As an unabashed Hanshin Tigers and Stryper fan, the title of this book sounds like an addiction I have suffered from in some shape or form since the seventh grade. The subtitle of the book, written by Hanshin superfan James McKnight, is “Life, Love & Baseball in the Land of the Rising Sun”. It is…
Host T-Ray flies solo this time around. After sharing the latest team news, he recaps games 31-43 of the regular season, chooses a pitcher & hitter of the month for July, digs into Yano’s decision-making skills, and talks about the vast gap between Yusuke Ohyama’s good and bad spells. Feel free to share your thoughts…
Tora (虎) = Tiger Kichi (キチ) = short for kichigai (気違い) = lunatic We are… Episode 005: Pack it in or Keep Hoping? Last time we talked, this team was on the rise. I think their record was 6-11 or 7-11 after their horrendous 2-10 start. After flying as high as 16-14-1, the team is…
T-Ray talks about the upcoming series with the Hiroshima Carp! Find out more about the enemy and the weekend ahead… Facebook Comments
Source: Nikkan Sports Tigers infielder Kento Itohara, who is recovering from a broken hamate bone in his right hand, started playing catch at the team’s farm facility in Naruohama on August 4th, according to reports. The bone was broken in the July 22 game against the Hiroshima Carp (at Koshien), and he had surgery on…
Sources: Nikkan 1 / Nikkan 2 Right-handed reliever Koki Moriya (26) has slowed down his rehabilitation program recently. His right shoulder is not ready to ramp things up, and so he has been simply staying behind at Naruohama and working on his fitness. Moriya appeared in a farm game on July 28 (@ Hawks) but…
Thanks to Patreon, I am stretching my boundaries a little and incorporating language teaching into the repertoire. This first video is free for all, but future offerings might be limited to Patrons only! Don’t miss your chance at more instructional videos from your source of all things Hanshin Tigers, H-TEN! Facebook Comments
Host T-Ray is joined by JD and Sanjay as they discuss Games 19-30 of the season (an 8-3-1 stretch). Also, they discuss the role of role players, and whether or not the team has their best guys up on the top squad right now. Which fringe guys should be farmed? Who is worthy of a…
From T-Ray’s Daily Sports Column (Japanese) デイリースポーツ のコラムはこちら Summer has really hit hard the last few days here in Kansai. It’s hot, but more importantly, the Tigers have gotten hot, too! Those June Tigers (2-8 record on the month) appear to have vanished, and it’s a ton of fun watching them win a lot of…
Tonight, the Tigers added yet another player to the already-long list of guys who are in need of medical attention. At some point early in the Wednesday night game against the Hiroshima Carp (which ended in a 3-3 tie), captain Kento Itohara broke the hamate bone in his right hand and will likely need at…