Month: December 2017

2017 – T-Ray’s Personal Top 5 Tigers Things

2017 – T-Ray’s Personal Top 5 Tigers Things

This was another incredible year of following the Hanshin Tigers via this website, the Facebook page, Twitter, and the recently started Instagram account! Here are some of my personal highlights, both as a fan and an amateur reporter. 5) Correctly Predicting the CL Standings Back at the end of March on the podcast, I opened…

Former Tiger Imports: Jason Rogers

Former Tiger Imports: Jason Rogers

Name (Japanese): ジェイソン・ロジャース Date of Birth: March 13, 1988 Hometown: East Point, Georgia High School: Banneker High School (Georgia) University: Columbus State University Family Status: 1 son, 1 daughter Position: First Base Height: 185 cm (6’1″) Weight: 117 kg (257 lb) Throws/Bats: Right/Right Wears #: 48 Originally drafted by: Milwaukee Brewers, 2010 (Round 32) Joined the Tigers in:…

Former Tiger Imports: Eric Campbell

Former Tiger Imports: Eric Campbell

Name: Eric “Soup” Singleton Campbell Name (Japanese): エリック・キャンベル Date of Birth: April 9, 1987 High School: Norwich Free Academy University: Boston College Position: Third Base Height: 191 cm (6’3″) Weight: 93 kg (205 lb) Throws/Bats: Right/Right Wore #: 29 Originally signed by: New York Mets, 2008 (Round 8) Joined the Tigers on: December 2, 2016 Walk-up Song: Waylon Jennings – I’m a…

Banzai Babe Ruth

Banzai Babe Ruth

The book’s full title is Banzai Babe Ruth: Baseball, Espionage, & Assassination During the 1934 Tour of Japan. Prior to buying this book, I had heard of Robert K. Fitts and had even read parts of one of his other books, “Remembering Japanese Baseball: An Oral History of the Game.” This title came highly recommended…

Former Tiger Imports: Roman Mendez

Former Tiger Imports: Roman Mendez

Full Name: Román Junior Méndez Pérez Name (Japanese): ロマン・メンデス Date of Birth: July 25, 1990 Hometown: San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic Family Status:  Height: 191 cm (6’3″) Weight: 107 kg (225 lb) Throws/Bats: Right/Right Wore #: 20 Walk-Up Song: Hironobu Kageyama – Chala Head Chala Originally drafted by: Undrafted (signed with Boston Red Sox as amateur free agent, 2007) Joined the Tigers’…

2017 Offseason Roster Shuffle

2017 Offseason Roster Shuffle

At season’s end, the Hanshin Tigers roster (top and farm combined) consisted of 69 players. The maximum allowed under NPB rules is 70. With that having been said, how has the team shaken out since the last game of the year on October 17? Retired: RP #16 Yuya Andoh (39); IF #32 Ryota Arai (34);…

Who’d we Get for Yamato?

Who’d we Get for Yamato?

As most of you are aware, the best defensive player we’ve had this century has left the club for bluer pastures. That’s right. Yamato exercised his free agent rights and signed a three-year deal with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars, which is said to be worth ¥300 million. Because Yamato was a classified B-ranking free agent,…

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