Month: January 2015

Tigers on Social Media

As camp is set to open tomorrow morning, I thought this might be a good time to make a list of players on either Facebook or Twitter. Not as many players are as active (publicly, that is) on social media as you might think. Here are the ones I am currently following. If you know…

Great Tiger Moments 2: June 26, 1986

Great Tiger Moments 2: June 26, 1986

I’m reading a book right now called 巨人ー阪神論 (Kyojin-Hanshin Ron — Giants/Tigers Discourse). Basically it’s a guided conversation between 1980s Giants ace Suguru Egawa and 1980s Tigers cleanup hitter Masayuki Kakefu. They discuss everything from their playing days and beyond. Still halfway through but I came across a bit about this moment: June 26, 1986….

Offseason Report 8: Camp Roster Announced!

Offseason Report 8: Camp Roster Announced!

Spring Training begins on February 1st in Ginoza, Okinawa and finishes on the 25th. The Tigers have announced the 38 players who will take part in this camp. Other players, either of their own volition or club orders, will train with the minor league affiliate team in Aki City, Kochi. Here are the 38: Pitchers: Daiki…

Two Birds with One Stone!

Two Birds with One Stone!

It appears all the hubbub about Takashi Toritani heading to the major leagues was for naught. Yahoo News (among others) reports that Toritani contacted the club late last night saying he has given up on the long negotiations with the Blue Jays and has decided to come back to the Hanshin Tigers for 2015 and…

A trip to Hanshin Department store

A trip to Hanshin Department store

Happy New Year to everyone! I hope you had a great end to 2014 and have started 2015 well! I went to the Hanshin Department store at Umeda today and made sure to stop by the Tigers store on the 8th floor!     Being the practical guy that I am, I didn’t buy much….