Fans voted on their top 10 news-making events of the year. Here they are. Video links have all been removed because the videos have been taken down from YouTube. #10 (tie): The Tiger Girls; Kubota of “JFK” Announces Retirement (22 votes) #9: Manager Yutaka Wada has his contract extended (33 votes) #8: Takahiro Arai leaves the club,…
I have started a Facebook fan page to supplement this website. When I get short tidbits and news, I tend to post them just to Facebook. The more “substantial” stuff will still be posted here. Feel free to put in a “Join” request… I’ll add you if you’re not a spam bot! Click below to…
Some of you may be aware of the Hanshin Tigers Fan Club. Others might not. Since the information on the team website is only in Japanese, it becomes even harder for English-speaking fans to get a service that is quite reasonable. I’ll break it down for you here: The cost for a year membership is…
The original article can be seen here 元の記事はこちら Hanshin Tigers international free agent Takashi Toritani (33) has received an official offer from the Toronto Blue Jays to be their second baseman on the 23rd. Sources revealed that Toritani’s agent, Scott Boras (62) has met and negotiated with the team several days in a row. It…
OK, I know I posted about a different book awhile back, promising to write a review of it. That still might come, and same with the one for this book. It has been on my list of “books to get” for awhile now, and I finally decided it was time. Looks quirky and interesting, and…
Closer Seung-hwan Oh joined the Tigers before the 2014 season with an agreement to play two years, but the contract for that second year was not signed until yesterday. Now that he is officially back, the Tigers will start next year with the exact same four foreigners (the limit for active rosters in Nippon Professional Baseball)…
Tigers’ legend Randy Bass (60) has come to the Osaka area to help the Hanshin Department Store chain drum up some business. Today he was at Dotonbori on a tour boat in a Santa costume, shouting “Merry Christmas” to all who could hear and see him. He seemed to really enjoy his time, even posing…
Most in Tigers History! Murton Signs 450 Million Yen Contract: “Just want to win” The original article, written by Daichi Shiraishi, can be seen here 元の記事は白石大地氏によって書かれた Next Season Murton Ties Kirkland and “god” Randy Bass for Longest Stay with Team The Tigers announced that on the 16th in Knoxville, Tennessee, they signed a one-year contract…
Becoming a Legend Tigers’ Messenger Looks to Catch the Great Bacque and Lead the Team to the Top The original article, written by Kenji Miki, can be found here 元の記事は三木建次氏によって書かれた Gonna be a legend! Pitcher Randy Messenger (33) signed a 2-year contract (worth 500 million yen) with the Tigers through the end of 2016 at…
Original article can be seen here 元の記事はこちら I’ll be the first to admit it. I was one of the more cynical Hanshin Tigers fans when I heard that shortstop Takashi Toritani had his heart set on playing in the major leagues starting in 2015. I mean, who would want a soon-to-be 34 year old who…