ORIX Blue Wave 2004

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Let's Go, IHARA.

Bye Bye Blue Wave.

tabel.Stats of Blue Wave 2004
GamesPctWin/Loss/TieAveERAGBPlace
133/1350.37449/82/20.2835.6629.06th/6

Japan Professional Baseball Players Association striked against a merger of two prestigious teams, Blue Wave and Buffaloes, on 18th and 19th September.
In this season, Regular-season games of each team are 133 games (two games off).

SCHEDULE

tabel_1.Schedule of Blue Wave 2004
No.Date/venuesScoresTeamsPitchersHome-runs
1.27 Mar.,
Fukuoka Dome		3:4HawksKooBrown, Ortiz
2.28 Mar.,
Fukuoka Dome		11:9HawksOguraMuramatsu
3.29 Mar.,
Yahoo!BB		11:8FightersMooreBrown 2
.30 Mar., rained out
Yahoo!BB		-FightersMotoyanagi
4.31 Mar.,
Yahoo!BB		7:8FightersKatoh T.
5.2 Apr.,
Yahoo!BB		9:10BuffaloesHagiwaraHirano, Tani
6.3 Apr.,
Yahoo!BB		14:10BuffaloesKatoh T.Hirano
.4 Apr., rained out
Yahoo!BB		-BuffaloesKawagoe
7.5 Apr.,
Seibu Dome		1:3LionsMooreTani
8.6 Apr.,
Seibu Dome		5:15LionsMotoyanagi
9.7 Apr.,
Seibu Dome		4:12LionsMac SuzukiOrtiz
10.9 Apr.,
Yahoo!BB		7:4MarinesKobayashi
11.10 Apr.,
Yahoo!BB		9:7MarinesKatoh T.
12.11 Apr.,
Yahoo!BB		11:3MarinesMooreBrown
13.12 Apr.,
Sapporo Dome		15:8FightersMotoyanagiShiozaki
14.13 Apr.,
Sapporo Dome		1:10FightersMac SuzukiMaeda
15.14 Apr.,
Sapporo Dome		1:4FightersKoo
16.16 Apr.,
Osaka Dome		6:8BuffaloesMac Suzuki
17.17 Apr.,
Osaka Dome		9:8BuffaloesMooreBrown, Shiozaki
18.18 Apr.,
Osaka Dome		0:6BuffaloesMotoyanagi
.19 Apr., rained out
Yahoo!BB		-HawksKatoh T.
19.20 Apr.,
Yahoo!BB		1:4HawksKoo
20.21 Apr.,
Yahoo!BB		2:7HawksMac Suzuki
21.23 Apr.,
Marine Stadium		7:4MarinesMooreHirano
22.24 Apr.,
Marine Stadium		2:1MarinesKawagoeHidaka
23.25 Apr.,
Marine Stadium		5:4MarinesTaninakaOrtiz
24.27 Apr.,
Nagoya Dome		5:9LionsKooBrown
25.28 Apr.,
Nagoya Dome		1:10LionsPhillipsOrtiz
26.29 Apr.,
Nagoya Dome		14:7LionsMac Suzuki
27.1 May.,
Sapporo Dome		2:9FightersMotoyanagi
28.2 May.,
Sapporo Dome		2:7FightersTaninakaBrown
29.3 May.,
Yahoo!BB		5:4MarinesYamaguchi
.4 May., rained out
Yahoo!BB		-MarinesPhillips
30.5 May.,
Yahoo!BB		6:3MarinesKawagoe
31.7 May.,
Fukuoka Dome		4:3HawksMoore
32.8 May.,
Fukuoka Dome		3:7HawksMotoyanagi
33.9 May.,
Fukuoka Dome		7:8HawksYamaguchiOrtiz 2, Yamasaki
34.10 May.,
Osaka Dome		3:3BuffaloesOguraYamasaki, Saitoh
35.11 May.,
Osaka Dome		10:0BuffaloesPhillipsOrtiz, Brown
36.12 May.,
Osaka Dome		1:4BuffaloesKawagoe
37.14 May.,
Yahoo!BB		2:4FightersYamaguchiMuramatsu
38.15 May.,
Yahoo!BB		7:8FightersMotoyanagiTani, Ortiz 2, Hirano
