Shinju isn't nearly as huge a baseball fan, but he sure needs some more guy friends... uh, vaguely around his age. He can certainly tell Takeshi where he might find supplies and stuff or a job, and maybe he could weasel Shinju into joining a team, because he needs more exercise anyway and learning baseball shouldn't be too hard. He swims pretty often, but that's kind of a solo thing and it can get boring.