You’ve probably already seen my promotion of this book from last year‘s edition. Well, despite the sudden, sad passing of Wayne Graczyk (compiler of the book for 40+ years), the annual guide continues to be published. And the 2018 edition looks great! Complete with team schedules, players’ vitals, stadium information, last season’s standings, playoff results,…
You know, there are days when the team plays well but loses a close one. There are days when the team plays alright but wins a close one. And then there are outright stinkers, like today. Instead of dwelling on the negatives, here are some of the “highlights” of today’s shutout loss. Starting Pitchers: Takumi…
Original article can be found here 元の記事はこちら Tigers pitcher Randy Messenger (36) was ejected from Thursday’s game in the second inning for arguing with an umpire. The team couldn’t recover from losing their ace so early, and ended up being trounced by the Carp. With 11 games in the books, the Tigers 6-5 record, which…
It took until the ninth inning for the Tigers to get on the scoreboard, and they got good pitching from their birthday boy starter, but ultimately they fell in extras. Starting Pitchers: Shintaro Fujinami (0-0, 5.59 ERA) vs. David Buchanan (2-0, 0.56 ERA) 2 Three straight singles gave the Swallows a quick lead. It took…
The game can be boiled down to an early ejection of our pitcher and a lack of hitting by our batters. You really don’t need to read on. Starting Pitchers: Randy Messenger (2-0, 0.60 ERA) vs. Akitake Okada (1-0, 3.00 ERA) 1 A hard-fought walk, a lucky error, and a single by Yoshio Itoi loaded…
Host T-Ray is joined by co-host Jake to talk about the first nine games of the season. They also talk about some of the good things they see in the 2018 Hanshin Tigers, and some areas of concern. Also, a look at a couple of areas that could use re-thinking (2B and the #7…
Last year when the Tigers brought in a rookie to face the Hiroshima Carp, it went REALLY badly. For the rookie, that is. The team covered his butt in the end. But this rookie wanted no part of those dramatics, and put on an incredible performance in his pro debut. Starting Pitchers: Haruto Takahashi (0-0)…
The Tigers were gifted ten free passes, and a crucial error by the usually-reliable Carp shortstop allowed Hanshin to turn the tables in the sixth inning to steal a win in their first game at Koshien Stadium this season. Starting Pitchers: Taiki Ono (1-0, 1.23 ERA) vs. Kazuki Yabuta (1-0, 3.60 ERA) 2 With two…
We all know that baseball is a pretty easy sport. I mean, come on… who couldn’t hit a 95 mph fastball, given enough chances? And of course, managing a team would be pretty fun and not too challenging, either. I’ve done it tons of times from my couch, as I watched poor decision making resulting…
Today’s game looked really bleak for the Tigers until the bottom of the seventh. Unfortunately, the feeling lasted only a few minutes as things fell apart again the very next inning. Starting Pitchers: Atsushi Nohmi (0-0) vs. Shotaro Kasahara (0-1, 6.00 ERA) 2 Nohmi got bailed out by Yoshio Itoi, who threw out a runner…