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Game 9 vs. Dragons: Gunkel, Chikamoto FTW!

Game 9 vs. Dragons: Gunkel, Chikamoto FTW!

After the first two games of this series went to the team that did not deserve them (in my opinion… Friday’s Dragons committed 4 errors and still pulled off a win, while Hanshin’s lone hit that left the infield was its last one on Saturday), this one actually played out quite calmly. Very little drama,…

Game 8 vs. Dragons: Eeked Out the W

Game 8 vs. Dragons: Eeked Out the W

Yesterday’s loss left a bad taste in the mouths of many a Hanshin fan, and the scoreless inning streak looked like it might even stretch all the way to Sunday. All game, only two Tigers made it to first base safely, both on infield hits, through 24 outs. Fortunately, as they say, baseball is a…

Take Me Out to the Koshien 2021

Take Me Out to the Koshien 2021

Last year, Covid-19 only permitted me to attend one baseball game. This year, I got a quick start to matching that number, as I headed out to Hanshin Koshien Stadium in the preseason to catch the Tigers-Lions battle-for-feline-supremacy match (Part II). It was a cloudy, cool Saturday afternoon, and Koyo Aoyagi was on the mound…

Cuts, Releases, Retirements, Departures 2018

Cuts, Releases, Retirements, Departures 2018

This post will be updated as the offseason progresses. Some players have already been cut, while others are in the evaluation process. The table below lists players that have officially been released by the club, as well as some that T-Ray and Jake predicted (or hoped) would be canned during Episode 87 of the podcast.