John E. Gibson and Jim Allen discuss an interview with Brian Wolfe of the Lions, briefly examine the Seibu club, touch on the interleague race, debate the meaning of 2,000 hits and more.

Vol. 7.18, John E. Gibson and Jim Allen comment on an interview with Brent Morel of the Buffaloes, discuss Orix’s up-and-down ways, give early interleague impressions, NoriNori breaking Nomo’s record and Masahiro Araki collecting hit No. 2,000.

Vol. 7.17, John E. Gibson and Jim Allen comment on an interview with Brad Eldred of the Carp, discuss Hiroshima, the upcoming interleadgue session, NoriNori and Nomo, and deal with some HighHeat.

Vol. 7.16, John E. Gibson and Jim Allen – back from a short hiatus – comment about an interview with David Buchanan of the Swallows, discuss the CL and PL leaders, Wayne Graczyk’s memorial service and a little HighHeat.

Vol. 7.15, John E. Gibson and pinch-hitter Jason Coskrey – sitting in for Jim Allen – comment on an interview with Randy Messenger of the Tigers, discuss Hanshin and other CL teams before addressing the dumpster fire/train wreck in Chiba, and Norichika Aoki’s place in the annals of NPB as he approaches 2,000 hits.

John E. Gibson and Jim Allen discuss an interview with Zelous Wheeler of the Eagles, chat about Rakuten and other PL teams before addressing the upcoming negotiations for a new posting system and answering some HighHeat.

Vol. 7.13, John E. Gibson and Jim Allen discuss an interview with Casey McGehee of the Eagles, talk about Yomiuri, the Tigers and some PL teams before answering some HighHeat.

John E. Gibson and Jim Allen discuss an interview with Brandon Laird of the Fighters, talk about Nippon Ham, the Rakuten and Orix starts in the PL and Hanshin’s Takashi Toritani before honoring our friend and colleague Wayne Graczyk, who died suddenly last week.

John E. Gibson and Jim Allen discuss an interview with Dennis Sarfate of the Hawks, talk about SoftBank and impressive starts by Rakuten and Orix in the PL, Hiroshima and Hanshin in the CL before dealing with some HighHeat.

Vol. 7.10, John E. Gibson and Jim Allen discuss an interview with Audy Ciriaco of the DeNA BayStars, talk about Yokohama and first-week impressions around NPB, and deal with some HighHeat.