The reigning NPB champions started their title defense on Friday night at Tokyo Dome. Koyo Aoyagi took the mound for the Tigers as they faced the Yomiuri Giants led by ace Shosei Togo. The first four innings were clean for both teams, though each had a chance to break the scoreless tie. In the top…
Every year we try to give H-TEN readers a slogan to spur them on to higher levels of fandom. H-TEN graphic designer Zorny has annually given us fresh, new, powerful looks based on the slogans that I (T-Ray) have chosen. Here are the four most recent seasons’ slogans and banners: And if you liked those,…
Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay give you all the latest team news (including possible Opening Day roster), recap the end of the preseason, and then hand the floor over to our fearless CL Standings Forecasters! Refer to the chart below for the results, which will be used when calculating everyone’s point total at season’s end. Recorded…
Source: Hanshin Tigers Official ―Please tell us how you feel now that you are members of the Hanshin Tigers. Jose Betances: First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to the team that has given me this opportunity, and I am determined to give 100% of my effort to contribute to the team’s…
Sources: Sanspo / Nikkan / Yomiuri Kentucky Fried Chicken announced on March 19th that it had held a burial ceremony on March 8 for the Colonel Statue that had been thrown in the Dotonbori Canal by Hanshin Tigers fans on October 16, 1985. The statue was miraculously rediscovered and fished out of the river in…
Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay go over the latest team news, recap the preseason games from the first half of the month, and then listen to five guest contributors who share their thoughts on one of the other Central League teams. Follow Scott (https://chunichisoul.blogspot.com/), Heather (@ysbaseball2896), Yakyu Cosmopolitan (@YakyuCosmo), Brian (@RiouxBM), and Lucas (@lucasborjaNPB) on X…
From the 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 You know you’ve found the perfect job when you find yourself shaking your head going, “I can’t believe I get paid to do this. Honestly, I’d do it for free.” At the end of February, I found myself in exactly that situation. (Don’t tell my boss what…
I picked this book up after having read Why Orix was Able to Win the Pennant, written by Masanori Kise at the end of the 2021 season. I read it in the fall of 2023, but it gave me an incredible education about the team across the river that honestly does not get the attention…
Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay give you the latest news, focusing on the foreigners a little, recap the spring training exhibition games, and then recount the awesome week that T-Ray had down in Okinawa being a tour guide for JapanBall (www.japanball.com)! Recorded on: February 29, 2024 Become a Patron and receive rewards! patreon.com/thehanshintigers Contact us at:…
It’s that time of year again, everyone! The Tigers’ quest to repeat as Central League and NPB champs begins at the end of the month! As we have done each of the past seven years, we would like to extend an invitation to you to send us an audio file of your Central League standings…