ORIX Buffaloes 2008

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tabel.Stats of Buffaloes as of 07/10/2008
CompetitionsGamesPctWin/Loss/TieAveERAGBPlace
Regular-season144/1440.52475/68/10.2623.932.52nd/6
Inter League24/240.45811/13/04.08th/12

Regular-season Games includes Inter League Games.
2nd and 3rd place teams in the Regular-season are eligible to play in the Climax Series 1st stage.
1st place team in the Regular-season and the winner of 1st stage are eligible to play in the Climax Series 2nd stage for the Japan Series 2008.

SCHEDULE

tabel_1.Schedule of Buffaloes 2008
No.Date/venuesScoresTeamsPitchersHome-runsSpectators
1.20 Mar.,
Seibu Dome		2:1LionsKaneko27,137
2.22 Mar.,
Seibu Dome		0:6LionsNakayama12,288
3.23 Mar.,
Seibu Dome		2:1LionsKondohHidaka12,632
4.25 Mar.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		5:4Golden EaglesTakagiGotoh34,911
5.26 Mar.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		0:11Golden EaglesMitsuhara11,052
6.27 Mar.,
Skymark stadium		0:2Golden EaglesKaneko23,547
7.28 Mar.,
Marine stadium		6:9MarinesNakayama27,867
8.29 Mar.,
Marine stadium		1:3MarinesKondohShiozaki20,148
9.30 Mar.,
Marine stadium		4:1MarinesKawagoeRhodes18,235
10.1 Apr.,
Skymark stadium		10:6LionsYamamotoHamanaka10,751
11.2 Apr.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		1:5LionsTakagi8,616
12.3 Apr.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		3:4LionsMotoyanagi9,163
13.4 Apr.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		2:3FightersKamoshidaHidaka11,738
14.5 Apr.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		7:2FightersKondohCabrera, Rhodes18,129
15.6 Apr.,
Skymark stadium		2:3FightersKawagoeRhodes14,111
16.8 Apr.,
Kumamoto		8:3HawksYamaguchiRhodes, Cabrera13,141
17.9 Apr.,
Yahoo! Dome		4:1HawksKomatsuCabrera23,978
18.10 Apr.,
Yahoo! Dome		1:5HawksKaneko23,194
19.11 Apr.,
Kleenex stadium		4:5Golden EaglesYamaguchi10,626
20.12 Apr.,
Kleenex stadium		0:3Golden EaglesKondoh15,456
21.13 Apr.,
Kleenex stadium		6:12Golden EaglesKawagoeShimoyama, Hidaka12,879
22.15 Apr.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		3:7HawksMotoyanagiCabrera, Hamanaka12,841
23.16 Apr.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		2:1HawksKomatsuRhodes10,703
.17 Apr., rained out
Skymark stadium		-HawksKanekorained out
24.19 Apr.,
Tokyo Dome		9:3MarinesKanekoRhodes 224,867
25.20 Apr.,
Tokyo Dome		0:6MarinesKondoh23,147
26.22 Apr.,
Sapporo Dome		2:4FightersTakagiOhbiki, Cabrera14,253
27.23 Apr.,
Sapporo Dome		5:0FightersYamamotoRhodes, Hidaka14,358
28.24 Apr.,
Sapporo Dome		2:3FightersOhkuboCabrera15,644
29.25 Apr.,
Seibu Dome		5:9LionsYoungGotoh7,417
30.26 Apr.,
Seibu Dome		8:10LionsYoshinoRhodes20,130
31.27 Apr.,
Seibu Dome		3:10LionsKondohRhodes16,472
32.29 Apr.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		2:1Golden EaglesYamaguchi18,571
33.30 Apr.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		5:4Golden EaglesYamaguchiHamanaka13,146
34.1 May.,
Skymark stadium		6:1Golden EaglesKomatsuLaRocca14,003
35.2 May.,
Yahoo! Dome		0:13HawksOrtiz30,676
36.3 May.,
Yahoo! Dome		4:6HawksKanekoKitagawa, Ohbiki31,252
37.4 May.,
Yahoo! Dome		3:7HawksKondoh33,113
38.5 May.,
Skymark stadium		6:3MarinesKishidaShimoyama18,238
39.6 May.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		3:1MarinesYamamotoHamanaka20,230
40.7 May.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		7:6MarinesKatoh11706
41.9 May.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		2:3LionsOrtizCabrera14,670
.10 May., rained out
Skymark stadium		-LionsKanekorained out
42.11 May.,
Skymark stadium		0:9LionsKaneko12,678
43.13 May.,
Fukushima		8:2Golden EaglesKondoh7,041
.14 May., rained out
Kleenex stadium		-Golden Eaglesrained out
44.15 May.,
Kleenex stadium		2:1Golden EaglesKomatsu11,581
45.16 May.,
Marine stadium		10:3MarinesYamamotoKitagawa 217,415
46.17 May.,
