Once again, the team’s most dependable pitcher came through when needed the most. In fact, the only run the bad guys got against him were assisted by some shaky fielding on our part. The bats took just enough advantage of the Swallows inferior pitching to make this one a no-doubter. The losing streak stops at…
Host T-Ray is joined by co-host Jake to talk about the recent woes of the top squad, but also put a focus on the exciting play of the farm team of late. Contest winners are announced, too. THERE’S GONNA BE AN ENGLISH Hanshin Tigers BOOK! Pre-order here! Recorded on April 25, 2018 Opening song…
The games over the weekend led to some furious fingers tapping away on my phone screen come Sunday night. If you know Hanshin fans, you know they take every single win and loss to heart, celebrating every victory and every loss as though it’s the World Series. So there I was, venting all sorts of…
Original Article (written by T-Ray) can be seen here 和訳はこちら Do you remember the day you gave your life over to this team? I distinctly remember my conversion experience*. June 18, 2014. Hanshin vs. Nippon Ham. My Koshien debut. My wife and I headed to the stadium that day all decked out in my buddy’s…
The Tigers had their share of chances in this one, but one particular hitter struggled to capitalize on his chances with runners in scoring position, and for the second straight game, the Giants came out on top. Starting Pitchers: Takumi Akiyama (1-2, 2.84 ERA) vs. Kazuto Taguchi (0-1, 8.36 ERA) Surely you don’t need to…
I said it in the Game 2 recap, and I’ll say it again: our young “ace” needs a short leash. And at this point, he just needs to be put in the doghouse and kept there for awhile. His six walks in five innings led to the team’s demise in the first “Classic Series” game…
The Tigers got some extra rest thanks to yesterday’s rainout, and they showed a lot of rust in the field and at the plate for much of the game. But when it rained, it poured, and one big inning was enough to counterbalance all the mistakes made by the fielders. Starting Pitchers: Randy Messenger (2-1,…
Original article can be seen here 元の記事はこちら Hanshin pitcher Randy Messenger (36) received domestic free agency status on April 16th. Here is his press conference: Congratulations on earning domestic free agency status. Arigato gozaimasu. About Hanshin… I’m really proud of the fact that I am the first import in team history to get free agent…
The Tigers finally got big contributions from their bats, tallying a season-high 13 hits and eight runs as they made up for three straight games of offensive lethargy earlier in the week. Starting Pitchers: Yuta Iwasada (0-0) vs. Yoshinori (0-1, 6.75 ERA) 1 Three of our guys who are a combined 114 years old (Takashi…
You know, there are days when the team plays well but loses a close one. There are days when the team plays alright but wins a close one. And then there are outright stinkers, like today. Instead of dwelling on the negatives, here are some of the “highlights” of today’s shutout loss. Starting Pitchers: Takumi…