Anyone who has followed Matt Murton while he played for the Hanshin Tigers knows that the man is a Christian, and a vocal one at that. While his faith may not appeal to everyone, there are certainly people within the Christian community that root for him based solely on his beliefs. Contrarily, there are people…
Co-hosts T-Ray and Whiz-Oh talk about player salaries (see table below), new acquisitions in the past month, and the Seung-hwan Oh gambling scandal. Also a look ahead at what’s in store for 2016, including a Hanshin Tigers Fantasy Baseball League. Opening song – 君は君だけ: Kimi wa Kimi dake (Hakugaijin) Closing song – 夕焼け: Yuuyake (Aki Bubeck –…
T-Ray interviews longtime hardcore Australian Hanshin Tigers superfan Peter Gibson. Afterwards, co-host Whiz-Oh joins in a short discussion about the interview’s contents. Interview recorded December 8, 2015 Post-Interview Discussion recorded December 21, 2015 Want to be on the podcast as a special guest? Want to be interviewed about your life as a Hanshin Tigers fan? Send…
You wouldn’t think it would be a hard task to find a newly published Hanshin Tigers magazine in the Kansai area… and yet I went to major bookstores in Sannoymiya (Kobe), Ashiya and Nishinomiya and came up fruitless. FINALLY today I found it! In Himeji, of all places! So here’s the book I searched high and…
Original article can be seen here 元の記事はこちら Hanshin officially signed Dominican pitcher Marcos Mateo (31), formerly of the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball, as a candidate to be the team’s new closer next season, to a contract on the 14th. According to a team representative, the main terms of the contract have been agreed…
Yesterday my fellow Hanshin Tigers fan Peter Gibson, who lives down in Australia and will be featured on the next podcast, dropped a bomb on his Facebook page: he and Tigers legend (that word is practically an understatement, as he is practically deified in Kansai) Randy Bass became Facebook friends. Guess who’s a little jelly?…
Original article can be seen here 元の記事はこちら Hanshin disclosed on the 12th that they are aiming to sign two foreign pitchers as candidates for the closer position. At the top of the list are San Diego Padres free agent Marcos Mateo (31), followed by Deunte Heath (30) of the Hiroshima Carp, Maikel Cleto (26) of the Chicago…
Original article can be seen here 元の記事はこちら Seung-hwan Oh (33), who played for the Hanshin Tigers until the end of this season, underwent interrogations for illegal gambling activities in Seoul, South Korea on the 9th. According to local media, he has admitted to part of the allegations against him. Hanshin, who suspended their negotiations to…
Original article can be found here 元の記事はこちら Hanshin announced on the 8th that they have signed pitcher Randy Messenger (34) to a contract for 2016. This season he started in 29 games, going 9-12 with a 2.97 ERA. Heading into his seventh season since joining the club in 2010, Messenger commented, “I want to prove…
Original article can be found here 元の記事はこちら All six newcomers to the Hanshin Tigers were in attendance at the official presentation of the club’s draftees in Osaka on the 7th. First round pick, outfielder Shun Takayama (Meiji University), will wear number 9, second round pick, catcher Seishiro Sakamoto (Meiji), gets number 12, third round pick, pitcher Daichi…