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2017 All-Star Voting – Vote Daily Until June 18!

2017 All-Star Voting – Vote Daily Until June 18!

VOTING TOTALS UPDATED JUNE 16 You want Hanshin Tigers players in the All-Star Games this year, right? Last year we had 4 guys on the team, none of whom were voted in by fans (they were selected by the CL Manager): Fumihito Haraguchi, Shun Takayama, Shintaro Fujinami and Yuta Iwasada. Check this out, though. We’ve got…

Episode 62 – Who Should DH the Interleague Games?

Episode 62 – Who Should DH the Interleague Games?

  Recap last week’s action (vs. Dragons, @ Swallows), Player of the Week, Wacky Tomoaki, Hot Topic (Who Will Get Upcoming DH Duties?), Predictions (vs. Giants, vs. BayStars). Recorded on May 22, 2017 Opening song – Hajime no Ippo – SHIN a.k.a MAMIYA feat.TIM Closing song – Hanshin Tigers – Sim Redmond Band Show Notes: #62 – Kai…

Closing Out a Fine Night

Closing Out a Fine Night

On Tuesday night, I had the privilege of going to watch the Hanshin Tigers face the Chunichi Dragons. Without going into too many details about the game (series recap will come out after Thursday’s match), suffice to say that there was little drama in the game itself, but it ended jubilantly. I received an invitation…

Episode 61 – A Bullpen Catcher’s Tale

Episode 61 – A Bullpen Catcher’s Tale

  Recorded on May 15, 2017 Opening song – Hajime no Ippo – SHIN a.k.a MAMIYA feat.TIM Closing song – Hanshin Tigers – Sim Redmond Band Show Notes: #61 – Atsushi Mochizuki (2016-present) Like the Facebook PAGE: facebook.com/hanshintigersenglishnews Follow T-Ray on Twitter: @thehanshintiger Subscribe to the H-TEN YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFlwJkMMF24hcP0rGOoxPkg Check the website for regular updates: www.thehanshintigers.com

Wada Reminisces About Great Imports

Wada Reminisces About Great Imports

Original article can be seen here 元の記事はこちら Hanshin’s Senior Advisor, Yutaka Wada (54) has started a special column. In this one, he answers a reader’s question: “Which imports in Hanshin history left a mark on you?” Wada answered thusly: The first import that left an impression on me was Randy Bass, who was with the…

@ Giants – May 9-10 – Clas sic Series Split

@ Giants – May 9-10 – Clas sic Series Split

They call it “The Classic Series” (伝統の一戦) any time the Hanshin Tigers face the Yomiuri Giants. This two-game mini-series was a chance for Hanshin to keep its strong momentum against the league’s better teams. But there was one problem: Giants’ pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano was coming off three straight complete game shutouts. Could the Cats stop…