Month: May 2017

Episode 63 – Tori’s Streak, Interleague Preview Part 1

Episode 63 – Tori’s Streak, Interleague Preview Part 1

  Recap of last week’s action (vs. Giants, vs. BayStars), Player of the Week, Wacky Tomoaki, Hot Topic + Predictions (guest spot from Christian of Graveyard Baseball) – @ Marines, vs. Fighters. Recorded on May 29, 2017 Opening song – Hajime no Ippo – SHIN a.k.a MAMIYA feat.TIM Closing song – Hanshin Tigers – Sim Redmond Band Show…

You Need These Balloons!

You Need These Balloons!

Balloon launches are no longer part of the stadium festivities (due to Covid-19) If and when you go to Koshien Stadium for a Hanshin Tigers game, you will want to be part of all the fan festivities. In order to do so, you will want to enjoy the 7th inning balloon release. Of course, you…

2017 All-Star Voting – Vote Daily Until June 18!

2017 All-Star Voting – Vote Daily Until June 18!

VOTING TOTALS UPDATED JUNE 16 You want Hanshin Tigers players in the All-Star Games this year, right? Last year we had 4 guys on the team, none of whom were voted in by fans (they were selected by the CL Manager): Fumihito Haraguchi, Shun Takayama, Shintaro Fujinami and Yuta Iwasada. Check this out, though. We’ve got…

Episode 62 – Who Should DH the Interleague Games?

Episode 62 – Who Should DH the Interleague Games?

  Recap last week’s action (vs. Dragons, @ Swallows), Player of the Week, Wacky Tomoaki, Hot Topic (Who Will Get Upcoming DH Duties?), Predictions (vs. Giants, vs. BayStars). Recorded on May 22, 2017 Opening song – Hajime no Ippo – SHIN a.k.a MAMIYA feat.TIM Closing song – Hanshin Tigers – Sim Redmond Band Show Notes: #62 – Kai…

Closing Out a Fine Night

Closing Out a Fine Night

On Tuesday night, I had the privilege of going to watch the Hanshin Tigers face the Chunichi Dragons. Without going into too many details about the game (series recap will come out after Thursday’s match), suffice to say that there was little drama in the game itself, but it ended jubilantly. I received an invitation…