Marine stadium		7:12MarinesYoshinoRhodes, Hidaka25,853
47.18 May.,
Marine stadium		11:3MarinesNakayamaOhbiki, Hamanaka24,622
I-1.20 May.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		4:3TigersYoshino30,497
I-2.21 May.,
Skymark stadium		3:7TigersOrtiz25,013
I-.22 May.,
Skymark stadium		-Tigers
I-3.23 May.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		3:6CarpKomatsu14,645
I-4.24 May.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		3:4CarpYamamotoRhodes22,295
I-5.25 May.,
Yokohama Stadium		10:3Bay StarsShimizu15,650
I-6.26 May.,
Yokohama Stadium		5:9Bay StarsKanekoShimoyama17,248
I-7.28 May.,
Nagoya Dome		4:2DragonsKondohCabrera31,594
I-8.29 May.,
Nagoya Dome		5:1DragonsOrtizRhodes30,877
I-9.31 May.,
Skymark stadium		3:9SwallowsKomatsuHidaka17,418
I-10.1 Jun.,
Skymark stadium		9:3SwallowsYamamotoShimoyama20,055
I-.2 Jun.,
Skymark stadium		-Swallows
I-11.3 Jun.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		8:3GiantsKondohCabrera, Gotoh25,039
I-12.4 Jun.,
Skymark stadium		2:4GiantsKaneko16,229
I-.5 Jun.,
Skymark stadium		-Giants
I-13.6 Jun.,
Onomichi		12:2CarpOrtizRhodes8,336
I-14.7 Jun.,
Hiroshima Stadium		11:3CarpNakayamaRhodes 2, Hamanaka, Cabrera22,449
I-15.8 Jun.,
Koshien Stadium		3:4TigersMotoyanagiKitagawa43,524
I-16.9 Jun.,
Koshien Stadium		1:4TigersKondoh42,759
I-.10 Jun.,
Koshien Stadium		-Tigers
I-17.11 Jun.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		6:5Bay StarsMotoyanagi12,342
I-18.12 Jun.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		4:1Bay StarsOrtiz13,881
I-19.14 Jun.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		4:3DragonsMotoyanagiGotoh, Rhodes, Cabrera25,228
I-20.15 Jun.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		2:4DragonsKondohGotoh26,132
I-21.17 Jun.,
Fukushima		3:4GiantsMotoyanagiCabrera, Maeda17,051
I-22.18 Jun.,
Tokyo Dome		1:2GiantsOrtizIkki41,183
I-.19 Jun.,
Tokyo Dome		-Giants
I-23.21 Jun.,
Jingu Stadium		2:4SwallowsYamamotoMuramatsu15,047
I-.22 Jun., rained out
Jingu Stadium		-Swallowsrained out
I-24.23 Jun.,
Jingu Stadium		3:4SwallowsKatohCabrera, Kitagawa8,248
48.27 Jun.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		3:4FightersKawagoeHidaka, Shimoyama14,654
49.28 Jun.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		5:1FightersKaneko16,809
50.29 Jun.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		4:9FightersKondohRhodes, Kitagawa18,153
51.1 Jul.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		4:1HawksKomatsuRhodes, Hamanaka10,253
52.2 Jul.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		7:6HawksYamaguchiCabrera10,846
53.3 Jul.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		6:5HawksYamamotoGotoh, Cabrera, Rhodes10,059
54.5 Jul.,
Kushiro		3:4FightersOrtizRhodes17,892
55.6 Jul.,
Obihiro		8:5FightersKanekoIkki 2, Rhodes 2, Kitagawa, Cabrera21,063
56.8 Jul.,
Kleenex stadium		5:1Golden EaglesKomatsu10,813
57.9 Jul.,
Kleenex stadium		2:2Golden EaglesNakayama11,953
58.10 Jul.,
Kleenex stadium		7:4Golden EaglesShimizuCabrera11,006
59.11 Jul.,
Skymark stadium		4:12LionsOrtizIkki, Shimoyama15,296
60.12 Jul.,
Skymark stadium		2:4LionsKatoh13,321
61.13 Jul.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		4:1LionsKaneko13,312
62.15 Jul.,
Marine stadium		2:3MarinesMotoyanagi15,540
63.16 Jul.,
Marine stadium		8:9MarinesNakayamaSakaguchi, Rhodes18,063
64.17 Jul.,
Marine stadium		6:5MarinesShimizuCabrera19,717
65.19 Jul.,
Skymark stadium		6:2FightersYamamotoHidaka, Shimoyama20,016
66.20 Jul.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		4:1FightersKaneko16,068
67.21 Jul.,
Yahoo! Dome		6:8HawksKomatsu35,549
68.22 Jul.,
Yahoo! Dome		4:2HawksKondohHidaka35,018
69.23 Jul.,
Yahoo! Dome		5:4HawksShimizu35,079
70.25 Jul.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		8:1Golden EaglesKatsukiKitagawa, Rhodes, Aikawa, Cabrera18,931
