Life as a Tigers fan had been pretty depressing for much of June. Surprisingly, one of the few teams we’ve had success against this season is the Yokohama DeNA BayStars. Thanks to them (really, thanks to some untimely errors) we were able to put that 5-game losing streak behind us. SWEEP! Game 66: Brought to…
By now, you’ve probably noticed that I am not particularly fond of Hanshin manager Tomoaki Kanemoto. I liked him some in his first year, though he was really learning the job on the fly. In his second year, he started to come into his own, but he also started grating on my nerves, as heard in Episode…
See “original” Daily Sports article here / デイリースポーツの日本語版はこちら As a university lecturer, I hear a lot about my students’ lives outside of school. The most common thing my freshmen talk about is their part-time jobs. It makes sense – for most of them, this is their first time earning any sort of income, and it’s…
We faced these Carp right after interleague in 2016. Lost three straight. We faced these Carp right after interleague in 2017. Lost two and had one rain out. History repeats itself. Friday: 3-5 Saturday: 3-11 Sunday: 6-11 You wanna read more about the series in which we never held the lead once? Scored one run in the…
Next month, H-TEN will celebrate three years on the web as your favorite source of Hanshin Tigers English news. The podcast also turns three around the same time. It’s been a really fun ride, and we hope that the project keeps getting better in year four! That’s where you come in. H-TEN is offering a…
Original Interview in Spanish Can Be Seen Here Nishinomiya, Japan – We just got back from Koshien Stadium where we had the pleasure to talk to Dominican pitcher Marcos Mateo, who has played three seasons in Japan so far, and had the kindness of sharing with us about the latest facts of his career in…
The Kansai Derby always seems to be interesting. This year, it was the Orix Buffaloes turn to “hit the road” and come over to Koshien. The series was delayed thanks to a rainout on Wednesday (June 6), and the rubber match wasn’t played until two weeks after it was originally scheduled. The way it was played,…
Host T-Ray is joined by co-host Jake to talk about the past two weeks of baseball action, the earthquake that hit Osaka earlier this week, and some interesting and controversial news that has surrounded the team of late. Also, a new Kickstarter campaign for H-TEN has been announced. Stay tuned for details on the…
If only it had rained a few more times. This series against the Chiba Lotte Marines came during the heart of rainy season, and in case you missed it, Hanshin is perfect so far this season on days after rainouts. So Friday’s rainout was a good omen, but Monday’s rainout only helped them win their first…
Some Japanese questions taken from the team official site. Others can be found here. Some answers taken from TV report (English) and others were translated. — Tell us about yourself, and how you feel about becoming a member of the team. EN: Ohayo gozaimasu! My name is Efren Navarro. I’m excited to be here, and…