Host T-Ray is joined by co-host Jake to talk about the past two weeks of baseball action. They also pick their hitters & pitchers of the month, talk about all the recent news, and make an attempt to explain why the Tigers bats have suddenly come to life. Also, T-Ray gives some details of…
The Hanshin Tigers received great news on Monday, as ninth year import pitcher Randy Messenger was named to his first ever all-star team. He was also joined by Kento Itohara (first time) and Yuta Iwasada (second time). Yoshio Itoi was voted in by the players. (Unfortunately, Itoi has been diagnosed with a broken bone in…
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows had an incredible interleague mini-season. In fact, they became just the second Central League team to finish with a better record than all PL teams. They looked to parlay that momentum into a spot near the top of the CL standings, but if the Tigers have their way, it will be…
Here’s a look at my Hanshin calendar, which highlights the birthdays of Hanshin players past and present, as well as the game schedule for the this month of baseball. (A clearer look at the schedule can also be seen here, with updated results as they come). Also, check out July 30, which represents a historic…
Life as a Tigers fan had been pretty depressing for much of June. Surprisingly, one of the few teams we’ve had success against this season is the Yokohama DeNA BayStars. Thanks to them (really, thanks to some untimely errors) we were able to put that 5-game losing streak behind us. SWEEP! Game 66: Brought to…
By now, you’ve probably noticed that I am not particularly fond of Hanshin manager Tomoaki Kanemoto. I liked him some in his first year, though he was really learning the job on the fly. In his second year, he started to come into his own, but he also started grating on my nerves, as heard in Episode…
See “original” Daily Sports article here / デイリースポーツの日本語版はこちら As a university lecturer, I hear a lot about my students’ lives outside of school. The most common thing my freshmen talk about is their part-time jobs. It makes sense – for most of them, this is their first time earning any sort of income, and it’s…
We faced these Carp right after interleague in 2016. Lost three straight. We faced these Carp right after interleague in 2017. Lost two and had one rain out. History repeats itself. Friday: 3-5 Saturday: 3-11 Sunday: 6-11 You wanna read more about the series in which we never held the lead once? Scored one run in the…
Next month, H-TEN will celebrate three years on the web as your favorite source of Hanshin Tigers English news. The podcast also turns three around the same time. It’s been a really fun ride, and we hope that the project keeps getting better in year four! That’s where you come in. H-TEN is offering a…
Original Interview in Spanish Can Be Seen Here Nishinomiya, Japan – We just got back from Koshien Stadium where we had the pleasure to talk to Dominican pitcher Marcos Mateo, who has played three seasons in Japan so far, and had the kindness of sharing with us about the latest facts of his career in…