All-Star break gives us a good opportunity to evaluate how are teams are doing. Some categories are still up for grabs, while others are moving along in a predictable way. At the end of interleague, we did a mini-add/drop session to help our teams out. For those we added (**), stats only count from June 21st…
Leading Figure in Baseball Lambastes Hanshin “They Don’t Know Baseball! They Don’t Know Player Development!” Original article can be read here 元の記事はこちら Hanshin, whose season slogan is “cho-henkaku” (ultra reform) is forcing itself to play in some hard games. On the 10th, the team lost 0-9 to Hiroshima at Koshien Stadium, making it the 4th…
It would be hard to blame Hanshin fans for taking the entire week off after last weekend’s drubbing at Koshien, during which the team scored just 3 runs (and just one run batted in) versus 24 against. But this matchup, unlike the last one, was against a comparable opponent. Formidable at the plate, mind you,…
Host T-Ray is joined by co-host Joe to talk in painful detail about the six games this past week (3 @ Giants, 3 vs. Carp). We choose our players of the week, then talk about the wacky world of manager Tomoaki Kanemoto. Finally, we predict the upcoming week (@ Swallows). Winner of the Aki Bubeck CD is announced at the show’s end, too….
Did you know the Hanshin Tigers have not won two consecutive games since defeating the Rakuten Eagles back-to-back at the start of June? Since those two wins, the team has gone: LWL-LLL-LWL-WL-WLL-W-LLL-WL-LWL-LLW. That’s right. One series win (a split series against the Orix Buffaloes) and a combined record of 8-18. Not the way you want…
As the team record spirals further downward, one of the few things the Tigers have left to hang their hat on is a winning record at Tokyo Dome this season. Heading into this series, the boys were 4-2 on the year, and looked to extend their dominance in a stadium that gave them all sorts…
The season has reached a slow, grinding halt – at least for the Hanshin Tigers’ numbers. Still, the fantasy season continues on. We did a player add-drop a couple of weeks ago, and hope to pull off some trades at the all-star break. For those we added (**), stats only count from June 21st and…
Host T-Ray interviews upcoming artist Aki Bubeck (Ukulele Punk Girl) about her new album and more. Then, T is joined by co-host Jimbo as they talk in detail about the five games this past week (2 vs. BayStars, 3 @ Dragons). We choose our players of the week, pitchers and hitter of the month, and predict the upcoming week…
The way the team has been playing lately has not inspired a lot of confidence in fans. In fact, this fan (who tries to stay positive and objective as much as possible) has made the decision to write less until the team starts to perform better. For the record, since June 3 the team has…
How can a team forget a humiliating (and frustrating) sweep at the hand of the league leaders over the weekend? Beat up on an opponent that has been kind to them so far this year! That’s right, the Tigers found a lot of strange ways to lose to the Carp in Hiroshima to open the…