First things first. This book was released before the 2016 season, when Tomoaki Kanemoto was about to take over as manager of the team. Despite an appearance in the 2014 Japan Series, the team stumbled towards the end of 2015, resulting in the dismissal of then-manager Yutaka Wada and bringing in a new regime. Takashi…
As seen in Daily Sports / デイリースポーツのコラム（トレバーの虎場）から Teruaki Sato. The young man who plays like he’s already in his prime. Does interviews like he’s been there, done that a thousand times before. Brings excitement to the stands (empty though they may be) and the nation like no one has in ages, if ever. Gives dreams…
Tora (虎) = Tiger Kichi (キチ) = short for kichigai (気違い) = lunatic We are… Episode 003: Baseball’s Back! The long baseball — and Two Talkin’ Torakichi — hiatus is over! Good to be back, isn’t it, my good man? Indeed over my friend!! Feels good to be back talking Tigers baseball and I couldn’t…
If you’re a normal, sane person, you’ve been hibernating all winter. The snow is not yet melting and the ground has yet to thaw. Still, baseball is just around the corner, and it’s time to catch you up on the offseason departures.
As featured in the January 2019 edition of Monthly Tigers magazine, Ken Watanabe talks about what he thinks went wrong in 2018, why he has hope for 2019, and more. (Only the baseball parts have been translated here, though the whole interview is interesting.)
This post will be updated as the offseason progresses. Some players have already been cut, while others are in the evaluation process. The table below lists players that have officially been released by the club, as well as some that T-Ray and Jake predicted (or hoped) would be canned during Episode 87 of the podcast.
T-Ray is joined by Jake to talk about the end of the season, including the resignation (dismissal?) of manager Tomoaki Kanemoto. They discuss his reign, his legacy, and his potential replacement. Then they analyze what went wrong in 2018 – how did last year’s promising second-place finish yield a spot in the basement? Feel…
Original Article Can Be Seen Here 元の記事はこちら Expectations Always High for Giants and Tigers Hanshin Manager Kanemoto Press Conference Hanshin Tigers manager Tomoaki Kanemoto (50) stood before the press corps at the club office in Nishinomiya on October 11, where he announced he was resigning effective at season’s end. ***** When did you notify the…
It’s been a long season, has it not? The truth of the matter is, the team looked pretty good during the first half of the “Road of Death” August schedule, while yours truly was away on vacation, but soon thereafter played absolutely pathetic baseball. I’m not sure “pathetic” covers it. From August 19 onwards, they…
The season started so well for young Yusuke Ohyama. In fact, as spring training moved along, it looked more and more like this was going to be a break-out year for the second-year third baseman. Manager Tomoaki Kanemoto moved ironman Takashi Toritani over to second base (a position he hadn’t ever played in a league…