ORIX Blue Wave 2003

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Blue Wave changes the playing manager from ISHIGE to LEON LEE at end of 20 games. (on 23rd April)

Home stadium changes the name from Green Stadium Kobe to Yahoo!BB Stadium.

tabel.Stats of Blue Wave 2003
GamesPctWin/Loss/TieAveERAGBPlace
140/1400.35348/88/40.2765.9533.56th/6

SCHEDULE

tabel_1.Schedule of Blue Wave 2003
No.Date/venuesScoresTeamsPitchersHome-runs
1.28 Mar.,
Osaka Dome		3:7BuffaloesYoshiiOrtiz, Hidaka, Katsuragi
2.29 Mar.,
Osaka Dome		3:8BuffaloesKobayashi
3.30 Mar.,
Osaka Dome		3:8BuffaloesOguraOrtiz
4.31 Mar.,
Yahoo!BB		0:4LionsKoo
5.1 Apr.,
Yahoo!BB		3:2LionsTokumotoTani, Brown
6.2 Apr.,
Yahoo!BB		4:6LionsYoshiiHidaka
.4 Apr., rained out
Yahoo!BB		-MarinesDoi
7.5 Apr.,
Yahoo!BB		4:7MarinesDoiSheldon
8.6 Apr.,
Yahoo!BB		3:4MarinesKase
9.8 Apr.,
Sapporo Dome		4:4FightersTokumoto
10.9 Apr.,
Sapporo Dome		5:3FightersDoi
11.12 Apr.,
Fukuoka Dome		9:4HawksKobayashiSheldon, Tani, Katsuragi
12.13 Apr.,
Fukuoka Dome		2:3HawksTokanoOrtiz
13.14 Apr.,
Yahoo!BB		4:3FightersKatohBrown
14.15 Apr.,
Yahoo!BB		4:6FightersTokumoto
15.18 Apr.,
Marine Stadium		4:0MarinesYoshii
16.19 Apr.,
Marine Stadium		2:6MarinesKobayashi
17.20 Apr.,
Marine Stadium		6:8MarinesHagiwaraKatsuragi, Tani
18.21 Apr.,
Sapporo Dome		1:6LionsKoo
19.22 Apr.,
Sapporo Dome		8:7LionsDoi
20.23 Apr.,
Sapporo Dome		5:4LionsHagiwaraKatsuragi
.25 Apr., rained out
Yahoo!BB		-HawksYoshii
21.26 Apr.,
Yahoo!BB		3:7HawksKobayashiKatsuragi
22.27 Apr.,
Yahoo!BB		5:7HawksYoshiiYamasaki 2
23.28 Apr.,
Yahoo!BB		6:0BuffaloesKoo
24.29 Apr.,
Yahoo!BB		13:6BuffaloesOguraShiotani, Shindoh
25.30 Apr.,
Yahoo!BB		7:3BuffaloesTokanoKatsuragi
26.2 May.,
Seibu Dome		1:10LionsTokumotoMiwa
27.3 May.,
Seibu Dome		12:12LionsYoshiiTani, Brown, Ortiz
28.4 May.,
Seibu Dome		3:5LionsKoo
29.5 May.,
Yahoo!BB		3:1HawksOguraHidaka
30.6 May.,
Yahoo!BB		4:8HawksKanedaOrtiz 2, Shiotani
31.10 May.,
Osaka Dome		1:9BuffaloesYoshii
32.11 May.,
Osaka Dome		2:7BuffaloesKooHidaka
33.12 May.,
Yahoo!BB		0:8LionsOgura
34.13 May.,
Yahoo!BB		4:6LionsKanedaBrown
.14 May., rained out
Yahoo!BB		-LionsKatoh
35.17 May.,
Tokyo Dome		6:1FightersKatohBrown, Sheldon, Shindoh
36.18 May.,
Tokyo Dome		5:8FightersYoshiiOrtiz
37.19 May.,
Yahoo!BB		8:7MarinesMakino
38.20 May.,
Yahoo!BB		2:6MarinesOguraTani
39.21 May.,
Yahoo!BB		10:3MarinesKanedaSheldon 2, Miwa, Katsuragi, Brown
40.23 May.,
Yahoo!BB		1:7BuffaloesAikiRyutaro
41.24 May.,
Yahoo!BB		1:9BuffaloesTokano
42.25 May.,
Yahoo!BB		6:10BuffaloesYamamoto
43.26 May.,
Marine Stadium		0:3MarinesOgura
44.27 May.,
Marine Stadium		2:3MarinesKanedaBrown
45.28 May.,
