SkeeterSoft, Inc.

Skeetersoft, Inc. presents the 2003 Japanese baseball season card set and computer disks.

2003 Japanese Baseball – "Everything's Fine"

The 2003 season opened with many "experts" tolling the death of Japanese pro baseball as for the second time in three years NPB lost its biggest star to major league baseball. This time it was the Giants Hideki "Godzilla" Matsui taking his MVPs and flying out of Japan to roam the pastures in the Bronx. Instead the Pro Yakyu season thrived, delivering the fans an exciting and historic season. Among the season highlights were Yakult's all-time great catcher, Atsuya Furuta,becoming the 5th player in NPB history to blast 4 homeruns in one game. Kintetsu's Tuffy Rhodes became the all-time leader in homeruns by a foriegn player ending the season with 288 total and counting. Kyojin vet SS Masahiro Kawai set a new world record by dropping down a career total of 514 sacrifice bunts by season's end. Yokohama's masher Tyrone Woods became the first player to have won a HR title in Japan and Korea. Swallow's Atsunori Inaba, the Hawks' Akihito Muramatsu and Tiger Shinjiro Hiyama each hit for the cycle in a 48 hour period. Inaba's coming in a rain shortened 5-inning game. In April former Pro Yakyu star Leon Lee became the first African-American to pilot a Japanese team taking over the reins of Orix. The Hanshin Tigers led the Central league from wire to wire giving the Kansai faithful their first crown since 1985.

The Japan series was an exciting 7 game contest with, surprisingly, the Daiei pitching staff making the difference in the 4 games to 3 Hawks championship. Each team won their home games in deciding the crown for the first time in Japan Series history.

Card Set: Order Card Set $29.95

360 player cards--30 players for each team. All symbols necessary for both board game versions are printed directly on the cards. A roster sheet is included listing the most frequently used 30 players for each team and representative lineups.

Skeetersoft, Inc.’s card sets are available exclusively from Skeetersoft, Inc. Skeetersoft, Inc. cards are calculated using a methodology developed by Bill Staffa, a 30-year veteran of APBA card making and author of numerous APBA Journal articles on making APBA baseball cards. Skeetersoft, Inc. cards are highly regarded by APBA players everywhere for their accuracy and playability. The cards are laser-printed on card stock, nine per page, and perforated for easy separation and use.

"APBA" and "Master Game" are registered trademarks of APBA International. Skeetersoft, Inc. is not affiliated with, nor endorsed by, APBA International. All baseball cards published by Skeetersoft, Inc. are published using proprietary formulae developed by and used solely by Skeetersoft, Inc.

Computer Disks: Order Windows Disk $21.95 Order DOS Disk $19.95

2003 PY for BBW. 600 players on a BBW disk especially designed for use with the BBW game. Skeetersoft, Inc.’s proven player rating process will provide a more reliable and realistic replay with the BBW game.

2003 PY for DOS. Skeetersoft, Inc.’s 2003 PY season is set up for the DOS game published by Random House and Miller Associates. (May also be used with the BBW game.)