The Tigers’ 2018 slogan is 執念 (shunen = tenacity). But up to this point, the team has really failed to show resilience in most of its games. But the boys managed to grit out a W to finish the month of April on a positive note. And the hero was our new import slugger, who…
Yesterday’s game saw our pitcher walking theirs, and ultimately giving up a home run in the same inning. We couldn’t possibly repeat the same mistake in the very next game. Could we? (Cue the cricket sound effect.) Oh, and that was just one morale killer that came after a defensive mistake. *SIGH* Starting Pitchers: Atsushi…
There was a lot of excitement about this young Tigers team, particularly the first two draft picks in 2016. The team’s future slugger and ace, respectively, had great springs. But this is one game I’m sure both of them would rather forget… Starting Pitchers: Taiki Ono vs. Kris Johnson 1 Amazing! We’re stealing bases again!…
Original article can be seen here 元の記事はこちら Show Awareness and Resolve to Retain Special Talent Thursday, April 26, 12:05 – On April 21, Hanshin pitcher Shintaro Fujinami was demoted to the second squad. Long expected to be the Tigers’ ace, Fujinami has instead struggled extensively, and it’s still unclear what it will take to get the…
Once again, the team’s most dependable pitcher came through when needed the most. In fact, the only run the bad guys got against him were assisted by some shaky fielding on our part. The bats took just enough advantage of the Swallows inferior pitching to make this one a no-doubter. The losing streak stops at…
Host T-Ray is joined by co-host Jake to talk about the recent woes of the top squad, but also put a focus on the exciting play of the farm team of late. Contest winners are announced, too. THERE’S GONNA BE AN ENGLISH Hanshin Tigers BOOK! Pre-order here! Recorded on April 25, 2018 Opening song…
The games over the weekend led to some furious fingers tapping away on my phone screen come Sunday night. If you know Hanshin fans, you know they take every single win and loss to heart, celebrating every victory and every loss as though it’s the World Series. So there I was, venting all sorts of…
Original Article (written by T-Ray) can be seen here 和訳はこちら Do you remember the day you gave your life over to this team? I distinctly remember my conversion experience*. June 18, 2014. Hanshin vs. Nippon Ham. My Koshien debut. My wife and I headed to the stadium that day all decked out in my buddy’s…
Today on the farm, Yuta Iwasada pitched seven shutout innings of five-hit ball, doing his part in keeping the game close on the road against the little Carp. In the ninth inning, Fumiya Hojoh hit a one-out double, and Yutaro Itayama brought him home on a triple. He eventually found his way home on a…
The Tigers had their share of chances in this one, but one particular hitter struggled to capitalize on his chances with runners in scoring position, and for the second straight game, the Giants came out on top. Starting Pitchers: Takumi Akiyama (1-2, 2.84 ERA) vs. Kazuto Taguchi (0-1, 8.36 ERA) Surely you don’t need to…