With Hanshin’s stockholders’ meeting and interleague play looming, the Iron Man faces a difficult situation Original article can be seen here 元の記事はこちら Infielder Takashi Toritani (36) may be facing a ”mid-June crisis”. In the 41 games played by the Tigers as of May 24, Toritani has only managed 10 hits in 68 at-bats, for a…
Original article can be seen here 元の記事はこちら We sat down with infielder Wilin Rosario (29) for an interview and talked about his mental state as he prepares for opening day. Although Rosario was a hitting machine during February’s Okinawa camp, he lost steam through March, finishing the exhibition schedule batting .143 with four RBIs and…
Heading into last weekend’s playoff series at Koshien, the weather forecast looked quite grim. The best-of-three schedule was to see Game 1 played Saturday, Game 2 on Sunday, and Game 3 on Monday. Tuesday was a rain date in case it would be needed. The Final Stage of the Climax Series has been scheduled to…
Original Article Can Be Found Here 元の記事はこちら High Hopes that Nakatani Will Reach Benchmark Signs the Righty is About to Break Out The Hanshin Tigers are currently in second place in the Central League. The team went 16-10-1 on its annual long road trip to make room for the Summer Koshien (high school) tournament….
The original interview (in Japanese) and pictures can be found here How do you feel playing for the Hanshin Tigers? Rafael Dolis (RD): I’d wanted to make my way out to Japan for awhile already, so I’m really happy to have been able to do it. I feel very fortunate the be a member of…
Original Article Can be Found Here 元の記事はこちら Friendly Mr. Rogers Adjusting to Japan Just Fine – Enjoyed Dinner Alone in Tokyo Jason Rogers, Hanshin’s new import acquisition, can’t be stopped. He joined the team very soon after the all-star break, and in the 11 games since, has hit .342 (13-for-38) with 3 home runs and…
Original Article Can Be Found Here 元の記事はこちら Rogers’ Impression of Hanshin: “A Team with Strong Traditions Like the Red Sox” Hanshin held a press conference to introduce new import infielder Jason Rogers (formerly of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ AAA club) on the 7th at club headquarters in Nishinomiya. He showed confidence in himself and his future…
The following interview was a 5-week series found on the Hanshin Tigers official website. I always find it hard to translate these, because the original answers given by Randy Messenger were in English, then interpreted into Japanese, transcribed, read by my eyes, and put back into the English I think Randy might have originally spoken….
Original article can be found here 元の記事はこちら Tori’s Home Run / Conversations After Broken Nose – Eldest Son: “Again???” Perhaps the Kansai Derby needs to be renamed after last night’s drubbing. Hanshin found a way to sully the perfect 6-0 Interleague record that the Orix Buffaloes brought into Tuesday night’s action. Behind 0-2 in…
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…