Marine Stadium		2:5MarinesMac Suzuki
46.30 May.,
Yahoo!BB		5:4FightersYamamotoSheldon, Brown
47.31 May.,
Yahoo!BB		3:6FightersTokumotoGotoh
48.1 Jun.,
Yahoo!BB		0:8FightersDoi
49.2 Jun.,
Fukuoka Dome		3:2HawksYamamotoMiwa 2
50.3 Jun.,
Fukuoka Dome		7:5HawksMakinoTani
51.4 Jun.,
Fukuoka Dome		4:5HawksMac SuzukiSheldon
52.6 Jun.,
Yahoo!BB		4:11MarinesAikiOrtiz, Yamasaki
53.7 Jun.,
Yahoo!BB		5:6MarinesHagiwaraRyutaro, Katsuragi
54.8 Jun.,
Yahoo!BB		3:10MarinesOguraYamasaki
55.9 Jun.,
Osaka Dome		2:1BuffaloesKanedaMiwa
56.10 Jun.,
Osaka Dome		4:0BuffaloesMac SuzukiShindoh
57.13 Jun.,
Tokyo Dome		12:4FightersKooMiwa, Brown, Sheldon
58.14 Jun.,
Tokyo Dome		4:13FightersKawagoeRyutaro
59.15 Jun.,
Tokyo Dome		0:6FightersOgura
60.17 Jun.,
Morioka		11:21HawksHagiwara
61.18 Jun.,
Sendai		5:4HawksKatohYamasaki
62.21 Jun.,
Seibu Dome		5:10LionsKoo
63.22 Jun.,
Seibu Dome		0:2LionsKobayashi
64.23 Jun., called game by a rain
Yahoo!BB		2:17BuffaloesOgura
.24 Jun., rained out
Yahoo!BB		-BuffaloesKaneda
65.25 Jun.,
Yahoo!BB		6:18BuffaloesMac SuzukiRyutaro
66.28 Jun.,
Marine Stadium		7:16MarinesKoo
67.29 Jun.,
Marine Stadium		2:3MarinesKobayashi
68.30 Jun.,
Yahoo!BB		3:5LionsKanedaTani, Brown
.1 Jul., rained out
Yahoo!BB		-LionsMac Suzuki
69.4 Jul.,
Nagoya Dome		1:12FightersMac SuzukiHirano
70.5 Jul.,
Nagoya Dome		17:2FightersKanedaBrown 2, Ortiz 2, Yamasaki
71.6 Jul.,
Nagoya Dome		9:4FightersPhillipsHidaka, Tani, Shiozaki
72.7 Jul.,
Fukuoka Dome		2:8HawksOgura
73.8 Jul.,
Fukuoka Dome		1:0HawksKoo
74.9 Jul.,
Fukuoka Dome		4:2HawksMac SuzukiShiotani, Hidaka
75.11 Jul.,
Yahoo!BB		4:4MarinesPhillips
76.12 Jul.,
Yahoo!BB		10:7MarinesKanedaOrtiz
.13 Jul., rained out
Yahoo!BB		-MarinesKoo
77.18 Jul.,
Osaka Dome		4:1BuffaloesKooShiotani, Yamasaki
78.19 Jul.,
Osaka Dome		4:3BuffaloesPhillipsOrtiz
79.20 Jul.,
Osaka Dome		1:2BuffaloesMac Suzuki
80.21 Jul.,
Seibu Dome		1:2LionsKanedaBrown
81.22 Jul.,
Seibu Dome		5:3LionsYoshiiShindoh, Ortiz
82.23 Jul.,
Seibu Dome		12:4LionsKooOrtiz, Brown
83.25 Jul.,
Fukuoka Dome		4:7HawksPhillips
84.26 Jul.,
Fukuoka Dome		1:15HawksMac SuzukiYamasaki
85.27 Jul.,
Fukuoka Dome		7:26HawksYoshiiFukutome
86.28 Jul.,
Yahoo!BB		4:3FightersKatohBrown
87.29 Jul.,
Yahoo!BB		9:11FightersKatohBrown, Tani, Yamasaki
88.30 Jul.,
Yahoo!BB		9:10FightersMotoyanagiBrown
89.1 Aug.,
Yahoo!BB		1:29HawksMac Suzuki
90.2 Aug.,
Yahoo!BB		10:6HawksKooOrtiz, Brown, Ryutaro
91.3 Aug.,
Yahoo!BB		3:10HawksOguraBrown
92.4 Aug.,
Marine Stadium		4:5MarinesYoshiiTani
.5 Aug., rained out
Marine Stadium		-MarinesKobayashi
93.6 Aug.,
Marine Stadium		4:7MarinesMac SuzukiOrtiz 2, Yamasaki
.8 Aug., rained out
