Game 5 @ Carp: Bombs Away…
Rookie pitcher Masashi Itoh made his debut and was decent… he left the game after 5 innings and the game tied 2-2. Then, their batters got good wood on a couple of fat pitches from our relief squad.
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Game 4 @ Carp: Ace x Ace = Slim Pickings
We saved our best pitcher, Yuki Nishi, for today because he pitches well against the Carp, especially in Hiroshima. He did not disappoint. Unfortunately, their pitcher (Masato Morishita) also pitches well against us, regardless of the ballpark. The result is a regrettable loss by the slimmest of margins.
Opening Day 2021: Imperfect Game, Perfect Record
The 2021 season started on time, and with excitement at an all-time high, the Hanshin Tigers took to Meiji Jingu Stadium to square off against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. Unlike last year’s opener, our ace pitcher was neither spectacular, nor did he do much of anything at the plate. But it did not matter because…
Episode 121 – Catching Up; Sands Interview
Host T-Ray and crew (JD & Sanjay) are back for a new season of H-TEN! This episode sees the guys going over the departures and additions, recounting various memories along the way. Plus, we are joined for a special interview with outfielder Jerry Sands! Here’s our post-show show as well… Recorded on: February 17, 2021…
Twenty Memories of 2020
It’s been a year, hasn’t it? Without getting into too many details about any of these stories (which have been discussed on the podcast, in the TTT sessions, and in other articles we’ve written), here are the 20 things that defined this year for your Hanshin Tigers. 20. Fourth-string catcher Kenya Nagasaka started his season…
Four Imports Signed Back Up for 2021!
Source: Hanshin Tigers Official The Hanshin Tigers announced on Monday that they are bringing back outfielder Jerry Sands, pitchers Jon Edwards and Joe Gunkel, plus infielder Jefry Marte, for the 2021 season. Yet to be announced, but assumed to be done deals are contracts with 2020 closer Robert Suarez, KBO MVP Mel Rojas Jr, KBO…
Toreba no Toraba – Humbling Heroes with Japanese Requests
Daily Sports Column (Japanese) here / トレバーの虎場（デイリースポーツ）から I can still remember July 1998 like it was yesterday. I wouldn’t call myself traumatized by what happened. Just shell-shocked. I had just come to Okinawa, Japan, and the town Board of Education threw me a welcome party. There I was, sitting at a table with a bunch…
Two Talkin’ Torakichi: Episode 008
Tora (虎) = Tiger Kichi (キチ) = short for kichigai (気違い) = lunatic We are… Episode 008: Gaijin (Un-)Employment Center Hard to believe the season is coming to an end here real quick… and yet, given that it’s already past the midway point of October, it’s a wonder (and a joy) to be able to…
Toreba no Toraba: Befriending Players’ Families
From T-Ray’s Daily Sports Column (Japanese) / トレバーの虎場（デイリースポーツ）から I can’t remember the exact day it dawned on me that I would never be a professional athlete, but I clearly recall my ambitions changing very quickly from athletic to journalistic. Like, if I could not be in that locker room celebrating a Stanley Cup with my…
Feels Good to be Back at the Ballpark!
As someone who lived in Japan more than 15 years before going to his first professional baseball game, you would think a few extra months away from the park because of COVID-19 would be bearable. Not the case. More than nine months of no Koshien is practically like starving a man, especially one who lives…