Month: February 2020

Episode 111 – The Opening-Day Team

Episode 111 – The Opening-Day Team

Host T-Ray is joined by JD and Sanjay as they go over the preseason games, explain NPB’s cancellation of spectator-games for the rest of preseason, and then talk about who belongs in the starting order on Opening Day, plus, who belongs in the rotation, the bullpen, and on the bench. Finally, the annual Central League…

H-TEN Jersey Patches Can Be Yours!

H-TEN Jersey Patches Can Be Yours!

The 2020 season is almost upon us! Time to take the jersey out of your closet, dust it off, and get it ready for a new year, an exciting year, perhaps the year that Hanshin wins the pennant! And what better way to decorate your jersey than to put one of our patches on yours?…

Obituary – Katsuya Nomura (1935-2020)

Obituary – Katsuya Nomura (1935-2020)

Baseball legend, ambassador, and one-time Hanshin Tigers manager Katsuya Nomura passed away on February 11 at the age of 84. The cause of death was listed as coronary artery disease. Nomura was born and raised in Kyoto, Japan, and played for the Nankai Hawks (based in Osaka at the time) for much of his career…

Episode 110 – Early Depth Charts

Episode 110 – Early Depth Charts

Host T-Ray is joined by JD as they talk about the offseason – who’s gone and who’s new, the new team slogan, and what the team looks like from top to bottom heading into the 2020 season. Hanshin Tigers Depth Chart – 2020 Catcher Ryutaro Umeno Seishiro Sakamoto Fumihito Haraguchi Yuya Katayama First Base Justin…