.16 May., rained out
Yahoo!BB		-FightersTaninaka
39.17 May.,
Yahoo!BB		2:4LionsOgura
40.18 May.,
Yahoo!BB		5:14LionsPhillipsTani
.19 May., rained out
Yahoo!BB		-LionsKawagoe
41.21 May.,
Marine Stadium		2:4MarinesMooreHidaka
42.22 May.,
Marine Stadium		3:1MarinesMotoyanagiYamasaki
43.23 May.,
Marine Stadium		1:3MarinesKawagoe
44.24 May.,
Yahoo!BB		4:5BuffaloesMac Suzuki
45.25 May.,
Yahoo!BB		6:2BuffaloesAikiTani
46.26 May.,
Yahoo!BB		3:3BuffaloesKanedaAikawa
47.28 May.,
Yahoo!BB		1:6HawksMoore
48.29 May.,
Yahoo!BB		1:5HawksMotoyanagi
49.30 May.,
Yahoo!BB		6:18HawksOguraFukutome
50.1 Jun.,
Seibu Dome		1:3LionsKawagoe
51.2 Jun.,
Seibu Dome		11:2LionsPhillipsOrtiz, Brown
52.3 Jun.,
Seibu Dome		2:4LionsKanedaTani
53.4 Jun.,
Sapporo Dome		4:7FightersMooreOrtiz
54.5 Jun.,
Sapporo Dome		8:6FightersMotoyanagiBrown
55.6 Jun.,
Sapporo Dome		5:9FightersYoshiiTani, Shiotani
56.7 Jun.,
Yahoo!BB		6:1MarinesKawagoeTani, Brown, Shiotani
.8 Jun., rained out
Yahoo!BB		-MarinesPhillips
57.9 Jun.,
Yahoo!BB		7:17MarinesPhillipsBrown, Tani
58.11 Jun.,
Fukuoka Dome		2:11HawksMooreSaitoh
59.12 Jun.,
Fukuoka Dome		3:12HawksMotoyanagi
60.13 Jun.,
Fukuoka Dome		6:11HawksOguraOrtiz
61.14 Jun.,
Yahoo!BB		10:3LionsKawagoeOrtiz
62.15 Jun.,
Yahoo!BB		3:13LionsPhillipsTani
63.16 Jun.,
Yahoo!BB		20:8LionsTokanoOrtiz 3
64.18 Jun.,
Yahoo!BB		7:2BuffaloesMooreSaitoh
65.19 Jun.,
Yahoo!BB		4:1BuffaloesMotoyanagi
66.20 Jun.,
Yahoo!BB		2:7BuffaloesKatoh T.Ortiz
67.21 Jun.,
Seibu Dome		4:2LionsKawagoeOrtiz
68.22 Jun.,
Seibu Dome		0:6LionsPhillips
69.23 Jun.,
Seibu Dome		0:1LionsKaneda
70.26 Jun.,
Tokyo Dome		5:4FightersAikiMuramatsu, Tani
71.27 Jun.,
Tokyo Dome		2:6FightersMotoyanagiBrown
72.28 Jun.,
Yahoo!BB		3:8HawksKawagoe
73.29 Jun.,
Yahoo!BB		9:6HawksOguraShiozaki, Tani
74.30 Jun.,
Yahoo!BB		0:8HawksKaneda
75.1 Jul.,
Yahoo!BB		10:1HawksKooSaitoh, Muramatsu
76.2 Jul.,
Osaka Dome		6:5BuffaloesOguraBrown
77.3 Jul.,
Osaka Dome		4:5BuffaloesOgura
78.4 Jul.,
Osaka Dome		4:5BuffaloesMotoyanagi
79.6 Jul.,
Marine Stadium		0:2MarinesKawagoe
80.7 Jul.,
Marine Stadium		15:3MarinesKanedaOrtiz, Shiotani
81.8 Jul.,
Marine Stadium		5:2MarinesKooMuramatsu, Hirano
82.16 Jul.,
Yahoo!BB		2:1LionsYamaguchi
83.17 Jul.,
Yahoo!BB		5:4LionsTokanoShiotani
84.18 Jul.,
Yahoo!BB		8:13LionsMac SuzukiTani, Shiotani
85.19 Jul.,
Fukuoka Dome		1:10HawksPhillipsTani
86.20 Jul.,
Fukuoka Dome		3:5HawksKanedaOrtiz
87.21 Jul.,
Fukuoka Dome		0:6HawksMotoyanagi
88.23 Jul.,
Tokyo Dome		0:6FightersKawagoe
89.24 Jul.,
