Month: October 2014

New Batting Order?

New Batting Order?

The Tigers’ batting order has remained mostly unchanged this season, as long as all the players were healthy. On a typical night, it looked something like this: 1 – Uemoto (2B) 2 – Yamato (CF) 3 – Toritani (SS) 4 – Gomez (1B) 5 – Murton (LF) 6 – Fukudome (RF) 7 – Imanari / T…

Series Preview: Tigers vs. Carp

Series Preview: Tigers vs. Carp

Scheduled Games & Probable Starters: Saturday, October 11, 2pm: Randy Messenger (13-10) vs. Kenta Maeda (11-9) Sunday, October 12, 2pm: Atsushi Nohmi (9-13) vs. Daichi Ohsera (10-8) (?) Monday, October 13, 2pm: Shintaro Fujinami (10-7) vs. Bryan Bullington (9-8) (?) Record This Season: @ Koshien Stadium: Tigers 7, Carp 2 @ Mazda Stadium: Tigers 4,…

Article Translation – Manager (Dis)Satisfaction

Article Translation – Manager (Dis)Satisfaction

The original article can be found here 元の記事はこちらです As the Climax Series (CS) approaches, we took the time to conduct an online survey of 17,577 male baseball fans aged 20-54 who say they attend at least one game every season. From that pool, we took results of 200 fans from each team. The average age of…

Koshien Will Host CS Games!

With tonight’s 4-1 Giants victory over the Hiroshima Carp, the red-and-white fall into third place, a half-game behind our Hanshin Tigers. The result is that Koshien Stadium will host two, possibly three baseball games this long weekend. Game 1 is Saturday at 6pm, and will likely see Messenger facing off against Kenta Maeda. Game 2…

The Climax Series Starters are…

The Climax Series Starters are…

The original article can be found here 元の記事はこちらです The Rotation is Set! Tigers Open with Tough Righty Messenger Open with “Messeh”! Reports on October 5th indicate that the Tigers will start Randy Messenger (33) on October 11 in the first game of their Climax Series matchup with Hiroshima. Typhoon 18 has delayed the final game of…

Article Translation: Yamato Hurt?

Article Translation: Yamato Hurt?

The original article can be found here 元の記事はこちらです Hanshin Tigers outfielder Yamato (26) missed the first team practice (on the 3rd) leading up to the Climax Series (starting on the 11th) because he was having his injured shoulder checked. It was supposedly injured during the Hiroshima Carp game (at Mazda Stadium) on the first of…

Happy Birthday to…

Happy Birthday to…

Matt Murton! Today is your birthday! Have an incredible day! Relax with family, rest up, power up, and let’s have a great Climax Series next week! Thanks for being such an integral part of the Tigers’ organization and success. Sincerely, Trevor Raichura Hanshin Tigers English News Junior Executive Vice President

Tigers Win! Now what?

Tigers Win! Now what?

Last week I broke down the final few days remaining on the schedule, as well as the importance of finishing first (or at least second). The Tigers’ regular season is now over, and it ended on a positive note, as they defeated the second-place Hiroshima Carp, 4-2. Since I didn’t see the game, I will…