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The Ponta Deck Seats @ Koshien

The Ponta Deck Seats @ Koshien

This past Thursday night, a whole bunch of us friends at H-TEN (and Crossroad Church Nishinomiya) occupied one of two Ponta Deck sections on the first base side of the best stadium in all of Japan: Hanshin Koshien Stadium. Situated in the far corner of the first base Alps, there are two sections that have…

Hanshin Tigers: 1965-1978

Hanshin Tigers: 1965-1978

In a way, the book title says it all – this is a complete summary of the Hanshin Tigers’ 1965 through 1978 seasons. But actually, it starts the tale in the fall of 1958, when the team signed the best pitcher in its history – Minoru Murayama. After brief recaps of the first seasons in…

Injuries Added to Insult

It was bad enough that the team lost two of three against the Hiroshima Carp earlier this week. The first game was a low-scoring affair, one that our starter dominated for six innings and our relievers held their boots on the jugulars of the CL leaders. But then came two humiliating defeats – falling behind…

vs. Carp – July 17-19 – Ultra Blowouts

vs. Carp – July 17-19 – Ultra Blowouts

This Hiroshima Carp team is strong. Really strong. Though the Tigers entered this series with a slight 6-5 edge in 11 head-to-head games this season, the last two were lopsided enough to make it feel like it’s 2016 all over again. But things would be different in this series, right? I mean, the games are…

Episode 70 – Podcast Turns 2; End of an Era

Episode 70 – Podcast Turns 2; End of an Era

   In this final podcast episode, T-Ray is joined by Zorny to discuss the two-game set against the Chunichi Dragons and then give the team a mid-season report card. We look back on various games and players that have made the 2017 a memorable one thus far. T-Ray would like to thank all listeners, supporters…

2017 Midterm Player Report Cards – The Pitchers

2017 Midterm Player Report Cards – The Pitchers

It’s All-Star Break… no real baseball to watch and analyze, so let’s look at our crop of pitchers and give a few brief comments about each of them. What’s your take? Whom do you like in those final couple of rotation spots? In the bullpen? The above “depth chart” is just my own observations, and…

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…