Month: January 2018

Rosario’s Press Conference

Rosario’s Press Conference

Original articles (and pictures) can be found here and here As always, I am basing this on the articles written in Japanese, and not the audio (which was probably in Spanish), so this translation should be seen as a paraphrase. 【一問一答】新4番候補ロサリオ入団会見「トロと呼ばれていた」/タイガース/デイリースポーツ online https://t.co/AuFZJTM8zU #タイガース #tigers #阪神 #DailySports — デイリースポーツ (@Daily_Online) January 28, 2018 New Hanshin…

2018 Spring Training Information

2018 Spring Training Information

If you’ve been following us on Facebook, you know we’re excited about the upcoming season. We’ve been counting down the days until next season using the players’ jerseys. Check it out if you get a chance. (And “like” the page, too, please!) Anyhow, here is the basic schedule and squad divisions for this year’s spring…

Messenger Talks About Bacque, Legacy, Future

Messenger Talks About Bacque, Legacy, Future

Part 1 of the Interview is Here / Part 2 of the Interview is Here “Me and Bacque are Friends!” Hanshin pitcher Randy Messenger (36) did an interview at his home in Sevierville, Tennessee, and spoke of his surprising connection with former Hanshin pitcher Gene Bacque (80). The legendary righty holds the club’s import record for most…

2018 Tigers Fan Club

2018 Tigers Fan Club

It’s that time of year again! Well, it could have been “that time of 2017” if I had renewed my Fan Club membership a little earlier! But I think I have reached the point in my fandom where the “extra prizes” don’t mean all that much. Most of them never end up getting used anyways….

Obituary – Senichi Hoshino (1947-2018)

Obituary – Senichi Hoshino (1947-2018)

Former Hanshin Tigers manager Senichi Hoshino, who led the team to its first pennant in 18 years in 2003, passed away on January 4th of pancreatic cancer. He was 70 years old. As a young man, Hoshino wanted nothing more than to take down the Yomiuri Giants. He was chosen by the Chunichi Dragons in…

Earl Weaver on Strategy

Earl Weaver on Strategy

Most of you are probably unaware of this, but I have started taking a course. I am studying with Sports Management Worldwide (SMWW), learning more about scouting and managing in baseball. The course is already almost half over, but the workload is only getting heavier. But who wouldn’t want to have a lot of baseball-related…