Trying this out again for 2020

Hello,

I'm going to see if I can attempt this again. The Hawks are 3-6-1 and and 2.5 games out of last place, so it's very natsukashii.

Today, they technically didn't lose 1-1 against the Fighters in Sapporo. They were held to 2 hits, and you'd think a team with Yanagita, Matsuda, and Balentien, now aided by the young bat of Kurihara would score more runs, but hey. It's still early.

I might post other stories of the Hawks of yore from personal experience as they come up, but we'll see.  For now, here's the last game I attended (June 2018). The complete thrill in my face you see is the Hawks losing to the Carp 13-4.

SoftBank Hawks Literal Translation Roster 2018

2018 is upon us, and literal translations are here! I will probably post one team at a time as quite a bit of effort went into this. Naturally, you may have disagreement on certain translations, but these are all in good fun.

Moinelo nearly killed me. The only thing I could find was that Moinelo can mean "winner" in a South African language. So, that's what you're getting.

H	11	P	中田 賢一	Middlepaddy	Nakata
H	13	P	二保 旭	Twocare	Niho
H	14	P	加治屋 蓮	Addgovernstore	Kajiya
H	16	P	東浜 巨	Eastbeach	Higashihama
H	17	P	岩嵜 翔	Rockpoint	Iwasaki
H	18	P	武田 翔太	Militarypaddy	Takeda
H	20	P	寺原 隼人	Templemeadow	Terahara
H	21	P	和田 毅	Harmonypaddy	Wada
H	25	P	田中 正義	Paddymiddle	Tanaka
H	26	P	吉住 晴斗	Gooddwell	Yoshizumi
H	28	P	高橋 礼	Highbridge	Takahashi
H	29	P	石川 柊太	Stoneriver	Ishikawa
H	34	P	椎野 新	Chestnutfield	Shiino
H	35	P	モイネロ	勝者 (“Winner”)	Moinelo
H	38	P	森 唯斗	Forest	Mori
H	40	P	小澤 怜史	Littleswamp	Kozawa
H	41	P	千賀 滉大	Thousandgreet	Senga
H	42	P	飯田 優也	Goodpaddy	Iida
H	44	P	バンデンハーク	蹲人 (“From the squat”)	Vandenhurk
H	47	P	髙橋 純平	Highbridge	Takahashi
H	48	P	岡本 健	Hillbase	Okamoto
H	49	P	古谷 優人	Oldvalley	Furuya
H	50	P	攝津 正	Consumptionford	Settsu
H	53	P	五十嵐 亮太	Fiftystorm	Igarashi
H	56	P	田浦 文丸	Paddygulf	Taura
H	57	P	嘉弥真 新也	Praiseflowtrue	Kayama
H	58	P	サファテ	フランス人 (“Frenchman”)	Sarfate
H	63	P	笠原 大芽	Bamboohatmeadow	Kasahara
H	66	P	松本 裕樹	Pinebase	Matsumoto
H	67	P	笠谷 俊介	Bamboohatvalley	Kasaya
H	90	P	スアレス	南軍太郎 (“Son of south army”)	Suarez
H	0	F	川瀬 晃	Riverrapids	Kawase
H	0	F	髙田 知季	Highpaddy	Takata
H	1	F	内川 聖一	Inriver	Uchikawa
H	2	F	今宮 健太	Nowshrine	Imamiya
H	3	F	松田 宣浩	Pinepaddy	Matsuda
H	4	F	川島 慶三	Riverisland	Kawashima
H	6	F	吉村 裕基	Goodvillage	Yoshimura
H	7	F	中村 晃	Middlevillage	Nakamura
H	8	F	明石 健志	Brightstone	Akashi
H	9	F	柳田 悠岐	Willowpaddy	Yanagita
H	12	F	髙谷 裕亮	Highvalley	Takaya
H	22	F	西田 哲朗	Westfield	Nishida
H	23	F	城所 龍磨	Castleplace	Kidokoro
H	24	F	長谷川 勇也	Longvalleyriver	Hasegawa
H	27	F	グラシアル	恵国(“Graceland”)	Gracial
H	31	F	栗原 陵矢	Chestnutmeadow	Kurihara
H	32	F	塚田 正義	Moundpaddy	Tsukada
H	33	F	増田 珠	Increasepaddy	Masuda
H	36	F	牧原 大成	Shepherdmeadow	Makihara
H	37	F	福田 秀平	Luckpaddy	Fukuda
H	43	F	江川 智晃	Estuaryriver	Egawa
H	45	F	谷川原 健太	Valleyrivermeadow	Tanigawara
H	46	F	本多 雄一	Bookmany	Honda
H	51	F	上林 誠知	Upwoods	Uebayashi
H	54	F	デスパイネ	スペイン人 (“Spaniard”)	Despaigne
H	55	F	茶谷 健太	Teavalley	Chatani
H	59	F	古澤 勝吾	Oldswamp	Furusawa
H	60	F	釜元 豪	Potorigin	Kamamoto
H	61	F	黒瀬 健太	Blackrapids	Kurose
H	62	F	甲斐 拓也	Value	Kai
H	64	F	真砂 勇介	Truesand	Masago
H	65	F	九鬼 隆平	Ninedemon	Kuki
H	68	F	三森 大貴	Threeforest	Mimori
H	69	F	曽根 海成	Reminderroot	Sone
H	77	F	張本 優大	Stretchbase	Harimoto