71.26 Jul.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		3:1Golden EaglesKanekoAikawa16,211
72.27 Jul.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		2:3Golden EaglesKikuchihara20,569
73.28 Jul.,
Seibu Dome		6:2LionsKomatsuIkki, Cabrera14,768
74.29 Jul.,
Seibu Dome		2:4LionsYoshinoCabrera, Rhodes17,016
75.3 Aug.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		2:4HawksKaneko30,268
76.4 Aug.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		3:4HawksKikuchiharaHidaka16,295
77.5 Aug.,
Skymark stadium		6:2HawksKomatsuOze10,616
.6 Aug.,
Skymark stadium		-Hawks
78.10 Aug.,
Skymark stadium		6:0MarinesYamamoto30,473
79.11 Aug.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		2:4MarinesKanekoCabrera16,733
80.12 Aug.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		5:8MarinesKoronkaCabrera 216,430
81.13 Aug.,
Sapporo Dome		4:2FightersKomatsuRhodes 2, Gotoh24,416
82.14 Aug.,
Sapporo Dome		2:0FightersKatoh22,476
83.15 Aug.,
Sapporo Dome		5:3FightersKawagoeCabrera22,829
84.16 Aug.,
Seibu Dome		7:8LionsShimizuKitagawa, Hamanaka27,363
85.17 Aug.,
Seibu Dome		1:4LionsYamamoto19,027
86.18 Aug.,
Seibu Dome		7:4LionsKatsukiCabrera12,160
87.19 Aug.,
Skymark stadium		5:12Golden EaglesMotoyanagiRhodes20,082
88.20 Aug.,
Skymark stadium		5:4Golden EaglesKomatsuSakaguchi, Cabrera15,278
.21 Aug.,
Skymark stadium		-Golden Eagles
89.24 Aug.,
Marine stadium		4:9MarinesYamamotoRhodes27,624
90.25 Aug.,
Marine stadium		6:2MarinesKanekoCabrera, Rhodes18,671
91.27 Aug.,
Yahoo! Dome		3:2HawksKatsukiShimoyama33,689
92.28 Aug.,
Yahoo! Dome		2:3HawksShimizuGotoh32,490
93.29 Aug.,
Skymark stadium		7:4FightersKishidaHamanaka, Gotoh, Cabrera, Kitagawa20,279
94.30 Aug.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		7:2FightersYamamotoShimoyama, Rhodes, Cabrera18,169
95.31 Aug.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		5:1FightersKanekoCabrera18,033
96.2 Sep.,
Kleenex stadium		10:3Golden EaglesOrtiz14,608
97.3 Sep.,
Kleenex stadium		4:2Golden EaglesKomatsuRhodes, Gotoh11,557
98.4 Sep.,
Kleenex stadium		6:4Golden EaglesKondohRhodes, Cabrera11,912
99.5 Sep.,
Skymark stadium		8:3LionsKishidaKitagawa11,284
100.6 Sep.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		1:7LionsYamamotoCabrera16,385
101.7 Sep.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		6:2LionsKaneko18,431
102.9 Sep.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		4:3MarinesKomatsu11,235
103.10 Sep.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		11:10MarinesYamaguchiShimoyama12,307
104.11 Sep.,
Skymark stadium		6:1MarinesKishidaRhodes 2, Cabrera20,812
105.13 Sep.,
Sapporo Dome		4:7FightersYamamotoKitagawa25,074
106.14 Sep.,
Sapporo Dome		6:9FightersKanekoCabrera, Gotoh30,457
107.15 Sep.,
Sapporo Dome		4:5FightersKatoh31,473
108.16 Sep.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		4:1HawksKomatsu14,026
109.17 Sep.,
Skymark stadium		2:4HawksKatohRhodes14,190
110.18 Sep.,
Skymark stadium		7:1HawksKondohRhodes, Hidaka 220,910
111.20 Sep.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		6:1FightersYamamotoRhodes20,222
112.21 Sep.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		5:10FightersMotoyanagiGotoh25,036
113.22 Sep.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		5:1MarinesKomatsuGotoh14,286
114.23 Sep.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		1:6MarinesKishida24,720
115.24 Sep.,
Yahoo! Dome		4:1HawksKondohKitagawa35,526
116.26 Sep.,
Kleenex stadium		1:13Golden EaglesOrtizGotoh14,951
117.27 Sep.,
Kleenex stadium		4:6Golden EaglesYamaguchi20,309
118.28 Sep.,
Seibu Dome		7:2LionsKomatsu33,229
119.29 Sep.,
Seibu Dome		4:3LionsKishidaCabrera, Hidaka27,611
120.1 Oct.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		4:1HawksKondohRhodes30,175
CS-1.11 Oct.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		1:4FightersKondoh25,532
CS-2.12 Oct.,
Kyocera Dome Osaka		2:7FightersKomatsu26,703

