Month: June 2019

June 2019 Recap – Glaring Weaknesses Abound

June 2019 Recap – Glaring Weaknesses Abound

It’s hard to remember a June that went well for the Hanshin Tigers. Interleague is simply not our friend, and I have a theory about that, but I’ll save it for another time. Anyhow, the team also often struggles out of the gates and in the short stretch between interleague and the all-star break. This…

Toreba no Toraba – No Coincidences, Just Miracles

Toreba no Toraba – No Coincidences, Just Miracles

Daily Sports Column in Japanese here / デイリースポーツのコラムはこちら Nothing happens by accident. At least that’s how life can feel at times. I trace the fateful encounter I had with my future wife on an airplane in Vancouver back in 2010 to a young 12-year-old boy in Okinawa who told me I should apply to work…

Episode 99 – How Can We Vanquish the PL?

Episode 99 – How Can We Vanquish the PL?

Host T-Ray is joined by JD as they recap the last two weeks of spectacular Tigers baseball. They then choose their top hitters and pitchers of the month, their Yano-no-no of the fortnight, and then tackle the big issue for the next three weeks of interleague play: can we hold our own against the powerful…

May 2019 Recap – Reiwa Bats Rake

May 2019 Recap – Reiwa Bats Rake

If you don’t remember April, it was not a good month – certainly not the first 20+ days. The team saw itself six games below .500 and potentially staying in or near the cellar for the balance of the year. But May has brought in a new era, literally, and with the onset of Reiwa,…