5th Place: Ginza Ninjas (77-77) (10 GB)
Outlook: picked by the pollsters to end up third or fourth in the TU South, the Ninjas played well until June and then floundered out of the race and never got back into it... this was after being the Cinderella club for the previous two seasons, when they surprisingly won the pennant... even winning an unexpected Pro Cup in '59... Ginza survived on fine pitching and timely hitting in those glory seasons... this year the offense was just mediocre at best with not much punch or power... plus the pitching was not quite as good... the Ninjas need to retool a bit... the team is beginning to show its age.
Ginza has not made the postseason very often in its history... just nine times overall... but it did win one Pro Cup (2059)... and make a lot of noise last year... they lost to the eventual Pro Cup winner, the Rolling Hills Racers... it took the powerhouse Racers seven games to eliminate the Karate Kids in the Tycobbian title series.