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Ishizaki Traded to Marines

Ishizaki Traded to Marines

Tigers Receive 27-Year Old RHP Takano in Return The Hanshin Tigers got in on the midseason trade actions that have been going on around NPB in the past week or two. Their deal, however, does not appear to be one that will impact the team very much. Right-handed reliever Tsuyoshi Ishizaki (28) has been sent…

Game 22 @ Carp – Jacks After Gaffes

Game 22 @ Carp – Jacks After Gaffes

Yesterday’s game saw our pitcher walking theirs, and ultimately giving up a home run in the same inning. We couldn’t possibly repeat the same mistake in the very next game. Could we? (Cue the cricket sound effect.) Oh, and that was just one morale killer that came after a defensive mistake. *SIGH* Starting Pitchers: Atsushi…

Game 8 vs. Dragons: 1 IP 5 ER Reliever Gets Win?

Game 8 vs. Dragons: 1 IP 5 ER Reliever Gets Win?

Today’s game looked really bleak for the Tigers until the bottom of the seventh. Unfortunately, the feeling lasted only a few minutes as things fell apart again the very next inning. Starting Pitchers: Atsushi Nohmi (0-0) vs. Shotaro Kasahara (0-1, 6.00 ERA)  2 Nohmi got bailed out by Yoshio Itoi, who threw out a runner…

Game 6 vs. Dragons: We Beat Ourselves

Game 6 vs. Dragons: We Beat Ourselves

For the third straight year, Fujinami got the home opener at Kyocera Dome. For the third straight year, he threw himself into all sorts of trouble. Starting Pitchers: Shintaro Fujinami (0-1, 7.20 ERA) vs. Shinnosuke Ogasawara (0-1, 7.50 ERA)  1 Leadoff walk. Stolen base. Fujinami throwing error on sacrifice bunt. Wild pitch. He showed three…