A new season is upon us, folks! It is always exciting when Hanshin Tigers baseball is on the telly every day, and we can enjoy seeing our heroes doing what they do best. Going up against the weaker half of the Baystars’ rotation helped. They did not have Imanaga ready, and injuries to Ohnuki and…
If you are a new fan or are not particularly familiar with the team, let this be your introduction! We are going to break down the entire roster for you very briefly so you can get a feel for who is whom, what they have done, and what they might do in 2023 and beyond….
2022 was the Year of the Tiger, and was supposed to be our year to win the pennant. As you surely know by now, that did not happen. But that does not mean it was not a year to remember! There was a lot to rejoice (and lament) over during the past 365 days. Here’s…
Source: Nikkan Sports 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hanshin held a press conference for newly-hired manager Akinobu Okada (64) at a hotel in Osaka City on October 16. Next season will mark 15 seasons since he last wore a Tigers uniform. Here is a part of his press conference translated into English for your…
Starter Koyo Aoyagi pitched his heart out. The team had a 3-0 lead with two outs in the seventh. Two soft infield grounders by the Swallows were our undoing, though. Jefry Marte threw a ball into left, and Masumi Hamachi glove-flipped another into right field, which resulted in a five-run inning for them. Our bats…
Given the approaching typhoon, the entire series was a question mark on Tuesday. Somehow, they managed to play all three games (rain delay on Tuesday, shortened game on Thursday) and in the end, that’s what matters. The Tigers pitching was once again outstanding, and a spot in the playoffs is looking more and more promising,…
Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay discuss team news, the last month of Tigers baseball, choose a few players of the summer, roast our manager for some really questionable decisions, and then list some guys that should (or that we hope will) be cut at season’s end. In the post-show show, they talk about personal encounters that…
The Tigers have now participated in 41 games in which one team or the other has been shut out. Unfortunately, they have been on the wrong end of that 23 times, including six times at Kyocera Dome in just 9 home games there. Nevertheless, they avoided a series sweep with a solid performance from starter…
Hanshin Tigers fans all over the world are elated that at long last, the team has battled its way out of the hole that it dug for itself in the first 25 games of the season. Remember, once upon a time, this crew was 4-20-1 (.167) and was looking historically bad. All they’ve done since…
After a Tuesday rainout, the Tigers prepared themselves to continue to defy the odds. Dating back to the 2020 season, they have now won 11 straight games that immediately follow rainouts. (The Carp have also lost six straight in such situations.) Well, it looked like a series sweep until a few lucky hits and a…