The Hanshin Tigers will host the Yokohama DeNA BayStars over the weekend for the right to head into Hiroshima in the Final Stage of the Climax Series. Today, we look at the two teams’ starting lineups, key players, key matchups, and some predictions. First, the bad news… rain is in the forecast for the entire…
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…
Host T-Ray recaps the end of the 2017 regular season, detailing individual stat leaders, and predicting the First Stage of the Climax Series. Recorded on October 11, 2017 Opening song – Hajime no Ippo – SHIN a.k.a MAMIYA feat.TIM Closing song – Hanshin Tigers – Sim Redmond Band Like / Review the Facebook PAGE: facebook.com/hanshintigersenglishnews Follow T-Ray…
Instead of risking a retirement game in the rain on October 6, the club elected to postpone the last game of the season until the 10th. The result could be that the anticipated starting rotation for the Climax Series against the BayStars could have to be shifted. But either way, ending the season on a…
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…
Though the Tigers’ place in the standings is already set, this next-to-last game was still important. 1) The team had not scored at Koshien in 29 innings heading into this series; 2) It was riding a 7-game winless streak at home; 3) This was a great chance to give the young guys more playing time….
After a nearly 3-month absence, H-TEN returns in time for season’s end and the beginning of the playoffs! T-Ray recaps the second half of the season, choose a hitter and pitcher of the second half, and talks about four reasons he no longer cares for Tomoaki Kanemoto as team manager. He then predicts the…
The Yomiuri Giants have gotten the better of us most of the year, especially on our home turf. Though our spot in the playoffs was secure, second was still up for grabs, and the Giants were looking to complete their comeback attempt at sneaking into third. Though the BayStars shut us out in two straight…
This shouldn’t have been a “must win” series. By now, Hanshin should have locked up second place. Unfortunately, life as a Tigers fan is never that easy. Two straight shutout losses to these BayStars left the team up just 3.5 games with 7 to go. Fortunately, now with 4 games to go, the gap is…
The Tigers are about as close as you can get to clinching a playoff spot. In fact, just a couple of wins and/or a couple of losses by both the Yokohama BayStars and Yomiuri Giants would lock up second place and the chance to host the First Stage of the Climax Series. Naturally, it would…