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Andy’s Eye on the Tigers 2

Andy’s Eye on the Tigers 2

Farewell to the 2016 Gaijin The Tigers made it official today. My hometown player, Matt Hague, is among the foreign-born players that won’t be returning to the Tigers in 2017. Honestly, it was to be expected. He only hit .231 with two home runs for Hanshin, and that’s after his 2015 season in Buffalo, where…

Report: Gomez Not Coming Back in 2017

Original article can be found here 元の記事はこちら Hanshin officials divulged on the 15th that the team will not be signing infielder Mauro Gomez (32) to a contract next season. Team management has said they are “leaning towards cancelling his contract.” In his third year with the club, Gomez appeared in 139 games, hitting .255 with…

Mateo Officially Joins Tigers

The Hanshin Tigers have signed Marcos Mateo (31) to a one-year,¥75-million deal, Sanspo.com reported on Thursday. The Dominican, who played for the Padres last season, boasts a 158 km/h fastball and a perfect 0.00 ERA in the Dominican Winter League this offseason. He will wear #38 and is considered a prime candidate to take over…

Podcast Episode 13

Podcast Episode 13

Co-hosts T-Ray and Whiz-Oh talk about newly appointed manager Tomoaki Kanemoto, the new coaching staff, players who have retired or been cut, potential departures as well as players likely to be back in 2016. We also talk about other players who have made the headlines in the last two weeks, and quickly look at the…

vs. Giants, BayStars – September 28-29, 2015

vs. Giants, BayStars – September 28-29, 2015

The 12-in-12 could not have been going any worse than it had up to this point. Two wins and eight losses, with the lone wins coming against the Yakult Swallows (1-1) and Hiroshima Carp (1-2). Two losses each at the hands of the BayStars and Giants, plus one against the Chunichi Dragons, completely eliminated the…

Series Recap – September 25-27, 2015

Series Recap – September 25-27, 2015

The losing streak was at four. First place was far in the distance, second was looking unlikely, and it seemed like a matter of time before third would slip away as well. The Tigers were back to being a .500 team and were heading into enemy territory, where they had not fared well. Then the…

Podcast Episode 09

Podcast Episode 09

Co-hosts T-Ray and Whiz-Oh talk about the Dragons single game, Baystars and Swallows mini-series,  our Player of the Week selections,  Wada Disaster, what to do with the current foreigners for 2016, and predictions for the upcoming week. Opening song – 君は君だけ: Kimi wa Kimi dake (Hakugaijin) Closing song – 夕焼け: Yuuyake (Aki Bubeck – Ukulele Punk Girl)…

Report: Perez to be Called Up?

Report: Perez to be Called Up?

The original article can be found here  元の記事はこちら Reports on the 16th indicate that Hanshin manager Yutaka Wada (53) is considering calling Nelson Perez (27) up from the farm in an attempt to win the league pennant. Gomez is slumping in September, hitting just .167, and Murton has been showing mental instability as he shows his…

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