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Game 29 vs. Carp: Smooth Sailing (Mostly)

Game 29 vs. Carp: Smooth Sailing (Mostly)

Takumi Akiyama had much to atone for after his last outing, a disastrous one against the Giants. For the game’s first seven innings, he did just that. And the bats sprayed a bunch of singles and watched a lot of bad pitches by Aren Kuri, which enabled them to piece together a bunch of early…

Game 25 vs. Baystars: Good to the Last Drop!

Game 25 vs. Baystars: Good to the Last Drop!

Friday night, a boatload of walks and a pair of errors extended the Tigers’ losing streak to three, and ended the Baystars’ winless streak at 12. Saturday, the Baystars got thumped HARD. On this day, the lead changed hands four times, once thanks to a pair of defensive blunders by the visiting team – a…

Episode 126: A Real Gaijin Problem

Episode 126: A Real Gaijin Problem

Hosts T-Ray, JD and Sanjay bask in the glow of the team’s previous 10 games, and then try to offer possible solutions to the import problem that manager Akihiro Yano is about to need to figure out: how to fit 8 highly talented imports on a roster with a 5-import limit? Also, here’s our post-show…

Game 17 vs. Carp: Two Bombs and a Shutout!

Game 17 vs. Carp: Two Bombs and a Shutout!

These Hanshin Tigers starting pitchers keep getting the job done. Entering tonight’s game, Takumi Akiyama was the “worst” of the rotation with a 2.75 ERA. All he did was go out and pitch 7 shutout innings to lower that number to 1.80 (which is still just 4th best on the staff). And as for the…

Game 15 @ Baystars: Sweeping Out of Kanto Again!

Game 15 @ Baystars: Sweeping Out of Kanto Again!

Two weekends ago, when the 2021 season began, Hanshin Tigers fans across the globe were elated when the team left the Tokyo region with three straight wins. They were facing the defending cellar-dwellers at that time. This time, they faced the current basement residents in the Yokohama DeNA Baystars. Different team, same result: one tight…

Game 8 vs. Dragons: Eeked Out the W

Game 8 vs. Dragons: Eeked Out the W

Yesterday’s loss left a bad taste in the mouths of many a Hanshin fan, and the scoreless inning streak looked like it might even stretch all the way to Sunday. All game, only two Tigers made it to first base safely, both on infield hits, through 24 outs. Fortunately, as they say, baseball is a…

Tigermetrics – Pitchers in 2020

Tigermetrics – Pitchers in 2020

Normally, these reports are only available to those who have joined the Patreon family (which you are always welcome to do if you have not already). This offseason, though, they are available for the masses. The patrons already got a look at some advanced stats on the hitters just over a month ago. Here’s a…

Twenty Memories of 2020

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…

Two Talkin’ Torakichi: Episode 008

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…