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Games 63-65 vs. Carp – At a Loss for Words

Games 63-65 vs. Carp – At a Loss for Words

We faced these Carp right after interleague in 2016. Lost three straight. We faced these Carp right after interleague in 2017. Lost two and had one rain out. History repeats itself. Friday: 3-5 Saturday: 3-11 Sunday: 6-11 You wanna read more about the series in which we never held the lead once? Scored one run in the…

Episode 81 – Scandal, Shareholders, and a New Slugger

Episode 81 – Scandal, Shareholders, and a New Slugger

   Host T-Ray is joined by co-host Jake to talk about the past two weeks of baseball action, the earthquake that hit Osaka earlier this week, and some interesting and controversial news that has surrounded the team of late. Also, a new Kickstarter campaign for H-TEN has been announced. Stay tuned for details on the…

Navarro Press Conference

Navarro Press Conference

Some Japanese questions taken from the team official site. Others can be found here. Some answers taken from TV report (English) and others were translated. — Tell us about yourself, and how you feel about becoming a member of the team. EN: Ohayo gozaimasu! My name is Efren Navarro. I’m excited to be here, and…

Games 58-60 @ Eagles – Big Bat Better than Bad Bunts

Games 58-60 @ Eagles – Big Bat Better than Bad Bunts

You expect to win two, if not three when you’re playing against a bottom-feeding team like  the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. The Tigers barely pulled it off – but hey, we’ll take the wins any way we get them. Game 58 – Kids Back in Kanemoto’s Good Books? Starting Pitchers: Shintaro Fujinami vs. Wataru Karashima…

Why I Still Don’t Like Kanemoto (Part 2)

Why I Still Don’t Like Kanemoto (Part 2)

I hated Wadaball. So did most of you. And when his time at the helm ended in October 2015, and Tomoaki Kanemoto took over the reins, there was a lot of excitement in Tigerland. Things were going to be different, at last! Aniki’s team would be faster and (much) stronger than the yawn-inducing lineup Yutaka…

Games 55-57 @ Fighters – No One Pitched Well

Games 55-57 @ Fighters – No One Pitched Well

After a lot of rain and mediocrity during the week at Koshien, the Tigers took their act on the road for the final week of interleague play. First stop: Sapporo Dome to face the resurgent Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters. Given the powerful bats they have, Hanshin would need theirs to come out and play, plus…

Ex-Tiger: “No Doubt Navarro Will Be Great”

Ex-Tiger: “No Doubt Navarro Will Be Great”

Original article can be seen here 元の記事はこちら Former Hanshin import gives Efren Navarro his seal of approval As Efren Navarro (32), currently with the AAA Iowa Cubs, appears all but certain to join the Hanshin Tigers, Iowa’s hitting coach Desi Wilson (50) gave the player his seal of approval.  Wilson himself learned first-hand how difficult…