Yahoo!BB		-BuffaloesKoo
94.9 Aug.,
Yahoo!BB		4:7BuffaloesKooTani 2
95.10 Aug.,
Yahoo!BB		10:6BuffaloesMotoyanagiShiotani, Brown 2, Yamasaki, Ortiz, Ryutaro
96.11 Aug.,
Tokyo Dome		2:8FightersMakinoYamasaki
97.12 Aug.,
Tokyo Dome		7:7FightersKawagoeYamasaki, Shiotani, Gotoh
98.13 Aug.,
Tokyo Dome		4:10FightersKobayashiShiotani, Brown
99.15 Aug.,
Yahoo!BB		4:7LionsOguraYamasaki, Gotoh, Ortiz
100.16 Aug.,
Yahoo!BB		4:17LionsPhillipsHidaka, Gotoh, Ryutaro
101.17 Aug.,
Yahoo!BB		2:8LionsMakino
102.18 Aug.,
Fukuoka Dome		4:9HawksKawagoe
103.19 Aug.,
Fukuoka Dome		6:2HawksKobayashiYamasaki, Shindoh
104.20 Aug.,
Fukuoka Dome		3:4HawksKatohYamasaki
105.22 Aug.,
Osaka Dome		5:6BuffaloesPhillipsBrown 2, Miwa
106.23 Aug.,
Osaka Dome		7:11BuffaloesMakinoOrtiz
107.24 Aug.,
Osaka Dome		0:3BuffaloesKatoh
108.25 Aug.,
Yahoo!BB		4:3FightersKobayashi
.26 Aug., rained out
Yahoo!BB		-FightersKoo
109.27 Aug.,
Yahoo!BB		1:6FightersMac Suzuki
110.29 Aug.,
Seibu Dome		3:7LionsMakino
111.30 Aug.,
Seibu Dome		1:2LionsKawagoe
112.31 Aug.,
Seibu Dome		0:4LionsKobayashi
113.1 Sep.,
Yahoo!BB		4:5MarinesKoo
114.2 Sep.,
Yahoo!BB		8:7MarinesOguraTani, Yamasaki
115.3 Sep.,
Yahoo!BB		9:13MarinesDoiGotoh 2
116.5 Sep.,
Yahoo!BB		11:0BuffaloesMotoyanagiHidaka, Ortiz
117.6 Sep.,
Yahoo!BB		5:3BuffaloesKobayashiYamasaki, Aikawa 2, Ortiz
118.7 Sep.,
Yahoo!BB		4:3BuffaloesIwashita
119.8 Sep.,
Tokyo Dome		4:5FightersOguraOrtiz, Katsuragi, Brown
120.9 Sep.,
Tokyo Dome		8:4FightersOguraYamasaki
121.10 Sep.,
Tokyo Dome		7:5FightersMotoyanagiOrtiz, Yamasaki, Aikawa
.12 Sep., rained out
Yahoo!BB		-HawksKobayashi
122.13 Sep.,
Yahoo!BB		7:13HawksKobayashiBrown 2, Ortiz
123.14 Sep.,
Yahoo!BB		11:20HawksKitagawaOrtiz, Hidaka, Tani
124.15 Sep.,
Yahoo!BB		6:8LionsMakinoOrtiz
125.16 Sep.,
Yahoo!BB		5:6LionsOgura
126.17 Sep.,
Yahoo!BB		9:13LionsAikiTani, Ortiz, Maeda
127.19 Sep.,
Marine Stadium		4:7MarinesKubotaBrown
.20 Sep., no game by rain
Marine Stadium		2:8MarinesKatoh
.21 Sep., rained out
Marine Stadium		-MarinesMakino
128.23 Sep.,
Tokyo Dome		3:4FightersOguraOrtiz
129.24 Sep.,
Osaka Dome		4:2BuffaloesMac Suzuki
130.26 Sep.,
Yahoo!BB		4:3HawksIwashitaTani
131.27 Sep.,
Yahoo!BB		12:11HawksKitagawaOrtiz, Tani, Yamasaki, Gotoh
132.28 Sep.,
Marine Stadium		5:12MarinesImamuraOrtiz
133.29 Sep.,
Marine Stadium		11:5MarinesMotoyanagiOrtiz 2
134.30 Sep.,
Yahoo!BB		6:3LionsMac SuzukiTani
135.1 Oct.,
Yahoo!BB		1:6LionsMakinoShiotani
136.3 Oct.,
Yahoo!BB		4:10HawksKatoh
137.5 Oct.,
Yahoo!BB		5:4FightersMotoyanagiTani
138.7 Oct.,
Yahoo!BB		9:7BuffaloesKubotaTani, Miwa
139.8 Oct.,
Yahoo!BB		2:5MarinesMakino
140.12 Oct.,
Marine Stadium		1:5MarinesMotoyanagi

