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100 Saves

100 saves!! Finally I have reached one of my personal goals. This is probally the best achievement I have done through my 18 year career. I saved the ball from the game and I will display it in my home. Burnside pitched a great game and I was happy he could get his first win as a Giant. The team is playing well I hope we can keep it up. I need 21 saves to become the all time foreigner leader.

Tigers Game

Yesterday was a difficult game for me. We lost 5-4. We played well last night but I could not save the game. My condition was good but had problems throwing strikes. The onepitch I threw to Yano around his head was a mistake. I have never thrown at the head of any player in my career. With runners on first and third base with two outs Akahoshi was the batter. It was 2 strikes and 0 balls and he beat out an infield hit to tie the game. With bases loaded and 2 out Arai was the batter. It was 3 balls and 2 srikes I threw a fastball on the outside corner that was a clear strike and the umpire called it a ball. That scored the go ahead run and the Tigers won. I was very upset with the umpire and I started screaming at him. The umpire threw me out of the game. I have watched that pitch over and over again and I still think it was a strike. That was the first time in my 18 year career that I have ever challenged an umpire. I do not regreat doing it lst night because I believe it was a strike. Tomorrow we play the Carp and I will be ready for the game. I have put last night game behind me.

Fan Voice

Nice to meet you Mr. Marc Kroon
My name is Tomoko Ikeda.
My age is 12 years of age.
I write you to tell you my family watches
for a great season. Me and my mother
think you are very nice look man. My
younger brother wants to be pitcher as you.
He introduce me you while watching a game
on the television days before and now I am a baseball
fan. Thank you for your important time and reading
my e-mail. Thank you much and fight!!!!

Fan Voice

メッセージ・message = 私は、ベイスターズファンです。私の父は、昨年の年末に亡くなりました。父は、ずっとマークのことが大好きで、昨年は車椅子でいつも土日はハマスタへ応援に行っていたんですよ。覚えていますか？昨年、ハマスタ近くで、マークに会ったんです。我々は、車椅子で道を歩いていた時、マークが車からお大事にって言ってくれた事を・・・父は、すごく嬉しかったそうです。亡くなる最後まで、マークの話をしていました。今思うと、試合後もよく車でお互い横に並んだことを覚えています。お子さんがマークの車に乗っていた時も、一度横で車が並びましたね。とにかく、今マークがベイスターズにいない事はすごく寂しいのですが、そういったベイスターズファンがいた事を胸に刻んでおいて頂ければ嬉しく思います。
名前・name = 島崎義昭

Fan Voice

僕はクルーンさんが大好きです。
貴方の剛速球には感動して鳥肌がたちます。
まさに野球ファンに夢を与える投手です。
これからも一生クルーンさんのファンです。
貴方のレプリカユニフォームはもちろん購入しました。
新作のＴシャツも期待しています。
いつかこのファンボイスに英文で投稿します。
いつまでも大活躍を期待しています。
名前・name = Daisuke Manabe