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Yokohama BayStars manager Alex Ramirez said at the start of the season that he thought the Hanshin Tigers would be a tough opponent. Apparently he knew what he was saying. Hanshin came into this series winning 3 of 4 against last year’s feel-good story team. Both of the series featured a rainout on day 2…
I know, I know. I’m following baseball this closely, but have not read perhaps the most important book written about the sport this century? Yes, I’m behind the times. You’re right. I’m humble enough to admit it. One of the premises of this book is that the estimation of players’ values has been looked at…
Original article can be seen here 元の記事はこちら Hanshin’s Senior Advisor, Yutaka Wada (54) has started a special column. In this one, he answers a reader’s question: “Which imports in Hanshin history left a mark on you?” Wada answered thusly: The first import that left an impression on me was Randy Bass, who was with the…
They call it “The Classic Series” (伝統の一戦) any time the Hanshin Tigers face the Yomiuri Giants. This two-game mini-series was a chance for Hanshin to keep its strong momentum against the league’s better teams. But there was one problem: Giants’ pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano was coming off three straight complete game shutouts. Could the Cats stop…
Original article can be seen here 元の記事はこちら Winners of the Central and Pacific League “Players of the Month” Awards were announced. Hanshin pitcher Randy Messenger (35) won the Central League award for the second time in his career, his first since July 2013. He leads the league with 4 wins and 37 strikeouts. He becomes…
FYI – Koi Nobori is a type of carp streamer that people put up during Golden Week. Hanshin took down the carp, hence, Koi Kudari. In Episode 60, T-Ray shares the latest team news, recaps the 6 games over the past week (3 @ Swallows, 3 vs. Carp), chooses a player of the week, a Wacky Tomoaki…
Golden Week ended up being quite the golden week for Hanshin. With a stadium full of kids cheering them on, and a scoreboard with every name written in hiragana (syllabic Japanese, much easier for children to read than kanji), the players put on performances that gave every kid in attendance hopes and dreams for their…
T-Ray is back with his friend Scott to talk about the game of the year, the decade, the club’s entire existence, really. Check it out!
If you want to read more about the Yakult Swallows, click here. There is definitely no lost love between these two teams. Last time the two faced off, a brawl ensued that will surely be talked about throughout the season, and will make highlight shows for years to come. Hanshin took that series after losing…