The original article can be found here もとのきじはこちら (by Keitaro Tsuji) Hanshin infielder Mauro Gomez (30) spoke enthusiastically on the 20th about setting a new record for RBIs in the Japan Series against SoftBank. In the final series of the Climax Series (CS) against the Giants (at Tokyo Dome) he broke out for 8 RBIs in…
The original article can be found here 元の記事はこちらです (Written by Shinya Komatsu) Opening Game? Of course! Hanshin pitcher Randy Messenger (33) returned to Kansai from the athletes’ dorms in Tokyo on the 19th. He kind of put dibs on being the Game 1 pitcher of the Japan Series (against the SoftBank Hawks at Kosher Stadium), which…
The original article can be found here 元の記事はこちらです As the Climax Series (CS) approaches, we took the time to conduct an online survey of 17,577 male baseball fans aged 20-54 who say they attend at least one game every season. From that pool, we took results of 200 fans from each team. The average age of…
The original article can be found here 元の記事はこちらです The Rotation is Set! Tigers Open with Tough Righty Messenger Open with “Messeh”! Reports on October 5th indicate that the Tigers will start Randy Messenger (33) on October 11 in the first game of their Climax Series matchup with Hiroshima. Typhoon 18 has delayed the final game of…
The original article can be found here 元の記事はこちらです Hanshin Tigers outfielder Yamato (26) missed the first team practice (on the 3rd) leading up to the Climax Series (starting on the 11th) because he was having his injured shoulder checked. It was supposedly injured during the Hiroshima Carp game (at Mazda Stadium) on the first of…
Just looking at today’s headlines on Sanspo.com’s Tigers page, we can see a lot of interesting things: Mauro Gomez was taken too lightly by DeNA’s pitching staff twice, and he made them pay in the end with a walk-off sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th. Seung-hwan Oh pitched two perfect innings, and was able…
The original article can be found here 元の記事はこちらです Hanshin’s Ryota Arai had an outdoor batting practice session at Naruohama (where the farm team plays) on the 22nd, his first since injuring his lower back. “I hope to keep making progress, little by little. I’m not just thinking about the Climax Series, I want to get back…
The original article can be found here 元の記事はこちらです Ryota Arai of the Hanshin Tigers was seen doing rehabilitation exercises at Naruohama on September 18th. He has been off the starting roster since August 29th with a sore lower back. He did sprints, played catch and for the first time since his injury, took indoor batting…
Messenger’s 7 Shutout Innings & 12th Win Put Him Back on Top! The original article can be found here 元の記事はこちらです As the crowd roared jubilantly, Messenger’s eyes were glued on the ball. The Tiger faithful were ecstatic, and Messenger grinned. He jumped off the bench to greet the hero of the moment. With Fukudome’s game-winning…
The original article can be found here 元の記事はこちらです It looks like the long road to recovery for the Tigers’ Tsuyoshi Nishioka will soon be coming to an end. The infielder is slated to play against Western Hiroshima (Carp farm team) at Naruohama tonight (September 5). The plan is to give him 2 or 3 at…