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@ Giants – May 9-10 – Clas sic Series Split

@ Giants – May 9-10 – Clas sic Series Split

They call it “The Classic Series” (伝統の一戦) any time the Hanshin Tigers face the Yomiuri Giants. This two-game mini-series was a chance for Hanshin to keep its strong momentum against the league’s better teams. But there was one problem: Giants’ pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano was coming off three straight complete game shutouts. Could the Cats stop…

vs. Carp – May 5-7 – Do You Believe in Miracles?

vs. Carp – May 5-7 – Do You Believe in Miracles?

Golden Week ended up being quite the golden week for Hanshin. With a stadium full of kids cheering them on, and a scoreboard with every name written in hiragana (syllabic Japanese, much easier for children to read than kanji), the players put on performances that gave every kid in attendance hopes and dreams for their…

Episode 59 – April Wrap-Up & Wild Projections

Episode 59 – April Wrap-Up & Wild Projections

T-Ray shares the latest team news, recaps the 5 games over the past week (2 vs. BayStars, 3 vs. Dragons), chooses a player of the week, a hitter and pitcher of the month. A new theme song introduces Wacky Tomoaki, and then for the hot topic, T-Ray looks at some of the big (good and bad)…