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@ Carp – August 1-3 – Stalemate Settles Nothing

@ Carp – August 1-3 – Stalemate Settles Nothing

It’s never easy going up against the defending champs. And the Hiroshima Carp have been having their way with opponents of late, having won six straight series, and blowing out three different teams by double digits in the past two weeks. (This includes one against our Tigers at Koshien.) A sweep for us could give…

2017 Midterm Player Report Cards – The Hitters

2017 Midterm Player Report Cards – The Hitters

It’s All-Star Break… no real baseball to watch and analyze, so let’s look at our crop of hitters and give a few brief comments about each of them. What’s your take? Whom do you like at the 8 fielding positions? The above “depth chart” is just my own observations, and isn’t necessarily the way the…

“Dame Gaijin” – Who’s to Blame?

“Dame Gaijin” – Who’s to Blame?

Hanshin has recently announced the signing of first baseman Jason Rogers. Apparently he is quite excited to be joining the team, as he answered a random fan’s direct messages on Twitter about his arrival date (before the deal was officially announced), and simply tweeted the words “Hanshin Tigers!!” a day later. (The tweet has since…