You expect to win two, if not three when you’re playing against a bottom-feeding team like the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. The Tigers barely pulled it off – but hey, we’ll take the wins any way we get them. Game 58 – Kids Back in Kanemoto’s Good Books? Starting Pitchers: Shintaro Fujinami vs. Wataru Karashima…
I hated Wadaball. So did most of you. And when his time at the helm ended in October 2015, and Tomoaki Kanemoto took over the reins, there was a lot of excitement in Tigerland. Things were going to be different, at last! Aniki’s team would be faster and (much) stronger than the yawn-inducing lineup Yutaka…
After a lot of rain and mediocrity during the week at Koshien, the Tigers took their act on the road for the final week of interleague play. First stop: Sapporo Dome to face the resurgent Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters. Given the powerful bats they have, Hanshin would need theirs to come out and play, plus…
Original article can be seen here 元の記事はこちら Former Hanshin import gives Efren Navarro his seal of approval As Efren Navarro (32), currently with the AAA Iowa Cubs, appears all but certain to join the Hanshin Tigers, Iowa’s hitting coach Desi Wilson (50) gave the player his seal of approval. Wilson himself learned first-hand how difficult…
Original article can be seen here 元の記事はこちら “It’s the same as when he was on the top squad,” says Second Squad Manager Yano The road to recovery is a bumpy one, as Hanshin’s Wilin Rosario is discovering. The first baseman, recently demoted to the second squad team, batted fourth against Hiroshima’s Western League squad (June…
After reading through (what I later discovered to be) Dirk Hayhurst’s second book, I thought I would give this third one a try as well. I have yet to pick up the first. Anyhow, the blend of humor, insider anecdotes and introspection made Out of My League a hit in my books. I was hoping…
As always, I feel like I need to preface my criticisms with a clarification: I am not a baseball player, coach, manager, front office person. Never have been. Probably never will be. As such, my words do not hold a whole lot of weight. Let me also say that I was excited about Tomoaki Kanemoto‘s…
Coming at you from under the bridge next to Koshien Stadium! Host T-Ray is joined by co-host Jake and special guest Zorny to talk about the past two weeks of up-and-down action. They then transition to talk about the recent demotion of Wilin Rosario. Finally, they are joined by Christian of Graveyard Baseball to…
Hanshin used its two best pitchers against the Hawks, to no avail. Now they were left with the back end of their rotation, against the powerful Saitama Seibu Lions hitting order. This had the making of an ugly weekend and a terrible start to interleague play. Game 48 – Another Great Start Wasted Starting Pitchers:…
Manager Kanemoto: “He’s lost sight of everything” Interleague: Hanshin 10, Seibu 5 (June 2, 2018 – Met Life Dome) Tigers’ manager Tomoaki Kanemoto has finally made a major decision. As of June 2, Wilin Rosario (29) has been demoted to the second squad. The decision came in a coaches’ meeting following the team’s second game…