Original is in this magazine 元の記事はこの雑誌から Messenger Remembers His Teammates Written by Randy Messenger, translated to Japanese, then re-translated here by T-Ray The Real Ichiro Hits Homers at Will I forgot to mention something in the last column. I want to talk about Barry (Bonds = Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants) a little. He holds…
Original Article Can be Found Here 元の記事はこちら New Import Rogers Reaches Deal – Could See Game Action After All-Star Break Hanshin announced on July 1st that it has reached a deal to acquire infielder Jason Rogers (29) from the Pittsburgh Pirates’ AAA club. Rogers was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 32nd round…
The following interview was a 5-week series found on the Hanshin Tigers official website. I always find it hard to translate these, because the original answers given by Randy Messenger were in English, then interpreted into Japanese, transcribed, read by my eyes, and put back into the English I think Randy might have originally spoken….
Original Article is Here 元の記事はこちら Play with reckless abandon! In this year’s famous Sankei Sports “Captain Attack” corner, Hanshin outfielder Kosuke Fukudome revealed his heart to Tigers beat reporters. The Interleague schedule is completed and the Tigers finished above .500. League play resumes on the 23rd with a series against the Hiroshima Carp, whom the…
Original article can be found here 元の記事はこちら Tori’s Home Run / Conversations After Broken Nose – Eldest Son: “Again???” Perhaps the Kansai Derby needs to be renamed after last night’s drubbing. Hanshin found a way to sully the perfect 6-0 Interleague record that the Orix Buffaloes brought into Tuesday night’s action. Behind 0-2 in…
Original article can be seen here 元の記事はこちら Hanshin’s Senior Advisor, Yutaka Wada (54) has started a special column. In this one, he answers a reader’s question: “Which imports in Hanshin history left a mark on you?” Wada answered thusly: The first import that left an impression on me was Randy Bass, who was with the…
Original article can be seen here 元の記事はこちら Winners of the Central and Pacific League “Players of the Month” Awards were announced. Hanshin pitcher Randy Messenger (35) won the Central League award for the second time in his career, his first since July 2013. He leads the league with 4 wins and 37 strikeouts. He becomes…
Happy Birthday, Haraguchi!!! (March 3) Original article can be seen here 元の記事はこちら Catcher Fumihito Haraguchi (25) took fielding practice at first base on March 2 as Hanshin resumed team workouts at Koshien. Manager Tomoaki Kanemoto and the coaching staff made the decision based on the condition of Haraguchi’s right shoulder, which he hurt last season,…
Randy Messenger arrived in Japan on the morning of January 28th, and will enter his eighth season with the Tigers this spring. The veteran pitcher says his weight is down to 109 kilograms (240 pounds), the lowest it has been since 2004 or 2005. He also said he ran on treadmills and in the mountains…
New relief pitcher Roman Mendez (age 26, formerly of the Boston Red Sox and Texas Rangers) arrived in Japan on the 28th and met the press formally for the first time on the 29th in Nishinomiya. Here is a partial transcript of his Q & A: －What’s your mindset in joining Hanshin? I’m really happy….