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.

Jim Allen and John E. Gibson discuss an interview with Orix Buffaloes executive Shigetoshi Hasegawa, we discuss Shohei Ohtani, the NPB preseason, Koji Uehara's return to Yomiuri, Ichiro's return to Seattle, Samurai Japan’s warmup games and address HighHeat question.

Jim Allen and John E. Gibson discuss an interview with Hanshin Tigers ace Randy Messenger, talk about the glimpses we’ve caught of camps and the start of preseason games, then answer a JBW-generated HighHeat question.

Jim Allen and John E. Gibson discuss an interview with Texas Rangers analyst and former SoftBank Hawks left-hander CJ Nitkowski, we throw a changeup and hit HighHeat questions right off the bat, then take a look at some news nuggets from the various camps.

Jim Allen and John E. Gibson discuss an interview with Texas Rangers analyst and former SoftBank Hawks left-hander CJ Nitkowski, we throw a changeup and hit HighHeat questions right off the bat, then take a look at some news nuggets from the various camps.

Jim Allen and John E. Gibson discuss an interview with recently retired former Hanshin Tigers star Matt Murton, we talk about the latest inductees into the Japan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, a possible Ichiro return to NPB and more.

Vol. 8.01, Jim Allen and John E. Gibson an interview with former Orix manager Terry Collins, we talk about the passing of former pitcher and manager Senichi Hoshino, two pitchers heading to the big leagues and more.

Jim Allen and John E. Gibson discuss a conversation with former NPB & MLB pitcher Denney Tomori, the Dragons pitching coach, Jim reports on his visit to the Winter Meetings and gives his input on Shohei Ohtani’s jump to the Angels, and we hit on Swallows star Tetsuto Yamada’s big cut in pay.

Jim Allen and John E. Gibson talk about a conversation with World Series-winning batting coach Alonzo Powell, a former Dragons star who spent a stint with the Tigers, discuss Shohei Ohtani’s future, free agents, the new commissioner, and some bonus Ohtani coverage after he opts to play for the Angels.