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Game 73 vs. Dragons – Umechan FTW!

Game 73 vs. Dragons – Umechan FTW!

The Tigers came back to Koshien on Tuesday and laid an egg against the Chunichi Dragons on Tuesday. The weather was gloomy after that, too, and it looked as though the rest of the series would be rained out… but somehow they squeezed in the game on Wednesday. Speaking of squeezes, everyone’s favorite catcher came…

Games 69-71 @ Swallows – Bad Ump Prevents Sweep

Games 69-71 @ Swallows – Bad Ump Prevents Sweep

The Tokyo Yakult Swallows had an incredible interleague mini-season. In fact, they became just the second Central League team to finish with a better record than all PL teams. They looked to parlay that momentum into a spot near the top of the CL standings, but if the Tigers have their way, it will be…

Episode 81 – Scandal, Shareholders, and a New Slugger

Episode 81 – Scandal, Shareholders, and a New Slugger

   Host T-Ray is joined by co-host Jake to talk about the past two weeks of baseball action, the earthquake that hit Osaka earlier this week, and some interesting and controversial news that has surrounded the team of late. Also, a new Kickstarter campaign for H-TEN has been announced. Stay tuned for details on the…

Navarro Press Conference

Navarro Press Conference

Some Japanese questions taken from the team official site. Others can be found here. Some answers taken from TV report (English) and others were translated. — Tell us about yourself, and how you feel about becoming a member of the team. EN: Ohayo gozaimasu! My name is Efren Navarro. I’m excited to be here, and…

Ex-Tiger: “No Doubt Navarro Will Be Great”

Ex-Tiger: “No Doubt Navarro Will Be Great”

Original article can be seen here 元の記事はこちら Former Hanshin import gives Efren Navarro his seal of approval As Efren Navarro (32), currently with the AAA Iowa Cubs, appears all but certain to join the Hanshin Tigers, Iowa’s hitting coach Desi Wilson (50) gave the player his seal of approval.  Wilson himself learned first-hand how difficult…