Home Stadiums

Fighters
Sapporo Dome at Sapporo City
Golden Eagles
Fullcast Stadium Miyagi at Sendai City
Lions
Seibu Dome at Tokorozawa City (in Saitama)
Marines
Chiba Marine Stadium at Chiba City
Giants
Tokyo Dome at Tokyo
Swallows
Jingu Stadium at Tokyo
Bay Stars
Yokohama Stadium at Yokohama City
Dragons
Nagoya Dome at Nagoya City
Buffaloes
Kyocera Dome Osaka at Osaka City, Skymark Stadium at Kobe City
Tigers
Koshien Stadium at Nishinomiya City (in Hyogo)
Carp
Hiroshima Stadium at Hiroshima City
Hawks
Fukuoka Yahoo!JAPAN Dome at Fukuoka City

MEMBERS

tabel_2.Members of Buffaloes 2008
No.PositionsNamesCareersNotes
-The OwnerMIYAUCHI YoshihikoThe president of ORIX
1.Playing ManagerTerry Lee COLLINSresigned on 21st May.
81.Acting Playing ManagerOHISHI Daijirochanged on 22nd May.
0.InfielderMORIYAMA MakotoYAMAHA
2.InfielderKIMOTO KuniyukiFighters
3.OutfielderMURAMATSU ArihitoBlueWave
4.InfielderABE MasahiroBuffaloes
5.InfielderKIYOHARA KazuhiroGiants
6.PitcherThomas Joseph DAVEYCarp
7.OutfielderHAMANAKA OsamuTigers
8.OutfielderTuffy RHODESGiants
10.InfielderOHBIKI KeijiHosei University
11.PitcherKAWAGOE HidetakaBlueWave
13.PitcherSHIMIZU AkioFighters
14.PitcherKISHIDA MamoruNTT West
15.PitcherKATOH DaisukeBlueWave
16.PitcherHIRANO YoshihisaKyoto Sangyo University
17.PitcherKATSUKI RyotaBuffaloes
18.PitcherYAMAGUCHI KazuoBlueWave
19.PitcherKANEKO ChihiroToyota Motor
20.PitcherYAMAMOTO ShogoBuffaloes
21.PitcherYUKI: Tanaka YukiBlueWave
22.CatcherMAEDA DaisukeBlueWave
23.InfielderKITAGAWA HirotoshiBuffaloes
24.InfielderGOTOH MitsutakaBlueWave
25.OutfielderMUKAE YuichiroBlueWave
26.PitcherKOSUKE: Katoh KosukeMarines
27.CatcherHIDAKA TakeshiBlueWave
28.PitcherKOMATSU SatoshiJR Kyushu
29.PitcherKOBAYASHI KenjiAoyama-gakuin University
30.InfielderGregory Mark LaROCCASwallows
31.InfielderSHIOZAKI MakotoBlueWave
32.OutfielderNIWA MasayaGifu Johoku High school
33.PitcherTAKAGI YasunariBuffaloes
34.PitcherMOTOYANAGI KazuyaBlueWave
35.PitcherOHKUBO MasanobuBlueWave
36.OutfielderSHIMOYAMA ShinjiBuffaloes
37.CatcherTSUJI ToshiyaMarines
38.OutfielderHIRASHITA KojiMarines
39.PitcherKAMOSHIDA TakashiGiants
40.PitcherMIYAMOTO DaisukeBuffaloes
41.OutfielderOZE HiroyukiKinki University
42.InfielderAlex CABRERALions
43.PitcherKIKUCHIHARA TsuyoshiCarp
44.CatcherSUZUKI FumihiroBuffaloes
45.PitcherMITSUHARA AtsuhiroJR Tokai
46.OutfielderFURUKI KatsuakiBay Stars
47.PitcherNOBUE DaisukeSetouchi High School
48.PitcherYOSHINO MakotoTigers
49.PitcherNAKAYAMA ShinyaJR Tokai
52.OutfielderSAKAGUCHI TomotakaBuffaloes
53.OutfielderAIKAWA RyotaBlueWave
54.InfielderIKKI: Shimamura IkkiBlueWave
55.OutfielderOKADA TakahiroRiseisha High school
56.InfielderSHIBATA RyosukuAikodai-Meiden High school
57.InfielderYUJIROH: Kakei YujiroBuffaloes
