The Hanshin Tigers announced their top squad members today in preparation for the start of the 2018 season, which starts tomorrow against the Yomiuri Giants at Tokyo Dome (March 30, 6:00 pm JST). Here is the list, as well as some comments from yours truly: Catchers #12 Seishiro Sakamoto: Of the three catchers, he’s got…
Host T-Ray sits down with guest Jake. They recap the rough exhibition schedule, as well as some of the position battles in the Tigers’ camp. Then we listen to the entries in the annual H-TEN Central League Predictions. Lastly, we quickly predict the opening weekend series against the Yomiuri Giants. Who’s going to get all…
Original article can be seen here 元の記事はこちら We sat down with infielder Wilin Rosario (29) for an interview and talked about his mental state as he prepares for opening day. Although Rosario was a hitting machine during February’s Okinawa camp, he lost steam through March, finishing the exhibition schedule batting .143 with four RBIs and…
Hey everyone. This depth chart is especially for those who are new to the Hanshin Tigers, or are wondering what the team looks like this year before the season starts. I’m hoping to update this and post a new one around the all-star break. There have been a few changes since last season, such as…
< Previous Next > Date: October 13, 2013 Shinjiro Hiyama had a long, productive career with the Tigers. He played 22 seasons, all with Hanshin, and finished 4th all-time in games played (1959), 9th in home runs (159) and 9th in runs batted in (707). This in spite of being used primarily as a pinch…
Hey everyone. Just thought you might want a concise look at all that has been going on as far as roster moves in the past week or so. The season starts in 10 days, and management is starting to solidify the roster for Opening Day. Who’s been brought up? Who’s been sent down? Which positions…
March 16: Stomping on the Eagles in Shizuoka This game started quite slowly, as the two aces showed off their repertoires before helpless bats. Our guys finally got to Takahiro Norimoto in the fifth, when Kento Itohara smacked a 2-run double to the left field corner. T 2-0 E Randy Messenger is just getting warmed…
< Previous Next > Date: September 15, 2003 When you go 17 straight seasons without even contending for the pennant, seasons like this seem surreal. These Tigers won at least 15 games in each of the first four months of the season, and became the fastest team ever to reach 70 wins in a…
On March 14, the Hanshin Tigers announced that they were trading left-handed pitcher Daiki Enokida (31) to the Saitama Seibu Lions for right-hander Yosuke Okamoto (32). Our first-round draft pick in 2010 just never panned out. He showed promise in his first two seasons, coming in from the bullpen 110 times and posting a solid…
March 13: Starter Shintaro Fujinami didn’t look like himself. Or should I say, he looked a little too much like his 2017 self. Control was lacking, pace was slow, and it all fell apart in the fourth inning. (Prior to that, he played with fire in the first three innings.) In the 4th, it was…