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Ohyama, Nakatani Provide Multi-Souvenirs

Ohyama, Nakatani Provide Multi-Souvenirs

First of all, starter Minoru Iwata had to have been beside himself all night. The veteran pitcher has not received much run support in his starts over the years. Two or fewer runs per start has been the norm. That, combined with his struggles to get through five innings, had him winless in nearly two…

Skid Ends at 4, Randy Gets Win #100

Skid Ends at 4, Randy Gets Win #100

The Tigers got mauled badly by the Giants at the start of the week, and the team was to head into Hiroshima to face the three-time defending champs. They never do well at Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium. But tonight was different. Ace comes up big, pinch hitter delivers winning homer.

Games 58-60 @ Eagles – Big Bat Better than Bad Bunts

Games 58-60 @ Eagles – Big Bat Better than Bad Bunts

You expect to win two, if not three when you’re playing against a bottom-feeding team like  the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. The Tigers barely pulled it off – but hey, we’ll take the wins any way we get them. Game 58 – Kids Back in Kanemoto’s Good Books? Starting Pitchers: Shintaro Fujinami vs. Wataru Karashima…

Why I Still Don’t Like Kanemoto (Part 2)

Why I Still Don’t Like Kanemoto (Part 2)

I hated Wadaball. So did most of you. And when his time at the helm ended in October 2015, and Tomoaki Kanemoto took over the reins, there was a lot of excitement in Tigerland. Things were going to be different, at last! Aniki’s team would be faster and (much) stronger than the yawn-inducing lineup Yutaka…

Games 55-57 @ Fighters – No One Pitched Well

Games 55-57 @ Fighters – No One Pitched Well

After a lot of rain and mediocrity during the week at Koshien, the Tigers took their act on the road for the final week of interleague play. First stop: Sapporo Dome to face the resurgent Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters. Given the powerful bats they have, Hanshin would need theirs to come out and play, plus…

Why I Still Don’t Like Kanemoto (Part 1)

Why I Still Don’t Like Kanemoto (Part 1)

As always, I feel like I need to preface my criticisms with a clarification: I am not a baseball player, coach, manager, front office person. Never have been. Probably never will be. As such, my words do not hold a whole lot of weight. Let me also say that I was excited about Tomoaki Kanemoto‘s…