As always, I feel like I need to preface my criticisms with a clarification: I am not a baseball player, coach, manager, front office person. Never have been. Probably never will be. As such, my words do not hold a whole lot of weight. Let me also say that I was excited about Tomoaki Kanemoto‘s…
Coming at you from under the bridge next to Koshien Stadium! Host T-Ray is joined by co-host Jake and special guest Zorny to talk about the past two weeks of up-and-down action. They then transition to talk about the recent demotion of Wilin Rosario. Finally, they are joined by Christian of Graveyard Baseball to…
Hanshin used its two best pitchers against the Hawks, to no avail. Now they were left with the back end of their rotation, against the powerful Saitama Seibu Lions hitting order. This had the making of an ugly weekend and a terrible start to interleague play. Game 48 – Another Great Start Wasted Starting Pitchers:…
Manager Kanemoto: “He’s lost sight of everything” Interleague: Hanshin 10, Seibu 5 (June 2, 2018 – Met Life Dome) Tigers’ manager Tomoaki Kanemoto has finally made a major decision. As of June 2, Wilin Rosario (29) has been demoted to the second squad. The decision came in a coaches’ meeting following the team’s second game…
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). Not included on the calendar: a certain blogger celebrates…
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks came into interleague play struggling. Our Hanshin Tigers came in ablaze. Amazing how the tides turned for both teams in just a few short days. Game 45 – Tuesday 5/29: Lots of “Chance” Cheers, No Rokko Oroshi Starting Pitchers: Randy Messenger vs. Ken Okamoto Everyone in the stadium, and everyone watching this one…
H-TEN was in the house at Koshien Stadium on Tuesday night, when history was made as Takashi Toritani‘s 1939-game ironman streak came to an end. T-Ray talks (in English and Japanese) about the game and his thoughts on Toritani. H-TENは２０１８年５月２９日の阪神対ソフトバンク戦に観戦してから、鳥谷敬の連続出場が１９３９試合で止まった、この試合の感想を伝えます。 Facebook Comments
Japanese version written by me for Daily Sports can be seen here Have you ever been doing something a little shady, and said to yourself, “You know, you really shouldn’t be doing this.” Or, “Aren’t you worried what people are going to say when they find out you’ve been hanging out with him/her?” You’re human,…
With Hanshin’s stockholders’ meeting and interleague play looming, the Iron Man faces a difficult situation Original article can be seen here 元の記事はこちら Infielder Takashi Toritani (36) may be facing a ”mid-June crisis”. In the 41 games played by the Tigers as of May 24, Toritani has only managed 10 hits in 68 at-bats, for a…
It had been four years since the Tigers swept a 3-game series against the Yomiuri Giants at Koshien Stadium. Bringing in a 19-year old rookie against a pitcher who was undefeated against the Tigers this season did not seem like a recipe for ending that streak. Then again, you can’t predict baseball. Starting Pitchers: Hiroto Saiki (0-1, 7.50…