MEMBERS

tabel_2.Members of Blue Wave 2003
No.PositionsNamesCareersNotes
-The OwnerMIYAUCHI YoshihikoThe president of ORIX
87.Playing ManagerISHIGE Hiromichi-
77.Playing ManagerLEON Lee-on 23rd April
1.OutfielderSOEJIMA KohtaSwallows
2.CatcherMIWA TakashiKobe steel
3.OutfielderKATSURAGI IkuroRitsumeikan University
4.InfielderFUKUTOME HirokiKyoei High school
5.InfielderYAMASAKI TakeshiDragons
6.InfielderSHIOTANI KazuhikoTigers
7.InfielderSHINDOH TatsuyaBay Stars
8.InfielderJose ORTIZColorado Rockies
9.InfielderHIRANO KeiichiTokai University
10.OutfielderTANI YoshitomoMitsubishi motors Okazaki
11.PitcherKANEDA MasahikoNissan motor Kyushu
12.InfielderScott Patrick SHELDONTexas Rangers
13.PitcherMAKINO RuiYamanashi Gakuin High school
14.PitcherKATOH DaisukeKanagawa University
15.PitcherKOO Dae-SungHanwha Eagles
16.PitcherKAWAGUCHI TomoyaHeian High school
17.PitcherTOKANO HisashiBay Stars
18.PitcherYAMAGUCHI KazuoMitsubishi motors Okazaki
19.PitcherOGAWA YusukeRitsumeikan University
20.PitcherKAWAGOE HidetakaNissan motor
21.PitcherYUHKI: Tanaka YukiBuffaloes
22.PitcherKOBAYASHI HiroshiHiroshima Univ. of economics
23.OutfielderRoosevelt BROWNChicago Cubs
24.OutfielderHIDA TakashiRitsumeikan University
25.OutfielderSATAKE ManabuTokai University
26.PitcherIWASHITA ShuichiMitsubishi motors Okazaki
27.PitcherOGURA HisashiSwallows
28.PitcherKASE ToshihiroHokuyo High school
29.PitcherMAC SUZUKI: Suzuki MakotoKANSAS CITY Royals
30.OutfielderAIKAWA RyotaTokai University
31.InfielderSHIOZAKI MakotoNippon steel Hirohata
32.CatcherYOSHIHARA KohsukeGiants
33.PitcherJason PHILLIPSCleveland Indians
34.PitcherMOTOYANAGI KazuyaNippon-Express
35.PitcherOHKUBO MasanobuMatsushita Electric Industrial
36.PitcherDOI MasahiroNippon Steel Yawata
37.OutfielderHAYAKAWA DaisukeHonda Motor
38.PitcherAIKI TakashiFukuoka University
39.PitcherIMAMURA FumiakiKyushu-gakuin Lutheran High school
40.CatcherMAEDA DaisukeKobe steel
42.PitcherHAGIWARA JunTokai Univ. Kofu Senior High School
43.PitcherTOKUMOTO SatoshiTokyo Univ. of Agriculture
Faculty of Bioindustry
44.OutfielderTAKAMIZAWA KohjiTokyo Gas
45.InfielderGOSHIMA YujiYamanashi Gakuin High school
46.OutfielderMUKAE YuichiroImari commercial High school
47.CatcherHIDAKA TakeshiKyushu International Univ. attached High school