Tokyo Dome		6:4FightersKooShiozaki, Ortiz
90.25 Jul.,
Tokyo Dome		5:8FightersTokumotoOrtiz, Hidaka
91.26 Jul.,
Yahoo!BB		5:9MarinesPhillipsMuramatsu, Shiotani
92.27 Jul.,
Yahoo!BB		0:1MarinesYamaguchi
93.28 Jul.,
Yahoo!BB		9:13MarinesMotoyanagiTani, Shiotani
94.30 Aug.,
Yahoo!BB		2:7BuffaloesMoore
.31 Aug., rained out
Yahoo!BB		-BuffaloesKoo
95.1 Aug.,
Yahoo!BB		2:10BuffaloesKatoh T.
96.2 Aug.,
Seibu Dome		3:1LionsYamaguchi
97.3 Aug.,
Seibu Dome		3:5LionsKoo
98.4 Aug.,
Seibu Dome		2:7LionsKuriyamaShiozaki
99.6 Aug.,
Yahoo!BB		5:14HawksKanedaHayakawa, Shiotani, Ortiz
100.7 Aug.,
Yahoo!BB		5:8HawksTaninakaShiozaki, Shiotani, Ortiz
101.8 Aug.,
Yahoo!BB		3:9HawksMatsumuraYamasaki
102.9 Aug.,
Yahoo!BB		3:7FightersTokumoto
103.10 Aug.,
Yahoo!BB		1:7FightersKoo
104.11 Aug.,
Yahoo!BB		7:4FightersAiki
105.12 Aug.,
Yahoo!BB		4:11FightersKawagoe
106.13 Aug.,
Marine Stadium		2:16MarinesTaninaka
107.14 Aug.,
Marine Stadium		3:1MarinesKanedaHirano
108.15 Aug.,
Marine Stadium		9:3MarinesMotoyanagiGotoh
109.17 Aug.,
Kagoshima		3:5BuffaloesKooHidaka
.18 Aug., no game by rain
Kagoshima		0:1BuffaloesTokumoto
.20 Aug.,
Yahoo!BB		-Lions
110.21 Aug.,
Yahoo!BB		2:7LionsKawagoeShiozaki
111.22 Aug.,
Yahoo!BB		9:4LionsTokumotoMukae
112.24 Aug.,
Fukuoka Dome		1:2HawksKooMukae
113.25 Aug.,
Fukuoka Dome		1:2HawksAiki
.27 Aug.,
Sapporo Dome		-Fighters
114.28 Aug.,
Sapporo Dome		9:5FightersKawagoeMukae
115.29 Aug.,
Sapporo Dome		1:8FightersKaneda
.30 Aug., rained out
Yahoo!BB		-BuffaloesKoo
116.31 Aug.,
Yahoo!BB		12:4BuffaloesKoo
117.1 Sep.,
Yahoo!BB		3:4BuffaloesAiki
.3 Sep.,
Marine Stadium		-Marines
118.4 Sep.,
Marine Stadium		3:2MarinesKawagoe
119.5 Sep.,
Marine Stadium		3:5MarinesMotoyanagi
120.6 Sep.,
Yahoo!BB		5:2FightersKooHayakawa
.7 Sep., rained out (typhoon)
Yahoo!BB		-FightersAiki
121.8 Sep.,
Yahoo!BB		5:12FightersAikiOrtiz
122.9 Sep.,
Yahoo!BB		5:7FightersTaninaka
123.11 Sep.,
Seibu Dome		7:5LionsTokanoHayakawa, Shiozaki
124.12 Sep.,
Seibu Dome		2:6LionsKoo
125.13 Sep.,
Yahoo!BB		1:5HawksOgura
126.14 Sep.,
Yahoo!BB		3:5HawksAikiHidaka, Mukae
.15 Sep.,
Yahoo!BB		-Hawks
.16 Sep.,
Yahoo!BB		-Hawks
127.17 Sep.,
Yahoo!BB		2:5MarinesKawagoe
128.18 Sep., On Strike
Yahoo!BB		-MarinesKoo
129.19 Sep., On Strike
Yahoo!BB		-Marines-
130.20 Sep.,
Osaka Dome		2:14BuffaloesKoo
131.21 Sep.,
Osaka Dome		6:5BuffaloesTokanoMukae, Hayakawa
132.22 Sep.,
Osaka Dome		3:4BuffaloesAiki
133.23 Sep.,
Osaka Dome		9:2BuffaloesOgura
134.24 Sep.,
Yahoo!BB		4:7FightersKaneda
135.27 Sep.,
Yahoo!BB		7:2BuffaloesKooAikawa 2, Ryutaro

