Top 10 Games of 2019 (Part 1)
T-Ray and Zorny chatted about our favorites games of a memorable year. We each chose our own top 10 and then unveiled them one by one. This is the first part of the series: #10-6.
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Players Put on a Sho at Fan Appreciation Day
November 23rd is a national holiday in Japan: Labor Thanksgiving Day. Ask the average person what that means, and they will likely shrug their shoulders or tilt their head to one side and remain silent. But this day also happens to be the day that many NPB teams hold a Fan Appreciation Day, so at…
CS Final Stage Game 4 – Season Over
The game started with some promise on both ends, but ultimately the superior team (and all their money and scandals and annoying orange) took over in the game’s latter half. There will be no Japan Series miracle for the Hanshin Tigers in 2019. Starting Pitchers: Yuki Nishi vs. Yuki Takahashi First Few Innings – Looked…
Ohyama, Nakatani Provide Multi-Souvenirs
First of all, starter Minoru Iwata had to have been beside himself all night. The veteran pitcher has not received much run support in his starts over the years. Two or fewer runs per start has been the norm. That, combined with his struggles to get through five innings, had him winless in nearly two…
For Now, Team’s Fate Rests on Slumping Ohyama
Newsflash: Yusuke Ohyama is slumping and it’s costing the team chances at winning several of their eight losses so far. Here’s a detailed look at his performance through 13 games in 2019.
Nishi Wins Big Out West
As already detailed in a prior article, the Hanshin Tigers bats have failed to impress this season. Their franchise-worst eighth straight game scoring three or fewer runs and getting nine or fewer hits was capped with a 10-3 drubbing on Saturday night in Hiroshima. Led by key free agent acquisition Yuki Nishi (RHP), the team…
Skid Ends at 4, Randy Gets Win #100
The Tigers got mauled badly by the Giants at the start of the week, and the team was to head into Hiroshima to face the three-time defending champs. They never do well at Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium. But tonight was different. Ace comes up big, pinch hitter delivers winning homer.
Ken Watanabe Talks 2018 and 2019 Tigers
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.)
Game 142 vs. BayStars – Tigers Win Home Finale
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…
Ohyama’s Fiery Fortnight
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…