Month: September 2023

Climax Series Tickets: A Primer

Climax Series Tickets: A Primer

Source: Tigers Official As you all know, the Hanshin Tigers clinched the 2023 Central League pennant on September 14. This earns them the right to host the Final Stage of the Climax Series against the winners of the First Stage (Hiroshima Carp vs. Yokohama BayStars). The Final Stage games will all be held at Hanshin…

Episode 184: Looking Back on this Magical Season

Episode 184: Looking Back on this Magical Season

Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay discuss team news, import statuses, and the last 13 games of Hanshin action (including the pennant-clinching game on September 14, attended by us both). We then declare Akinobu Okada the greatest manager in franchise history, and then take a look back on this season, naming our favorite games from each month….

Games 133-134 vs Giants: Best Ever H2H Season!

Games 133-134 vs Giants: Best Ever H2H Season!

The Tigers are historically a bad team against the Giants. Through the end of the 2020 season, it was an 827-1086-71 (.432) mark. Fortunately, the Tigers have started chipping away at that deficit in the last three years. Two years ago, it was 13-9-3 in our favor. Last year, once again there was a four-game…

Dotombori Diver Exposed!

Dotombori Diver Exposed!

Source: TV Asahi Last Thursday, the Hanshin Tigers clinched their first Central League pennant in 18 years. One photo got the attention of all. The photo’s subject has become known as Dotombori Bro. The show caught up with him and he expressed his remorse. I’m Jumping! The Miraculous Photo that Spread Around the World The…

Games 129-130: No Post-A.R.E. Hangovers

Games 129-130: No Post-A.R.E. Hangovers

Thursday night, the Hanshin Tigers clinched their first Central League pennant since 2005, and just the sixth in club history. From what I observed on TV and in the newspapers, they were up quite late into the night (as they deserved to fully celebrate their accomplishment). They then had to travel to Hiroshima very fatigued…

From the Stadium: Pennant is OURS

From the Stadium: Pennant is OURS

As some of you have heard, I was fortunate enough to have tickets to Thursday’s game at Koshien Stadium. Truth be told, we did not plan it ahead of time to be this way, it just worked out for us. Me and Sanjay (podcast co-host) wanted to take in a game together, and since he…

Episode 183: Pennant-Clinch Special Edition!

Episode 183: Pennant-Clinch Special Edition!

Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay recount their experience of soaking in the Hanshin Tigers’ pennant-clinching victory over the Yomiuri Giants at Hanshin Koshien Stadium on September 14, 2023. Recorded on: September 15, 2023 Become a Patron and receive rewards! patreon.com/thehanshintigers Contact us at: thehanshintigers@gmail.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/HTENYouTube Follow T-Ray on Twitter: @thehanshintiger Like/Review…