Month: August 2016

@ Dragons – August 30-31 – Losing Streak Reaches 5

A three-game sweep at the hands of the then-fifth place Swallows pushed the Tigers down a spot in the standings, and the dream of reaching the playoffs seemed less likely to come true. A two-game stint in Nagoya with the team’s two best pitchers slated to start should have been the remedy to the team’s…

Episode 45 – Infield Shuffle

Episode 45 – Infield Shuffle

Host T-Ray is joined by co-host Joe to talk about the three games in Yokohama (vs. BayStars) and the three back at Koshien (vs. Swallows). They choose a player of the week, then talk about what the deal is with the constantly changing infield. Who is best suited at which position moving forward? They end off by predicting the upcoming…

vs. Swallows – August 26-28 – Swept in Return to Koshien

At long last, the Tigers could play on their home field. The high schoolers were long gone and the Kansai region was anxious to be able to cheer on their home team – especially in light of the 4-game winning streak and the ever-heating-up playoff race. Could the Tigers claw their way up into third,…

Episode 44 – Weak, Weak Week

Episode 44 – Weak, Weak Week

Host T-Ray is rejoined by rejuvenated co-host Joe! They talk about the two games at Kyocera Dome (vs. Carp) and the three at Tokyo Dome (vs. Giants). They choose a player of the week, then talk about which youngsters will still be playing full-time in a few years’ time. They end off by predicting the…

@ Giants – August 19-21 – Narrowly Escaping a Sweep

There’s no moving up in the standings too far if you can’t beat the teams at the top. After a humiliating two-game mini-series against the CL-leading Carp, the Tigers looked to redeem themselves against the second place Yomiuri Giants on the weekend. Redemption, minimal as it was, didn’t come until the last inning of play on…

vs. Carp – August 16 & 17 – Crushed at Kyocera

This year the Hiroshima Carp have utterly dominated our boys, no matter the venue. In Hiroshima, they have won 8 of 12, and at Koshien, they have won 7 of 9. Would playing in a different city but still being the home team reverse the Tigers’ fortunes? It reversed Takahiro Arai’s fortunes in 2015, and…

Episode 43 – Bench the Bird?

Episode 43 – Bench the Bird?

Host T-Ray is flying solo this week! He talks about the three games in Hiroshima (vs. Carp) and the three at Kyocera Dome in Osaka (vs. Dragons). Thanks to contact with regular co-host Joe, the two choose a player of the week – it was unanimous. Zorny chimes in with his thoughts on this week’s hot topic –…

Happy Birthday to… (Part 3)

Happy Birthday to… (Part 3)

Today, August 13, is Randy Messenger‘s 35th birthday. Happy birthday, big fella! We are so fortunate to have such a steady guy as the anchor of the pitching staff. Here’s a little run-down of Randy’s Hanshin accomplishments: Longest serving foreigner in club history (tied with Jeff Williams and Gene Bacque, but not for long!) Second…

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