T-Ray is joined by Jake to talk about the past two weeks of action, catch up on some team news, listen to an interview with sponsor RockCorps CEO Stephen Greene, and choose the best possible roster from the Tigers who have played under current manager Tomoaki Kanemoto. They wrap things up with a look…
I hated Wadaball. So did most of you. And when his time at the helm ended in October 2015, and Tomoaki Kanemoto took over the reins, there was a lot of excitement in Tigerland. Things were going to be different, at last! Aniki’s team would be faster and (much) stronger than the yawn-inducing lineup Yutaka…
As always, I feel like I need to preface my criticisms with a clarification: I am not a baseball player, coach, manager, front office person. Never have been. Probably never will be. As such, my words do not hold a whole lot of weight. Let me also say that I was excited about Tomoaki Kanemoto‘s…
Former Hanshin Tigers manager Senichi Hoshino, who led the team to its first pennant in 18 years in 2003, passed away on January 4th of pancreatic cancer. He was 70 years old. As a young man, Hoshino wanted nothing more than to take down the Yomiuri Giants. He was chosen by the Chunichi Dragons in…
The original article can be found here 元の記事はこちら Make Senior Advisor Wada the GM! The Man Who Can Loosen Kanemoto’s Grip on Operations Put the Club Back in the Driver’s Seat This team needs to start thinking about making Yutaka Wada its General Manager. Hanshin is slated to start the first round of the Climax…
Original Articles Can Be Found Here and Here The Hanshin Tigers announced on September 10th that Masayuki Kakefu is resigning as farm manager at season’s end. Kakefu was asked to be the team’s development coordinator in the fall of 2013, and became manager of the farm team at roughly the same time as Tomoaki Kanemoto…
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…
Player A is well-paid and is a core team member. This year, though, he is hitting under .250. While he has never been known for his power, he certainly can do better than the single home run he has produced thus far. He has somehow gone from reliable hitter to double play maker. Not only that,…
Original article can be found here 元の記事はこちら New Hanshin manager Tomoaki Kanemoto left the team’s fall camp in Aki, Kochi and returned to Osaka for business on the 4th. He intends to be back for the latter half of the camp but in his four days there, it seems the response has been positive enough….
Original article can be found here 元の記事はこちら Tomoaki Kanemoto has just become new manager of the Hanshin Tigers, but already he is trying to toughen up team captain Takashi Toritani (34) with words like “Your whole season left something to be desired.” He called the team’s main players and staff together in the clubhouse on the…