A pretty uneventful filler ep this week, as the focus is on the September roster expansion and minor-league callups. Several old friends from the Bats get the call, including Roy’s BFF Kelloge. But Kelloge has a family emergency, and decides to retire from baseball and help out the family toy […] Read more
Now that was more like it. I love the baseball themed eps of Major – the series does them exceptionally well, though I’d like to see Goro at bat more – but the last few have started to drag on me. The drama has gotten heavy and a little obvious, […] Read more
I must confess, the last couple of episodes have started to drag a bit for me. The emotional whipsaw of the Hornets is a bit much for me – they go from inspired and unbeatable to a team in disarray and back in a flash. Murdoch’s presence was a good […] Read more
A two-episode review this week, thanks to the subbing schedule. 144 deals mostly with the resolution of the Murdoch fiasco – at least for now. Goro, being a bit of a hothead himself, seems to understand “Mad Dog” better than any of his teammates. With the team struggling and badly […] Read more
Last week’s foreshadowing seems to have largely come to fruition, as Murdoch seems to be headed towards a “misunderstood good guy” path to redemption. He was given a pretty wife, cute daughter, and a backstory (courtesy of Watts) complete with a false accusation of cocaine use. The give the writers […] Read more
Well, it was a milestone week for Major and the legions of readers and viewers who have followed the series – Takuya Mitsuda’s manga is finally ending it’s historic 16-year run in Shounen Sunday:Major nears end I believe that there should be enough material for one more final season once […] Read more
Nothing quite so dramatic this week as poor Taiga’s crying jag after losing in Koshien, but a fairly solid episode. Attention shifts back to America, where ballplayers call each other by their last name and owners threaten managers after every loss. The focus this time is on Dunstan, a “lifer” […] Read more