Original articles (and pictures) can be found here and here As always, I am basing this on the articles written in Japanese, and not the audio (which was probably in Spanish), so this translation should be seen as a paraphrase. 【一問一答】新４番候補ロサリオ入団会見「トロと呼ばれていた」/タイガース/デイリースポーツ online https://t.co/AuFZJTM8zU #タイガース #tigers #阪神 #DailySports — デイリースポーツ (@Daily_Online) January 28, 2018 New Hanshin…
Part 1 of the Interview is Here / Part 2 of the Interview is Here “Me and Bacque are Friends!” Hanshin pitcher Randy Messenger (36) did an interview at his home in Sevierville, Tennessee, and spoke of his surprising connection with former Hanshin pitcher Gene Bacque (80). The legendary righty holds the club’s import record for most…
Original article can be seen here 元の記事はこちら Stop Soon-to-be Domestic Free Agent Messenger From Leaving! Just days after the season opens, Hanshin starting pitcher Randy Messenger (36) will reach domestic free agent eligibility, and in 2019 will no longer be counted against the import player limitation. On the 20th, the team revealed its plan to…
The original article is here 元の記事はこちら Fate led a Canadian in Ashiya to be swooned by the pinstripes. His name is Trevor Raichura (42) and he is a self-proclaimed Nicholas Cage look-alike university English instructor. (Note: I myself do not think I look like Cage… but Japanese people seem to!) He’s only been a fan…
You can read all about what H-TEN thought we needed to do in the draft (held October 26) in this piece. Below we give some important details about the seven guys who will join the fold in 2018. Round 1 – Kosuke Baba (馬場 皐輔) From: Miyagi Prefecture Date of Birth: May 18, 1995…
Heading into last weekend’s playoff series at Koshien, the weather forecast looked quite grim. The best-of-three schedule was to see Game 1 played Saturday, Game 2 on Sunday, and Game 3 on Monday. Tuesday was a rain date in case it would be needed. The Final Stage of the Climax Series has been scheduled to…
The original article can be found here 元の記事はこちら Make Senior Advisor Wada the GM! The Man Who Can Loosen Kanemoto’s Grip on Operations Put the Club Back in the Driver’s Seat This team needs to start thinking about making Yutaka Wada its General Manager. Hanshin is slated to start the first round of the Climax…
It sure has been a dry stretch in the NPB baseball season. Having played just one game in the past week, the Tigers must be feeling quite antsy to get the playoff schedule started! We fans feel the same way, too, no doubt. As we wait for the playoffs to start this coming weekend, here’s…
Veteran relief pitcher Yuya Andoh held a press conference on Friday afternoon to announce his retirement from playing professional baseball. The 39-year old righty said the biggest reason for his decision was because of the wear and tear he felt on his body, and the fact that he was unable to get his game together…
Original Articles Can Be Found Here and Here The Hanshin Tigers announced on September 10th that Masayuki Kakefu is resigning as farm manager at season’s end. Kakefu was asked to be the team’s development coordinator in the fall of 2013, and became manager of the farm team at roughly the same time as Tomoaki Kanemoto…