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Toreba no Toraba: What Ex-Tiger Imports think of the DH

Toreba no Toraba: What Ex-Tiger Imports think of the DH

From Daily Sports Column (Japanese) / デイリースポーツオンラインの連載コラムから The Tigers’ woes continue in large part due to their lack of run support for the excellent pitching staff they have fielded this year. After their twenty-one-game streak of allowing 3 runs or fewer came to an end on May 20, they have had two games of giving…

Episode 150: Interleague Preview Part 2

Episode 150: Interleague Preview Part 2

Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay discuss team news, the last twelve games of Tigers baseball, roast manager Akihiro Yano for his managing blunders, name their players of the month for May, and let you know what to expect in the final three series of interleague 2022 (vs. Fighters, @ Hawks, @ Buffaloes). In the post-show show,…

Games 51-53 @ Marines: Didn’t Let Roki Win!

Games 51-53 @ Marines: Didn’t Let Roki Win!

OK, there was so much more to the series than just keeping young phenom Roki Sasaki out of the win column. The ace did, after all, shut out our team for six innings. The good news is that he “only” struck out 7 and we did get guys into scoring position against him. Also, Aaron…

2022 All-Star Games: Vote Daily Until June 27!

2022 All-Star Games: Vote Daily Until June 27!

Feels like forever since there was an NPB all-star game, doesn’t it? Perhaps it’s because the last one was played just before the start of the Olympics. Well, our team may not be #1, but we can make our guys still feel like they matter, and also prove that we FANS are #1, by voting…

Games 48-50 vs. Eagles: Back to Not Scoring Runs

Games 48-50 vs. Eagles: Back to Not Scoring Runs

No one said playing the 1st place team in the Pacific League, the Rakuten Eagles, would be easy. But with them entering this series on a 2-9 stretch, it should not have been this hard to put runs on the board. Yes, they have great starting pitching and their bullpen is pretty good. However, our…

Episode 149: Interleague Preview Part 1

Episode 149: Interleague Preview Part 1

Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay discuss team news, the last ten games of Tigers baseball, roast manager Akihiro Yano for his managing blunders, and let you know what to expect in the first three series of interleague 2022 (vs. Eagles, @ Marines, vs. Lions). In the post-show show, they talk about what’s going on with catchers…