From the Daily Sports Online column / デイリースポーツオンラインの連載コラムから Earlier this month, I had the privilege of being invited to Koshien Stadium two times in three days. Both were job requests of sorts, so I had an agenda upon arriving at the ballpark. The first of these was CNN – that’s right, Cable News Network. They…
This is a placeholder post, as the third game of this series will be played at the end of the interleague schedule because it was rained out on Tuesday. The Tigers played quite uninspired ball on Wednesday and Thursday, though. Despite 16 base runners in the first game, only two crossed home. And despite five…
The Yomiuri Giants (who seem to be trying to rebrand themselves as the Tokyo Giants based on uniforms and caps with a TG logo) have good pitching. Don’t get me wrong. But our team has been struggling mightily at the dish for some time now, and this weekend was no exception. A no-hitter on Friday,…
The team giving us the biggest fits this year is the team that has struggled the most with run production. That said, the Hiroshima Carp have an outstanding pitching staff, to the point that they entered this series just 1.5 games out of first place. They figured out Shoki Murakami early and often in the…
Last year, the Hanshin Tigers dominated the all-star fan voting results… in fact, only one position player from other teams got chosen to play on the big stage! I wonder if, given that this team won the Japan Series last year, things will be the same again this year! Here are your instructions (plus links)…
Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay give you all the latest team news, recap the last nine games of Hanshin Tigers baseball, give the manager a ribbing, and let you know all you need to know about our first three opponents during interleague (Nippon-Ham Fighters, Chiba Lotte Marines, Rakuten Eagles)! Recorded on: May 20, 2024 Become a…
The Tigers have been struggling to find themselves this year, and were just three games above .500 earlier this week. However, a nice 4-1 stretch since Tuesday’s loss have improved the outlook. The bats provided good offense on Thursday and Sunday, and Jeremy Beasley made a sparkling season debut on Saturday. Thanks to those two…
Many years ago, I read (and reviewed) one of the best Japanese books about baseball that I have ever read, which was written by Keio University professor Dr. Masaru Ikei. Not long thereafter, as I was browsing Amazon, I came across this one. The title was intriguing enough, so I decided to flag it and…
It would not have been too hard to predict the Tigers taking two of three against the Dragons, even if they are not typically good at Vantelin Dome. They played Tuesday at a countryside ballpark, where the Tigers normally do well. And they were doing alright there, on schedule to win, until a fatal error…
Baseball is one of those sports that is just so hard to predict. It is also one in which teams can steal victories from their opponents despite not deserving to win. This was the case (in my opinion) in all three games over the weekend. Despite letting Koyo Aoyagi pitch too long on Friday, and…