Jim Allen and John E. Gibson discuss an interview with former Chunichi player and new Dragons hitting coach Alonzo Powell, chat about the Hall of Fame and Japan’s failure to select Tuffy Rhodes for induction, briefly hit on sign stealing in NPB as well as Shogo Akiyama's MLB jump to the Reds.

Jim Allen and John E. Gibson discuss an interview with former NPB pitcher Jeremy Powell, chat about Japan`s Hall of Fame, take a brief look at the player-transaction flurry this offseason and handle some HighHeat.

Jim Allen and John E. Gibson discuss interviews with former Hawks and Eagles pitcher Matt Skrmetta as well as former NPB slugger Jose “Mayo” Fernandez, we discuss player transactions, one note and handle some HighHeat.

Jim Allen and John E. Gibson discuss an interview with former Fighters and Buffaloes infielder Bobby Scales, go through the MVPs, rookies and Best Niners, look at free-agent moves and handle some high-quality HighHeat from a new listener and an old friend of the show.

Jim Allen and John E. Gibson unpack a short chat with former Chunichi and Orix slugger Matt Clark of the Mexican team, we discuss Samurai Japan winning the Premier12, break down the players who have announced their major moves (minus Shun Yamaguchi, whose news broke after recording), and briefly look at free-agent moves in NPB.

Jim Allen and John E. Gibson take a brief look at the Samurai Japan warm-up games ahead of the Premier12, we discuss the major NPB awards, especially the MVPs, voice our displeasure regarding some of the lazy Gold Glove voting, & handle some HighHeat about the notion of the DH coming to the Central League.

Jim Allen and John E. Gibson look at the 10th franchise title in the Japan Series for the SoftBank Hawks, discuss their 3-peat, the Yomiuri Giants and their lethargic performance in the four games, chat about the Sawamura Award that wasn’t, offer our season highlights and handle some HighHeat.

Jim Allen and John E. Gibson look at the Japan Series matchup between the Yomiuri Giants and the SoftBank Hawks after first giving a quick recap Game 1, discuss the draft this past week, hit some notes and then handle some HighHeat.

Jim Allen and John E. Gibson take a look at a quick chat with Rick van den Hurk of SoftBank, talk about the the Hawks and the Yomiuri Giants wiping out their respective opponents in the second round of the PL and CL Climax Series, the major league jump ahead for Yoshitomo Tsutsugo of the BayStars, and finish with some HighHeat.

Jim Allen and John E. Gibson unpack a chat with Seibu wins leader Zach Neal (apologies for the poor sound quality!!), talk about the Lions, the first rounds of the PL and CL Climax Series, the sudden resignation of Carp skipper Koichi Ogata (Yakult’s Shingo Takatsu introduced and Nippon Ham’s Hideki Kuriyama sticks around), the passing of pitching legend Masaichi Kaneda and then handle some HighHeat.