The Tigers’ bats really have not performed the way the fans expect. What better way to snap out of it than to face the Yakult Swallows at hitter-friendly Jingu Stadium? This series saw the bats on both teams come to life on Friday, then cool off a little on Saturday, and were it not for…
Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay go over the latest team news, recap the preseason games from the first half of the month, and then listen to five guest contributors who share their thoughts on one of the other Central League teams. Follow Scott (https://chunichisoul.blogspot.com/), Heather (@ysbaseball2896), Yakyu Cosmopolitan (@YakyuCosmo), Brian (@RiouxBM), and Lucas (@lucasborjaNPB) on X…
Not only did the Hanshin Tigers bats pulverize the Swallows pitchers to the tune of 19 runs at Jingu Stadium, but they did so late in games to: The winning streak is now at five, and the team has won 12 of its last 13 games. Look at that record, folks… let’s push for another…
After two straight rainouts in Hiroshima, our boys came home to face the suddenly weak Yakult Swallows, whose pitchers got absolutely demolished over the weekend at the hands of the Baystars. They must have been saving all their best performances for Koshien, as our bats suddenly froze up and did not score in the first…
Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay take you through the first round of the playoffs, a successful 2-1 series win for the Hanshin Tigers, before looking in depth at the players on both teams in the upcoming Final Stage series (October 12-17?) against the Yakult Swallows. Who do they have winning the series? Listen until the end…
Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay discuss team news, the first six exhibition games, and what has gotten into manager Akihiro Yano and his players! Then, they analyze the other five Central League teams, which should help you make predictions for the annual H-TEN Central League standings prediction contest! Details in the pinned post on H-TEN’s website….
Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay discuss the latest team news and recap the past 14 games of Tigers baseball. After complimenting manager Akihiro Yano for his postgame comments, they discuss what needs to happen for the Tigers to win the pennant. Also, here’s a talk we did after we recorded the show! What is the outlook…
In case you missed it, there was a bit of a brouhaha in the middle of last night’s game. With runners on first (Jefry Marte) and second (Koji Chikamoto) and Teruaki Sato at the plate in the top of the fifth, play stopped mid-at-bat. Voices from both benches were raised to the point that they…
Hosts T-Ray, JD and Sanjay discuss the latest team news and recap the past 11 games of Tigers baseball. Now, let’s face it, there are only two other CL teams that have a shot at the pennant this year: the Swallows (!) and the Giants. We take some time to break them down and talk…
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…