax segment, preview the upcoming interleague session, touch on an NPB first and close things out with a batch of HighHeat.

Ryan McBroom of the Carp is the guest, we look at the latest NPB fashion fart, recognize the passing of legend Futoshi Nakanishi and close things out with some HighHeat about Lars Nootbaar and his potential path to Japan.

Jose Osuna of the Swallows is the guest, we have a brief chat about the Swallows, take a look at some striking differences in umpiring when it comes to Yomiuri, examine a couple of records for Sakamoto and Nakamura, and close things out with some HighHeat.

Lewis Brinson of the Giants is the guest, we discuss pitcher Trevor Bauer’s first start with the BayStars, we have our first Power Trax segment of the season, go Rocki N with Roki and close things out with some HighHeat.

David MacKinnon of the Seibu Lions is the guest, Jim and John take a quick look at the Lions, discuss the Munetaka Murakami malaise, Roki Sasaki tying the NPB record for fastest pitch in our Rockin With Roki segment, examine the top performers of the first month-plus and close things out with some HighHeat.

Maikel Franco of the Rakuten Eagles is the guest, Jim and John discuss the Eagles, the sinking "leader ships" in Hokkaido and Nagoya, the second-chance draftees, hit our Rockin’ With Roki segment and close things out with some HighHeat.

Vol. 13.09, Dietrich Enns of the Seibu Lions is the guest, Jim and John debate the removal of Hanshin Tigers pitcher Shoki Murakami after seven perfect innings, then break down the super Samurai showdown pitching event featuring Roki Sasaki and Yoshinobu Yamamoto and close things out with some HighHeat.

Gregory Polanco of the Lotte Marines is the guest, Jim and John take an early look at the new skippers, discuss the hidden meaning of masked-up Nippon Ham manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo and ponder the definition of slump as it pertains to Yomiuri star Hayato Sakamoto.

Jacob Waguespack of the Orix Buffaloes is the guest, Jim and John take a look at some highlights from Opening Weekend, discuss the defection of Chunichi hurler Yariel Rodriguez and hit some Trevor Bauer-related HighHeat.

We open with quick press chats featuring Japan’s Lars Nootbaar and Italy skipper Mike Piazza, then Jim and John discuss Shohei Ohtani and the baseball fever that gripped the county during and after the Samurai's WBC title run, look at Trevor Bauer joining the DeNA BayStars and hit some HighHeat.

CENTRAL LEAGUE PREDICTION SPECIAL: Claudio Rodriguez joins to help Jim and John take a comprehensive look at the CL, with predictions for all six slots for the upcoming season, all coming right a chat about Samurai Japan and the WBC.

PACIFIC LEAGUE PREDICTION SPECIAL: Jason Coskrey and Claudio Rodriguez sit in to help Jim and John break down the PL from top to bottom, offering predictions for the upcoming season right after a little bit of conversation about Samurai Japan.