With a huge win on Tuesday and our best pitcher due up on the mound today, it looked like the Tigers might be well on their way to avenging a sweep at Koshien by these same Yomiuri Giants just a few weeks back. But a couple of judgment lapses by the sophomoric third baseman might…
Host T-Ray is joined by co-host Jake to talk about the past two weeks of action. They also name a pitcher and hitter of the month (for April), and then talk about what this team might look like (and what positions it might need to beef up) in 2023. Also, question of the week:…
The origin of his nickname is not known to yours truly, but our starting pitcher today uses Akkyaman as part of his Twitter handle – アッキャマン has the letters for アキヤマ (Akiyama) in it, with a few extras so it sounds a little more “hero-like.” Well on this particular day, the name was 100% befitting…
Let me start by saying that was one of the worst games I have ever attended. At least ones in which the team I was cheering for won. Our starting pitcher worked PAINFULLY slowly. I mean, he put 10 guys on base in his six innings of work, and he always works extra slowly when…
After yesterday’s ugly extra innings loss, these Tigers had something to prove. They used shaky pitching from their opponent and combined it with big bats from the two guys who couldn’t get it done yesterday to trounce the Dragons. Unfortunately, it also cost them a player who was hotter than hot until he slid awkwardly…
It’s Golden Week, so lots of families were in attendance at Friday afternoon’s game. The players’ names on the scoreboard were all in syllabic hiragana so kids could read them. And the only thing it helped kids do was read out the names of players who disappointed them time and again, as the Tigers dropped…
The Tigers’ bullpen has to be enjoying the Golden Week holiday. Despite the team being slated to play nine games in nine days, the combination of Takumi Akiyama‘s complete game on Tuesday with Wednesday’s rainout means the pen had little to do the last little while. And with our big ace on the mound on…
Most of us are not native Japanese speakers, not born and raised in the Kansai area, and Hanshin is not our default culture. Many of us grew up watching or playing a sport other than baseball, and yet here we are, obsessed with the Hanshin Tigers. These are stories of how some of you became…
Tuesday, May 1. You’d think that after the Yokohama DeNA BayStars showed us who’s boss last postseason, that they would continue to put up a good showing against our guys. But not so far. Four of our guys got multiple hits, five knocked at least one runner in, and one of the lightest guys on the…
Here’s a look at my Hanshin calendar, which highlights the birthdays of Hanshin players past and present, as well as the game schedule for the this month of baseball. (A clearer look at the schedule can also be seen here, with updated results as they come). Also, have a look at May 6 – it…