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Baby Bull Still Baffled by Breaking Balls

Baby Bull Still Baffled by Breaking Balls

Original article can be seen here 元の記事はこちら “It’s the same as when he was on the top squad,” says Second Squad Manager Yano The road to recovery is a bumpy one, as Hanshin’s Wilin Rosario is discovering. The first baseman, recently demoted to the second squad team, batted fourth against Hiroshima’s Western League squad (June…

Why I Still Don’t Like Kanemoto (Part 1)

Why I Still Don’t Like Kanemoto (Part 1)

As always, I feel like I need to preface my criticisms with a clarification: I am not a baseball player, coach, manager, front office person. Never have been. Probably never will be. As such, my words do not hold a whole lot of weight. Let me also say that I was excited about Tomoaki Kanemoto‘s…

Games 48-50 @ Lions – Beaten by a Better Cat

Games 48-50 @ Lions – Beaten by a Better Cat

Hanshin used its two best pitchers against the Hawks, to no avail. Now they were left with the back end of their rotation, against the powerful Saitama Seibu Lions hitting order. This had the making of an ugly weekend and a terrible start to interleague play. Game 48 – Another Great Start Wasted Starting Pitchers:…

Rosario Demoted to Second Squad

Rosario Demoted to Second Squad

Manager Kanemoto: “He’s lost sight of everything” Interleague: Hanshin 10, Seibu 5 (June 2, 2018 – Met Life Dome) Tigers’ manager Tomoaki Kanemoto has finally made a major decision. As of June 2, Wilin Rosario (29) has been demoted to the second squad. The decision came in a coaches’ meeting following the team’s second game…

Games 45-47 vs. Hawks – Eating Humble Pie

Games 45-47 vs. Hawks – Eating Humble Pie

The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks came into interleague play struggling. Our Hanshin Tigers came in ablaze. Amazing how the tides turned for both teams in just a few short days. Game 45 – Tuesday 5/29: Lots of “Chance” Cheers, No Rokko Oroshi Starting Pitchers: Randy Messenger vs. Ken Okamoto Everyone in the stadium, and everyone watching this one…

Vodcast 07 – Toritani Streak Over!

Vodcast 07 – Toritani Streak Over!

H-TEN was in the house at Koshien Stadium on Tuesday night, when history was made as Takashi Toritani‘s 1939-game ironman streak came to an end. T-Ray talks (in English and Japanese) about the game and his thoughts on Toritani. H-TENは2018年5月29日の阪神対ソフトバンク戦に観戦してから、鳥谷敬の連続出場が1939試合で止まった、この試合の感想を伝えます。

Big Changes for Toritani by Mid-June?

Big Changes for Toritani by Mid-June?

With Hanshin’s stockholders’ meeting and interleague play looming, the Iron Man faces a difficult situation Original article can be seen here 元の記事はこちら Infielder Takashi Toritani (36) may be facing a ”mid-June crisis”. In the 41 games played by the Tigers as of May 24, Toritani has only managed 10 hits in 68 at-bats, for a…