Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay are back to talk about the four most recent practice games, plus who is grappling for playing time at which positions and what their odds are. Who will surprise us with a breakout season? Who will play significantly less than last season? Also, we’re opening up doors for entries into the…
Spring training is more than half done! We have great expectations for second-year switch-hitting outfielder Mel Rojas Jr and so should you! We sat down with him (on Zoom) for an interview last week… here is the audio from it, plus a bit of reaction from Sanjay at the end. Enjoy! Here is the first…
Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay are back to talk about the first two scrimmages/friendly games of the year, manager Akihiro Yano’s decision to step down as manager at season’s end, and finally, how the 2022 season will play itself out differently than 2021 did. In the post-show show, T-Ray shares with you a glimpse at the…
Emblazoned across the bottom of the jacket of this book are the words, “今年こそ優勝や” (This is the year we win the pennant!). Published in the spring of 2003, who would have guessed at the time that the Hanshin Tigers would win the Central League pennant that fall, for the first time in 18 years? Probably…
Spring training has begun! We have great expectations for third-year American righty Joe Gunkel and so should you! We sat down with him (on Zoom) for an interview last week… here is the audio from it, plus a bit of reaction from Sanjay at the end. Enjoy! Here is the first part of the interview,…
Sources: Daily Sports / Daily Sports / Daily Sports Current Hanshin Tigers manager Akihiro Yano will be former manager by the end of 2022. The skipper made the announcement to the team at their pre-camp meeting on January 31 in Okinawa. This is how part of the press conference went after that meeting. How are…
Based on T-Ray’s Daily Sports Column / デイリースポーツの連載コラム”トレバーの虎場”から Quiz: What do Yusuke Ohyama, Naomasa Yohkawa, Masashi Itoh, Ren Satoh, and Yukiya Saitoh have, but Teruaki Sato and Jo Endo lack? As an extra hint, Fumiya Hojoh both has and lacks this certain something. The answer is H. This may be a completely nonsensical article, but…
Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay are back in 2022! Happy New Year to you! On this show, we talk about the offseason… who’s left the club? Who’s come on board in the Year of the Tiger? What do the spring training schedule and rosters look like? We catch you up on all things Hanshin while you…
Manager Akihiro Yano and his team of coaches decided on which players would practice in the relative warmth of Okinawa in February, and which would start February shivering in Kochi. Naturally, injuries and other such unforeseen circumstances could result in players changing places, but for now, the “Opening Day” (of camp) rosters have been set….
Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you are ready for an exciting year of Hanshin Tigers baseball! H-TEN has got your needs covered! You might want a little primer into what has happened this offseason before anything else, though. First, if you want a full look at the new roster, check here. Now, on to…