A Confession of Jim Parque

Jim Parque,　former Chicago Whit Sox pitcher, wrote a confession of his use of HGH at Chicago Sun-Times. I respect him for admitting what he has done wrong in the past when he just can deny the allegations. One more thing what I really respect about him is his apology to White Sox GM Ken Williams. It's huge.

元ホワイト・ソックス投手のジム・パーケが自分のHGH使用を認めました。その中で、ホワイト・ソックスGMのケン・ウィリアムスに対し自分の過去の態度を謝罪していました。このご時世で、HGH使用を認めたのも偉いですが、必要もないのにウィリアムスに対しても謝罪を表明するなんて偉いなぁと思いました。

The Wall is High

Tokyo Verdy lost the much against Ventforet Kofe 2-1. Although Masashi Oguro scored a goal, Kofe's defense was really tough. Verdy offense couldn't kick shoots as much as they used to do for past few months. Top 4 teams of division 2 are really tough to beat not because their offense but their defense. It was like they are higher walls than rest of the division 2 teams.

Yukio Tsuchiya, the soul of Verdy defense, got hurt his knee in the first half. After he was pulled the game at the end of the 1st half, Verdy defense got weak. I don't know how bad his knee is at this point; but, I hope he will be back for the next game. Or, we would face a huge problem.

The game itself was pretty good; but, only 5,909 people showed up the Ajinomoto Stadium last night.

壁が高いなぁ。甲府が強いのもあるでしょうが、土屋を怪我で試合途中に失ったヴェルデイはおもしろいように失点を重ねてしまいました。

Verdy will have a match against Ventforet Kofe Tomorrow Night

19:00 tomorrow night at Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo Verdy will have a crucial game for them against Ventforet Kofe. Top three teams from the J-League Division 2 of this season will be promoted to Division 1. At this point, Verdy is in the 5th place of the division with 49 points and Kofe is in the 4th place with 53 points. Vegalta Sendai, the 3rd in the division, has just 54 points.

So, we really need to win this much against Kofe tommorow night in order to keep trailing the top three teams of the division.

明日の夜７時、味スタでヴェルデイ対甲府の試合があります。

Tokyo Verdy won against Tokushima Vortis

Last Saturday night at Kokuritsu Kyougijyou(the National Olympic Stadium), Tokyo Verdy defeated Tokushima Vortis 4-0. Masashi Oguro had two goals. Hiroki Kawano and Kazuki Hiramoto had one goal each. Vortis' 19 years old MF Yoichiro Kakitani was the man to watch in this game according to the media; however, another 19 years old Kawano stole the show with a goal.

I was impreseed by the both teams because they had three games in a week with two days rest between those games. It was third game for both teams that night; but, they moved pretty good. It was really fun game. Oguro played really hard and fast, and Tokushima's difence was great even after their defender Kentoku Noborio got ejected at 49 minutes. I was amazed by their motivations to play.

6,923 people showed up for this much, almost 2,000 more than last Verdy's Home game at Ajinomoto. This number tells me something. I believe it is the time for J-League to allow Verdy to call Kokuritsu its permanent home. Ajinomoto is not for Verdy; Kokuritsu is.

国立霞ヶ丘競技場で行われた対徳島戦。知り合いのツテでチケットを頂き見てきました。知り合いによると徳島の１９歳MF柿谷は非常に見る価値のある選手のようで、なるほどその通りだなぁと感じました。しかし、ヴェルデイの１９歳河野がゴールを奪いチームの勝利に貢献しました。

Tokyo Verdy defeated Ehime F.C.

Tokyo Verdy won the game against Ehime F.C. 2-0 at Ajinomoto Stadium. 17 years old defender Shohei Takahashi scored a goal just two minutes affter the game started. Even though J-2, Verdy has played really good ball game. Masashi Oguro & Leandro, both forwards of Verdy, are worth to watch. They are better than some J-1 clubs' forwards.

ヴェルデイ・ユース出身の１７歳の高橋が試合開始２分後にゴールを決めるなど愛媛に勝ちました。