It’s that time of year again! Well, it could have been “that time of 2017” if I had renewed my Fan Club membership a little earlier! But I think I have reached the point in my fandom where the “extra prizes” don’t mean all that much. Most of them never end up getting used anyways….
Former Hanshin Tigers manager Senichi Hoshino, who led the team to its first pennant in 18 years in 2003, passed away on January 4th of pancreatic cancer. He was 70 years old. As a young man, Hoshino wanted nothing more than to take down the Yomiuri Giants. He was chosen by the Chunichi Dragons in…
Click here to see a similar guide for Kyocera Dome Tickets Note: Tickets for the 2024 are almost entirely sold out… You’ve got one chance to watch a baseball game at the hallowed Hanshin Koshien Stadium. You want the best experience possible, but you don’t know where to start. Is that you? Then look no…
Most of you are probably unaware of this, but I have started taking a course. I am studying with Sports Management Worldwide (SMWW), learning more about scouting and managing in baseball. The course is already almost half over, but the workload is only getting heavier. But who wouldn’t want to have a lot of baseball-related…
This was another incredible year of following the Hanshin Tigers via this website, the Facebook page, Twitter, and the recently started Instagram account! Here are some of my personal highlights, both as a fan and an amateur reporter. 5) Correctly Predicting the CL Standings Back at the end of March on the podcast, I opened…
Name (Japanese): ジェイソン・ロジャース Date of Birth: March 13, 1988 Hometown: East Point, Georgia High School: Banneker High School (Georgia) University: Columbus State University Family Status: 1 son, 1 daughter Position: First Base Height: 185 cm (6’1″) Weight: 117 kg (257 lb) Throws/Bats: Right/Right Wears #: 48 Originally drafted by: Milwaukee Brewers, 2010 (Round 32) Joined the Tigers in:…
Though the year hardly ended on a positive note, it was still one filled with lots to get excited about. There were good times, and there were bad times. Here’s H-TEN’s look back at the season, with the ten biggest things that defined it. 10) Kakefu Sheds Uniform for the Last Time As you may…
Name: Eric “Soup” Singleton Campbell Name (Japanese): エリック・キャンベル Date of Birth: April 9, 1987 High School: Norwich Free Academy University: Boston College Position: Third Base Height: 191 cm (6’3″) Weight: 93 kg (205 lb) Throws/Bats: Right/Right Wore #: 29 Originally signed by: New York Mets, 2008 (Round 8) Joined the Tigers on: December 2, 2016 Walk-up Song: Waylon Jennings – I’m a…
Original article can be seen here 元の記事はこちら Stop Soon-to-be Domestic Free Agent Messenger From Leaving! Just days after the season opens, Hanshin starting pitcher Randy Messenger (36) will reach domestic free agent eligibility, and in 2019 will no longer be counted against the import player limitation. On the 20th, the team revealed its plan to…
The book’s full title is Banzai Babe Ruth: Baseball, Espionage, & Assassination During the 1934 Tour of Japan. Prior to buying this book, I had heard of Robert K. Fitts and had even read parts of one of his other books, “Remembering Japanese Baseball: An Oral History of the Game.” This title came highly recommended…