The games over the weekend led to some furious fingers tapping away on my phone screen come Sunday night. If you know Hanshin fans, you know they take every single win and loss to heart, celebrating every victory and every loss as though it’s the World Series. So there I was, venting all sorts of…
You get to Koshien Stadium, and get to your seats. All around you, people are smacking plastic bats together as they sing the player cheer songs. They all have cool designs, and you want some of your own. Where did they get them? (They’re available at the two shops before you enter the stadium proper,…
Here’s a look at my Hanshin calendar, which highlights the birthdays of Hanshin players past and present, as well as the game schedule for the first month of BASEBALL!!! (That schedule can also be seen here, with updated results as they come). And if you pay extra careful attention, you’ll see that there are three…
Here’s a look at my Hanshin calendar, which highlights the birthdays of Hanshin players past and present, as well as the exhibition game schedule (which can also be seen here, with updated results as they come). Hang in there, Tigers fans! Baseball season is almost here!!!
Some of you may know that Valentine’s Day is a different celebration in Japan. Guys, in fact, get to be lazy and just wait for the women in their lives to give them chocolates and other sweets. This word “women” includes spouse, female siblings, female co-workers (especially those younger than you or lower on the…
Here’s a look at my Hanshin calendar, which highlights the birthdays of Hanshin players past and present, as well as the spring training schedule (days off & exhibition games). Hang in there, Tigers fans! Baseball season is almost here!!!
It’s that time of year again! Well, it could have been “that time of 2017” if I had renewed my Fan Club membership a little earlier! But I think I have reached the point in my fandom where the “extra prizes” don’t mean all that much. Most of them never end up getting used anyways….
Former Hanshin Tigers manager Senichi Hoshino, who led the team to its first pennant in 18 years in 2003, passed away on January 4th of pancreatic cancer. He was 70 years old. As a young man, Hoshino wanted nothing more than to take down the Yomiuri Giants. He was chosen by the Chunichi Dragons in…
This is a test to see if you all want this type of calendar on H-TEN. It’s handwritten, and includes players’ birthdays as well as a few historical moments. (By the way, four guys who are celebrating birthdays this month have retired or been dismissed this year!)
Another season has come to an end, and a few more players have shed their uniforms for the last time. This month’s magazine primarily takes a look at the careers of three long-time players: a veteran pitcher who started, closed and set up, a charming slugger who came in mid-career and showed bursts of potential,…