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Interview Translation – Murton Gets Candid

Interview Translation – Murton Gets Candid

Original article can be seen here 元の記事はこちら “I knew before the season started…” Adios, Tigers. When asked by our staff directly, Hanshin outfielder Matt Murton (34) got candid with us about being left out of the team’s plans for next season. Despite signing for 450 million yen last offseason, a club record high salary for…

@ Swallows, vs. Carp – October 2 & 4, 2015

@ Swallows, vs. Carp – October 2 & 4, 2015

The week started well for the Tigers, though first and second place fell out of reach before September came to an end. Still, one more win in their final two games would all but punch their ticket to the postseason. Unfortunately for them, they would face a Yakult Swallows team that could clinch the pennant…

Podcast Episode 11

Podcast Episode 11

Co-hosts T-Ray and Whiz-Oh talk about the final four games of the regular season, our Player of the Week selections, our top 3 Wada flaws, whether or not the Tigers deserve a postseason berth, as well as predictions for the playoffs all the way through the Nippon Series. Opening song – 君は君だけ: Kimi wa Kimi dake (Hakugaijin)…

vs. Giants, BayStars – September 28-29, 2015

vs. Giants, BayStars – September 28-29, 2015

The 12-in-12 could not have been going any worse than it had up to this point. Two wins and eight losses, with the lone wins coming against the Yakult Swallows (1-1) and Hiroshima Carp (1-2). Two losses each at the hands of the BayStars and Giants, plus one against the Chunichi Dragons, completely eliminated the…

Series Recap – September 25-27, 2015

Series Recap – September 25-27, 2015

The losing streak was at four. First place was far in the distance, second was looking unlikely, and it seemed like a matter of time before third would slip away as well. The Tigers were back to being a .500 team and were heading into enemy territory, where they had not fared well. Then the…

Podcast Episode 10

Podcast Episode 10

Co-hosts T-Ray and Whiz-Oh talk about the road trip against the Giants, Dragons and Carp,  our Player of the Week selections,  Wada Disaster, the postseason outlook for the team, headline news, and predictions for the upcoming week. Opening song – 君は君だけ: Kimi wa Kimi dake (Hakugaijin) Closing song – 夕焼け: Yuuyake (Aki Bubeck – Ukulele Punk…

Breaking News: Wada to Step Down at Season’s End

Breaking News: Wada to Step Down at Season’s End

Original article can be seen here 元の記事はこちら Hanshin has decided not to renew manager Yutaka Wada‘s contract beyond this season. Reports indicate that team owner Nobuya Sakai and team president Nobuo Minami held a top secret meeting in Kobe on the afternoon of the 24th to discuss Wada’s future with the team. As the gap…

@ Giants – September 22-23, 2015

@ Giants – September 22-23, 2015

Just avoid the September sputter. That’s all the Tigers had to do in order to hold on to first and clinch their first pennant in a decade. But the final month of regular season play has not been a good one for the Tigers in recent years, and this year was starting to look like…

Podcast Episode 09

Podcast Episode 09

Co-hosts T-Ray and Whiz-Oh talk about the Dragons single game, Baystars and Swallows mini-series,  our Player of the Week selections,  Wada Disaster, what to do with the current foreigners for 2016, and predictions for the upcoming week. Opening song – 君は君だけ: Kimi wa Kimi dake (Hakugaijin) Closing song – 夕焼け: Yuuyake (Aki Bubeck – Ukulele Punk Girl)…

Report: Perez to be Called Up?

Report: Perez to be Called Up?

The original article can be found here  元の記事はこちら Reports on the 16th indicate that Hanshin manager Yutaka Wada (53) is considering calling Nelson Perez (27) up from the farm in an attempt to win the league pennant. Gomez is slumping in September, hitting just .167, and Murton has been showing mental instability as he shows his…