The common thought about the NPB playoff format, particularly among the ex-pat community, is “it’s stupid” or “ridiculous” or “unfair.” I dare argue that it is actually quite reasonable.
The Hanshin Tigers have a long history of odd happenings with import talent: Gene Bacque finds himself in a brawl, breaks his thumb while punching a Giants’ coach, gets released at season’s end. Mike Greenwell plays all of seven games (at a ¥350-million price tag), fractures a bone after fouling a pitch off his own…
With the increase of tourists coming to Koshien Stadium in recent years, you’d think the club would offer more services and pamphlets in English. Think again. (I’m still waiting for their call/offer!)
Hanshin is allegedly on the verge of signing Yangervis Solarte in an attempt to bolster the team’s offense for the rest of 2019. Will this move pay off, and what does it mean for Jefry Marte?
I never thought I’d become a Koki Moriya fan. He’s started performing well, but that’s not how I got into him. And it’s also not because I’m 43 years old and he’s #43….
Don’t let the angry Toraho Recap logo deceive you – the first month of the season got better as the weather heated up. It just couldn’t have started much worse than it did…
Newsflash: Yusuke Ohyama is slumping and it’s costing the team chances at winning several of their eight losses so far. Here’s a detailed look at his performance through 13 games in 2019.
Hosts T-Ray and JD start and finish today’s show at Kyocera Dome, where they took in Opening Day together! They share their thoughts, the last preseason news, and then let listeners chime in with their Central League standings predictions! Summary below… and will be revisited in October to see if anyone will win the Hanshin…
How have you made 2019 different from any other year in your life? T-Ray has been challenging himself to do new things every day for a month. The first Tigers-related one of the year is a series of videos. Read about how doing these challenges has changed him…
What’s a fan? Why do we do what we do? What’s up with autograph seekers? These questions and more are addressed in the latest edition of T-Ray’s Daily Sports column.