MEMBERS

tabel_2.Members of Blue Wave 2004
No.PositionsNamesCareersNotes
-The OwnerMIYAUCHI YoshihikoThe president of ORIX
73.Playing ManagerIHARA Haruki-Pacific League Championship once (2002)
1.InfielderGOTOH MitsutakaKawasaki steel Chiba
2.CatcherMIWA TakashiKobe steel
3.OutfielderMURAMATSU ArihitoHawks
4.InfielderFUKUTOME HirokiKyoei High school
5.InfielderYAMASAKI TakeshiDragons
6.InfielderSHIOTANI KazuhikoTigers
7.CatcherHIDAKA TakeshiKyushu International Univ. attached High school
8.InfielderJose ORTIZColorado Rockies
9.InfielderHIRANO KeiichiTokai University
10.OutfielderTANI YoshitomoMitsubishi motors Okazaki
11.PitcherKANEDA MasahikoNissan motor Kyushu
12.PitcherKATOH TatsuoYamaha Motor
13.PitcherSHIBATA MasayaShoshi gakuen High school
14.PitcherKATOH DaisukeKanagawa University
15.PitcherKOO Dae-SungHanwha Eagles
16.PitcherTANINAKA ShinjiTigers
17.PitcherTOKANO HisashiBay Stars
18.PitcherYAMAGUCHI KazuoMitsubishi motors Okazaki
19.PitcherOGAWA YusukeRitsumeikan University
20.PitcherKAWAGOE HidetakaNissan motor
21.PitcherYUKI: 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 KosukeGiants
33.PitcherJason PHILLIPSCleveland Indians
34.PitcherMOTOYANAGI KazuyaNippon-Express
35.PitcherOHKUBO MasanobuMatsushita Electric Industrial
36.InfielderSAITOH HidemitsuTigers
37.OutfielderHAYAKAWA DaisukeHonda Motor
38.PitcherAIKI TakashiFukuoka University
39.PitcherNOMURA HiroyukiKinki University
40.CatcherMAEDA DaisukeKobe steel
41.PitcherMATSUMURA ToyojiRitsumeikan University
42.PitcherHAGIWARA JunTokai Univ. Kofu Senior High School
43.PitcherTOKUMOTO SatoshiTokyo Univ. of Agriculture
Faculty of Bioindustry
44.OutfielderSOEJIMA KotaSwallows
45.InfielderGOSHIMA YujiYamanashi Gakuin High school
46.OutfielderMUKAE YuichiroImari commercial High school
47.OutfielderYOSHIDA ShintaroWaseda University
48.OutfielderRYUTARO: Tsuji RyutaroYamaha Motor
49.PitcherTrey MOORETigersWarren Neal Moore III
50.InfielderMAKITA ShogoNippon-Express
52.InfielderOSHIMA KoichiBuffaloes
53.CatcherUEMURA KazuhiroHokusho High school
54.InfielderSHIMAMURA IkkiKyushu Kokusai University
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.OutfielderKOJIMA MasayaJiyugaoka High school
61.PitcherSHIMAWAKI Shin-yaOmi High school
62.InfielderTAMAKI TomotakaCarp
63.CatcherTAKAHASHI KojiShido High school
64.OutfielderNAKASHIMA ToshiyaKyushu International University
66.PitcherKURIYAMA SatoshiDragons14th May
67.CatcherNAGATA MasaruShinko Gakuen High school
68.PitcherKAWAGUCHI TomoyaHeian High school
75.Pitching coachYAGISAWA Soroku-
88.Pitching coachNODA Koji-
83.Batting coachKAWAMURA Ken-ichiro-
76.Infielders &
Base-running coach		SUZUKI Yasutomo-
79.Outfielders &
Batting assistant coach		SASAKI Makoto-
81.Battery coachNAKAZAWA Shinji-
93.Battery assistant coachSUGIMOTO Naofumi-
96.Training coachYASUDA Masaharu-
98.Conditionind assistant coachMOTOYASHIKI Shunsuke-
85.ManagerKATOH Hideji-Surpass KOBE
86.Pitching coachTANIMURA Tomohiro-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-Surpass KOBE
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
PACIFIC LeagueCENTRAL League
Fukuoka Daiei Hawks / FUKUOKAHanshin Tigers / Nishinomiya, HYOGO
Seibu Lions / Tokorozawa, SAITAMAChunichi Dragons / NAGOYA
Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes / OSAKAYomiuri Giants / TOKYO
Chiba Lotte Marines / CHIBAYakult Swallows / TOKYO
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters / SAPPOROHiroshima Toyo Carp / HIROSHIMA
ORIX Blue Wave / KOBE;
Surpass Kobe/KOBE		Yokohama Bay Stars / YOKOHAMA;
Shonan Searex/YOKOSUKA

Go to The professional baseball organization of japan.