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Episode 176: Interleague Preview Part 2

Episode 176: Interleague Preview Part 2

Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay discuss team news, the Shintaro Fujinami experiment in Oakland, the last eleven games of Tigers baseball, select their players of the month for May, and give you the lowdown on our final three interleague opponents: the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, Orix Buffaloes, and Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks! Recorded on: June 5, 2023 Also,…

Obituary – Katsuya Nomura (1935-2020)

Obituary – Katsuya Nomura (1935-2020)

Baseball legend, ambassador, and one-time Hanshin Tigers manager Katsuya Nomura passed away on February 11 at the age of 84. The cause of death was listed as coronary artery disease. Nomura was born and raised in Kyoto, Japan, and played for the Nankai Hawks (based in Osaka at the time) for much of his career…

Games 45-47 vs. Hawks – Eating Humble Pie

Games 45-47 vs. Hawks – Eating Humble Pie

The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks came into interleague play struggling. Our Hanshin Tigers came in ablaze. Amazing how the tides turned for both teams in just a few short days. Game 45 – Tuesday 5/29: Lots of “Chance” Cheers, No Rokko Oroshi Starting Pitchers: Randy Messenger vs. Ken Okamoto Everyone in the stadium, and everyone watching this one…

@ Hawks – June 9-11 – Beaten by Big Bats

@ Hawks – June 9-11 – Beaten by Big Bats

← Click here for a team profile Playing against these SoftBank Hawks is never easy. Though Hanshin seldom faces them, the head-to-head record isn’t too impressive (see below). But not only that, they have beaten the Tigers in the Nippon Series three times: in 1964 as the Nankai Hawks, in 2003 as the Daiei Hawks,…

By the Numbers: Interleague & Beyond

By the Numbers: Interleague & Beyond

Let’s look back on the past 3 weeks, in which we played against the six Pacific League teams. We’ll go through the numbers, starting with… 0 – The number of runs allowed in 24 innings pitched by Randy Messenger. He shut out the Saitama Seibu Lions for 7 innings, then the Nippon Ham Fighters for 8,…

Series Recap – June 9-11, 2015

Series Recap – June 9-11, 2015

While the interleague mini-season has gone the Tigers’ way on most nights, they would face their biggest challenge in the early part of the week: a 3-game series against the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, in the same dome where they dropped three straight to end last postseason. They beat two great Fighters pitchers to finish up…

By the Numbers: Why the Tigers Lost

By the Numbers: Why the Tigers Lost

No one likes wallowing in the gloom of a postseason loss. For that reason, I will not dwell too much on the losses themselves, or the potential reality of losing Takashi Toritani to Major League Baseball. Instead, I will look at three striking numbers/factors that brought about Hanshin’s demise quickly in games 2-5. Setting Game…

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