Hanshin Tigers fans all over the world are elated that at long last, the team has battled its way out of the hole that it dug for itself in the first 25 games of the season. Remember, once upon a time, this crew was 4-20-1 (.167) and was looking historically bad. All they’ve done since…
After a Tuesday rainout, the Tigers prepared themselves to continue to defy the odds. Dating back to the 2020 season, they have now won 11 straight games that immediately follow rainouts. (The Carp have also lost six straight in such situations.) Well, it looked like a series sweep until a few lucky hits and a…
After a big series win against the Giants early in the week, the Tigers needed to come up big against the Dragons and their outstanding pitchers. Though scoring was at a premium, they did enough to take this series. It was one of those series that highlighted how outstanding our pitching staff is, with Koyo…
After downing the Swallows 8-0 on Friday night, then sitting around for two days (plus the day off Monday) because of a Covid explosion in the Yakult camp, the Tigers were raring to go on Tuesday. Donning arguably the ugliest uniforms they have worn in ages, they laid a (goose) egg, completely unable to push…
Sources: Tigers Official / Nikkan Sports / Sports Nippon It is now official. The Hanshin Tigers have signed Dominican first baseman Aderlin Rodriguez (30) to a contract for the remainder of the 2022 season. The right-handed hitter was playing for El Paso (San Diego Padres AAA affiliate) at the start of this season, batting .271…
Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay discuss team news, the last nine games of Tigers baseball, pick on manager Akihiro Yano and name their players of the month for June. They also discuss just how improbable a pennant is for the team in the Year of the Tiger. In the post-show show, they talk about yet another…
If you have seen my book reviews page, you will know this: I am a pretty generous rater. I do not like to give books low scores or badmouth the authors. I even know some of those authors personally and would have for them to see a poor review of their baby. In this case,…
Tuesday’s tilt was called on account of the threat of typhoon-influenced weather. It never materialized. Well, the very next day, Yuki Nishi took the mound and performed like a boss. And the Tigers willed their way to 3 runs against a guy who had owned us all season until this one! Unfortunately, the game I…
Yes, you read that headline correctly… only you can erase the question mark from the end. We’re simply in disbelief is all. As can be expected, these games were pitchers’ duels for the most part. The odd thing is that home runs helped dictate the final score in all three games, despite the dome being the least generous ballpark in Japan…
From Our Daily Sports Online column / デイリースポーツオンラインの連載コラムから Until that embarrassing sweep at the hands of the Yokohama DeNA Baystars, June was a pretty fabulous month for the Hanshin Tigers. Their 14-5-1 record to that point had them pushing for third place, and it seemed like all the talk at season’s start of a lost…