Month: March 2021

2021 Central League Standings Prediction Contest

2021 Central League Standings Prediction Contest

It’s that time of year again, everyone! We’re about two weeks from the beginning of another season of baseball! As we have done each of the past few years, we would like to extend an invitation to you, to send us an audio file of your predictions for the upcoming season. The person who predicts…

Fujinami Named Opening Day Pitcher

Fujinami Named Opening Day Pitcher

Sources: Daily Sports / Sports Hochi Hanshin manager Akihiro Yano announced to the media on March 8 that he plans on using 9th-year right-handed pitcher Shintaro Fujinami as the Opening Day starter. The original plan called for Yuki Nishi to get the nod for the second straight season, but asthmatic symptoms forced him to leave…

Fan Opportunities (March)

Fan Opportunities (March)

As the regular season quickly approaches (Opening Day is March 26!), we have been made aware of a few opportunities you have to get involved in. First and most appealing (to me) is a film viewing and panel discussion being sponsored by the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ). As a non-member (which I…

Episode 122 – Jockeying for Position

Episode 122 – Jockeying for Position

Host T-Ray and crew (JD & Sanjay) give you updates on the team upon their completion of spring training in Okinawa/Kochi. Then they discuss which players should get the bulk of the playing time at which position in 2021, based on last year and what went down at camp. Also, the Central League prediction contest…

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