48.OutfielderRYUTARO: Tsuji RyutaroYamaha Motor
49.InfielderGOTOH MitsutakaKawasaki steel Chiba
50.InfielderMAKITA ShogoNippon-Express
52.InfielderOHSHIMA Koh-ichiBuffaloes
53.CatcherUEMURA KazuhiroHokusho High school
54.PitcherKUBOTA AtsushiTigers
55.PitcherYOSHII MasatoMontreal Expos
56.PitcherYAMAMOTO TakujiOsaka Sangyo University
57.PitcherSHIOYA DaisukeJohnstown Johnies
58.InfielderKIKUCHI ToshioSendai Ikuei Gakuen High school
59.PitcherKITAGAWA TomonoriYokohama National University
60.OutfielderITAKURA YasuhiroTokyo Univ. of Agriculture
Faculty of Bioindustry
61.PitcherSHIMAWAKI Shin-yaOmi High school
62.InfielderTAMAKI TomotakaCarp
63.CatcherTAKAHASHI KohjiShido High school
64.OutfielderNAKASHIMA ToshiyaKyushu International University
65.CatcherFUJIMOTO HiroshiSt. George Pioneers
66.PitcherHASHIMOTO YasuyoshiMinoshima Kyuyu-kai
67.CatcherNAGATA MasaruShinko Gakuen High school
68.PitcherSANO ShigekiDragons
75.Head &
Battery coach		NAKAO Yoshitaka-
81.Pitching coachFUJITA Manabu-
77.Batting coachLeon Lee-
83.Batting coachTACHIBANA Yoshiie-
76.Infielders &
Base-running coach		BABA Toshifumi-
86.Outfielders &
Base-running coach		OKA Yoshiaki-
93.Battery assistant coachSUGIMOTO Naofumi-
96.Training coachYASUDA Masaharu-
70.Manager &
Battery coach		NAKAZAWA ShinjiSurpass KOBE
73.Pitching coachSAKAI Tsutomu-Surpass KOBE
72.Batting coachFUJII Yasuo-Surpass KOBE
74.Infielders &
Base-running coach		OGAWA Hiroshi-Surpass KOBE
71.Outfielders &
Base-running coach		YAMAMORI Masafumi-Surpass KOBE
89.Battery coachBEPPU Shusaku-
78.Training coachYONEMURA Osamu-Surpass KOBE
111.MascotNeppieHe is the Little Neptune.
222.MascotRipseaShe is a Neppie's Girl Friend?

Leagues and Teams

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

tabel_3.Leagues and Teams
CENTRAL LeaguePACIFIC League
Yomiuri Giants / TOKYOSeibu Lions / Tokorozawa, SAITAMA
Yakult Swallows / TOKYOOsaka Kintetsu Buffaloes / OSAKA
Chunichi Dragons / NAGOYAFukuoka Daiei Hawks / FUKUOKA
Hanshin Tigers / Nishinomiya, HYOGOChiba Lotte Marines / CHIBA
Hiroshima Toyo Carp / HIROSHIMANippon-Ham Fighters / TOKYO
Yokohama Bay Stars / YOKOHAMA;
Shonan Searex/YOKOSUKA		ORIX Blue Wave / KOBE;
Surpass Kobe/KOBE

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