Jim Allen and John E. Gibson discuss an interview with first-year Lotte player Matt Dominguez, talk about the Marines (at about 23 mins), PL and CL notes (42 mins), outfield and backstop arms (61 mins), and handle some #HighHeat (71 mins).

Jim Allen and John E. Gibson discuss an interview with seventh-year Yomiuri reliever Scott Mathieson, talk about the Giants (at about 34 mins), Carp decisions (47 mins) 2K-hit Seiichi Uchikawa (58 mins), and handle some #HighHeat (63 mins).

Jim Allen and John E. Gibson discuss an interview with eighth-year Yakult outfielder Wladimir “Coco” Balentien, talk about the Swallows, examine the notion (and semantics) of teams with 4-plus ERAs to win pennants, 2K-hit Seiichi Uchikawa, and handle some Ichiro-based #HighHeat.

Neil Wagner, Lions, Mini Trax, Kinugasa Passes, Notes, HighHeat | Vol. 8.12, Jim Allen and John E. Gibson discuss an interview with first-year Seibu reliever Neil Wagner, talk about the Lions, look at the hot and cold teams in Mini Trax, the passing of Sachio Kinugasa, replay numbers, top players for April and handle #HighHeat.

Jim Allen and John E. Gibson discuss an interview with third-year Hiroshima reliever Jay Jackson, talk about the Carp, hit on both leagues, sneak a little Shohei Ohtani fastball in and handle some #HighHeat.

Jim Allen and John E. Gibson discuss an interview with first-year Nippon Ham starter Nick Martinez, talk about the Fighters, discuss the starts for a few teams in the PL and CL, sneak in a couple of observations and handle some #HighHeat.

Jim Allen and John E. Gibson discuss an interview with reigning PL MVP Dennis Sarfate of the SoftBank Hawks, talk about the highlights of the first week of the season – including an NPB first with four new import hurlers winning their first games on the same day – and a little Shohei Ohtani chat.

Jim Allen and John E. Gibson discuss a terrific interview with Casey McGehee of the Yomiuri Giants, talk about the first two games of opening weekend for each series and more.

Jim Allen and John E. Gibson talk about compelling topics for the upcoming season before sitting down with Michael Westbay of Japanbaseball.com and TV announcer Zak Ikuma to examine the Central League race and predict where each team will finish in the standings.

Jim Allen and John E. Gibson sit down with Jason Coskrey of The Japan Times and Claudio Rodriguez of Beisbol Japones to break down the Pacific League and offer their ideas on where each team will finish in the standings and why. Jim and John first talk about milestone men and deal with some HighHeat questions.