Month: March 2016

@ Swallows – March 29-31 – Split Down the Middle

Game 4, Tuesday 3/29: Riding a two-game winning streak and bringing their best pitcher from last season to the mound, the Tigers hoped to keep the defending Central League champion Yakult Swallows winless on the season on Tuesday. Shintaro Fujinami gave up a hit and walk in the bottom of the first, but held the…

Podcast Episode 22

Podcast Episode 22

Host T-Ray welcomes two special guests (Joe and Patrick) to the show to talk about the season-opening weekend games (Hanshin vs. Chunichi). In the show’s second half, Patrick and T-Ray talk about the Yomiuri Giants of last season and where they expect the team to finish in 2016. Follow Patrick on Twitter: @npbtracker Bookmark Patrick’s NPB tracker…

vs. Dragons – March 25-27 – New Season, New Style

The Hanshin Tigers looked to continue their dominance against Chunichi under the dome in Osaka as the 2016 season raised its veil. Could they extend the 11-game win streak at Kyocera against the rebuilding Dragons? Game 1, Friday 3/25: As reported earlier this weekend (click here for recap), the series started on a rough note…

Opening Day Report – Tigers Lose Opener

Randy Messenger looked invincible in the first inning. After that, the Chunichi bats and eyes made sure the bases were always occupied. After a strikeout-ground out-strikeout first inning, rookie Shun Takayama recorded his first career hit on a two-strike grounder to left field. Only Shintaro Yokota‘s quickness prevented his groundout to pitcher from becoming a double…

Podcast Episode 21

Podcast Episode 21

Host T-Ray holds a special interview with the admin from Moeyo Dragons to talk about Chunichi’s 2015 and 2016 seasons. After that, he talks with a special co-host about the gambling scandals, players that have earned a spot on the first squad for Opening Day, and more. Follow the Chunichi Dragons in English at: http://moeyodragons.blogspot.com Opening song – 君は君だけ…

Hanging Out with a Tiger

Hanging Out with a Tiger

Now, I’ve had my encounters with Hanshin Tigers players before. Some of you remember my report about meeting Matt Murton at Starbucks. Others will have read my more recent report about bumping into (not literally, thank God) Randy Messenger, Mauro Gomez, Marcos Mateo, Matt Hague, and Tom O’Malley at a Mexican restaurant in Okinawa. But…

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