NAGOYA — Almost every other comment out of Toshiaki Imae's mouth has suggested this season's Japan Series is totally different from the 2005 edition.
Nearly everything he's done on the field suggests otherwise.
A holdover from the Chiba Lotte Marines' 2005 championship team, the third baseman helped his club earn an important split in the first two games of 2010 Japan Series against the Chunichi Dragons.