Talking Yakyu

Yuri Karasawa (https://x.com/yakyucosmo) and Brandon Tew (https://x.com/brandonteweets) preview the 2026 Nippon Professional Baseball playoffs.New Substack: https://yakyucosmopolitan.substack.com/https://japanball.comhttps://extrainningstravel.com0:00 - Introduction3:03 - Fighters vs. Lions Preview25:33 - Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Preview36:59 - Giants vs. BayStars Preview1:02:32 - Hanshin Tigers Preview1:15:39 - Japan Series Predictions1:22:28 - Conclusion

Yuri Karasawa (https://x.com/yakyucosmo) and Brandon Tew (https://x.com/brandonteweets) discuss the latest storylines from Japanese baseball.New Substack: https://yakyucosmopolitan.substack.com/https://japanball.comhttps://extrainningstravel.comhttps://yakyucosmo.com00:00 - Introduction & Substack announcement02:49 - Murakami's White Sox make the playoffs07:51 - Teruaki Sato's CL Triple Crown chase27:00 - Home runs are up in NPB37:17 - 100 RBI for Kurihara & Kondoh42:39 - Haruto Takahashi for the Sawamura?54:12 - Kenta Maeda and NPB fastball usage01:01:19 - Conclusion

Yuri Karasawa (https://x.com/yakyucosmo) and Brandon Tew (https://x.com/brandonteweets) discuss the latest storylines from Japanese baseball.https://japanball.comhttps://extrainningstravel.comhttps://yakyucosmo.com00:00 - SoftBank Hawks win PL pennant04:26 - NPB to MLB posting rumors10:28 - Raidel Martinez gets 250th save20:07 - Kaima Taira contract projection?36:50 - Worried about Hanshin Tigers?45:57 - Free Agent compensation changes?52:51- Will the MLB lockout affect NPB?56:35 - NPB expansion soon?01:04:39 - Should Shunpeita Yamashita be a closer?

Yuri Karasawa (https://x.com/yakyucosmo) and Brandon Tew (https://x.com/brandonteweets) discuss the latest storylines from Japanese baseball.https://japanball.comhttps://extrainningstravel.comhttps://yakyucosmo.com00:00 - Koshien & Shoki Oda09:00 - Jackson Rutledge signs with SoftBank Hawks17:30 - Shota Morishita & Teruaki Sato34:20 - Central League ROY Race45:47 - Pacific League ROY Race54:00 - Checking in on Murakami, Okamoto, Imai01:12:00 - Conclusion

Yuri Karasawa (https://x.com/yakyucosmo) and Brandon Tew (https://x.com/brandonteweets) discuss the latest storylines from Japanese baseball.https://japanball.comhttps://extrainningstravel.comhttps://yakyucosmo.com00:00 - Intro + All-Star Talk02:30 - Yomiuri, Hanshin, DeNA25:29 - Yakult, Chunichi, Hiroshima40:13 - Rakuten, Lotte, Orix57:43 - Seibu, Nipponham, SoftBank01:17:00 - Conclusion