75.The weakest professional baseball team

Today, I write about “The weakest professional baseball team.”
Baseball is the most popular sport in Japan.
2004, A big problem occurred in professional baseball.
“The Orix BlueWave” and “The Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes” were merged for financial reasons.
“The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles” was established to fill the void left.
The team is based in Sendai , in Miyagi
A few leading player were traded to “The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles”
However, many players who joined an organization were players made unnecessary in other professional baseball teams.
2005, 38 wins, 97 losses,
The team was called “The weakest professional baseball team.”
However, spectators of tohoku supported perseveringly.
2006, 47 wins, 85 losses, however, spectators of tohoku supported perseveringly.
2007, Tanaka Masahiro joined the team.
He was called the most able high school student’s pitcher.
Players did their best specially, when he was a pitcher.
Players did not want to be said like this.
“Tanaka cannot get many victories in this team.”
Tanaka Masahiro’s Individual Standing was 11 wins, 7 losses at that year.
He won rookie of the year award.
Team Standing was 67 wins, 75 losses.
The team was still weak.

11 March, 2011, The Great East Japan Earthquake.
The team’s hometown suffered great damage.
The team changed from that time.
Players visit a stricken area.
They supported and encouraged disaster victims.
They make a convulsive effort.
Tanaka Masahiro’s Individual Standing was 19 wins, 5 losses at that year.
Team Standing was 66 wins, 71 losses.
The team did not still have the ability that wins the victory.

2013, Andruw Jones ,Casey McGehee joined the team.
The team had been in good condition.
The team won all the games when Tanaka was a pitcher.
Tanaka Masahiro’s Individual Standing was 24 wins, 0 losses.
It is wonderful results.
Sep 26, the team won the victory in the Pacific League.
Team Standing was 82 wins, 59 losses.

Oct 26,”the Japan Championship Series” started.
As in all of the best-of-seven series, the first team to win four games is the overall winner and is declared the Japan Series Champion , number one in Japan) in each year.
Opponent is “Tokyo Giants”.
3 wins, 3 losses.
Yesterday’s game, Tanaka was a pitcher. however, lost a game.
Nov 3, The 7th game was held.
The team was 3 runs up at the end of the 8th inning.
Tanaka Masahiro came on in the last inning and shutout.
The team become a Japan Champion.
Many persons who live in Tohoku were glad.
Many persons shed tears of joy.
I am one of those people.
Thank you.