58.InfielderNAGATA MasahiroGiants
59.PitcherUMEMURA ManatoUmemura gakuen Mie Senior High School
60.InfielderMAKITA ShogoBlueWave
61.CatcherITOH HikaruMeitoku Gijuku High school
62.PitcherYAMAZAKI MasatakaFunabashi municipal High school
63.OutfielderKIRA ToshinoriBuffaloes
64.InfielderTANAKA AkiraHosei Universityleft for Carp
65.PitcherKONDOH KazukiBuffaloes
66.OutfielderYOSHIDA ShintaroBlueWave
67.CatcherYOKOYAMA TetsuyaBuffaloes
68.PitcherNITOH TakumaShimada commercial High School
69.CatcherDOI KentaRiseisha High school
99.PitcherYOSHIKAWA KatsunariBuffaloes
91.PitcherEric DeBari JUNGEBridgeport
50.PitcherDiogenes Ramon ORTIZColorado
94.PitcherKAJIMOTO TatsuyaEhime Mandarin Piratesex-Educate Player (114)
12.PitcherJohn Vincent KORONKAColorado
00.InfielderYAMASAKI KojiCarp
81.Head coach
Defense & Base-running coach		OHISHI Daijiro
96.Chief coachSUMITOMO Tairachanged on 22nd May.
89.Pitching Chief coachMichael Gary BROWNresigned on 21st May.
70.Pitching coachKIYOKAWA Eijichanged on 22nd May.
87.Pitching coachAKAHORI Motoyuki
75.Batting Chief coachJon DEBUSresigned on 21st May.
90.Batting coachMIZUGUCHI Eiji
73.Defense & Base-running coachOGAWA Hirofumichanged on 22nd May.
74.Defense & Base-running coachMATSUYAMA Hideaki
85.Battery coachBEPPU Shusaku
78.Training coachYONEMURA Osamu
80.Conditionind coachAKAGAWA Takahiro
96.ManagerSUMITOMO TairaSURPASS
71.ManagerFURUYA HideoSURPASS/changed on 22nd May.
77.Chief coachYUMIOKA KeijiroSURPASS/changed on 22nd May.
77.Chief coach
Defense & Base-running coach		YUMIOKA KeijiroSURPASS
75.Pitching coachSAKAI TsutomuSURPASS/on 22nd May.
70.Pitching coachKIYOKAWA EijiSURPASS
71.Batting coachFURUYA HideoSURPASS
82.Battery coachMIWA TakashiSURPASS
76.Defense & Base-running coachOSHIMA KouichiSURPASS
72.Bull pen &
Developing training coach		YOSHIHARA KousukeSURPASS
88.Training coachYASUDA MasaharuSURPASS
84.Conditionind coachMOTOYASHIKI ShunsukeSURPASS
73.Developing training coach
Assistant coach		OGAWA HirofumiSURPASS
111.MascotNeppieHe is the Little Neptune.
222.MascotRipseaShe is a Neppie's Girl Friend?
555.Ball MonkeyGofrom Kobe Monkeys

Leagues and Teams

The Nippon professional baseball has 2 Leagues, 6 teams each.

tabel_3.Leagues and Teams
CENTRAL LeaguePACIFIC League
Yomiuri Giants / TOKYOHokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters / SAPPORO
Chunichi Dragons / NAGOYAChiba Lotte Marines / CHIBA
Hanshin Tigers / Nishinomiya, HYOGOFukuoka Soft Bank Hawks / FUKUOKA
Yokohama Bay Stars / YOKOHAMA;
Shonan Searex/YOKOSUKA		Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles / SENDAI
Hiroshima Toyo Carp / HIROSHIMASaitama Seibu Lions / Tokorozawa, SAITAMA
Tokyo Yakult Swallows / TOKYOORIX Buffaloes / OSAKA & KOBE;
SURPASS/KOBE

Go to The professional baseball organization of japan.