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A trip to Hanshin Department store

A trip to Hanshin Department store

Happy New Year to everyone! I hope you had a great end to 2014 and have started 2015 well! I went to the Hanshin Department store at Umeda today and made sure to stop by the Tigers store on the 8th floor!     Being the practical guy that I am, I didn’t buy much….

Top 10 Tiger Moments of 2014

Top 10 Tiger Moments of 2014

Fans voted on their top 10 news-making events of the year. Here they are. Video links have all been removed because the videos have been taken down from YouTube. #10 (tie): The Tiger Girls; Kubota of “JFK” Announces Retirement (22 votes) #9: Manager Yutaka Wada has his contract extended (33 votes) #8: Takahiro Arai leaves the club,…

Tigers 2015 Fan Club Membership!

Tigers 2015 Fan Club Membership!

Some of you may be aware of the Hanshin Tigers Fan Club. Others might not. Since the information on the team website is only in Japanese, it becomes even harder for English-speaking fans to get a service that is quite reasonable. I’ll break it down for you here: The cost for a year membership is…

Offseason Report 6 – Murton Returns for 2015 Hungry for Title

Offseason Report 6 – Murton Returns for 2015 Hungry for Title

Most in Tigers History! Murton Signs 450 Million Yen Contract: “Just want to win” The original article, written by Daichi Shiraishi, can be seen here 元の記事は白石大地氏によって書かれた Next Season Murton Ties Kirkland and “god” Randy Bass for Longest Stay with Team The Tigers announced that on the 16th in Knoxville, Tennessee, they signed a one-year contract…

Offseason Report 3 – Gomez Signs Up for 2015!

Offseason Report 3 – Gomez Signs Up for 2015!

The original article can be found here 元の記事はこちら Yesterday (12/8) at a hotel in San Domingo, Dominican Republic, Hanshin Tigers first baseman Mauro Gomez signed a one-year contract with the team for 2015. Gomez’s response to the signing: “I’m so glad the contract is finished. Just knowing that I will be playing at Koshien again next…