Akihiro Yano looked every bit the inexperienced manager in Game 1, leaving two of his power bats on the bench and calling for a hit-and-run that backfired in the fifth. The result was that the Tigers needed a win (or tie) in this one, or the season would come to a premature end. And this…
And so it begins. October was a good month for the Tigers, despite not taking home the pennant. On the other hand, the Giants had a historically bad month, finishing below .500 but secured the third spot. In the playoffs, none of that matters, other than the Tigers being able to host the entire best-of-three…
Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay discuss the latest team news and recap the last 4 games of regular season Tigers baseball. They then name hitters and pitchers for the month of October, and end things by talking about what to look for in the best-of-three being played at Koshien Stadium against the Yomiuri Giants this coming…
As seen in Daily Sports Online (Japanese only) / デイリースポーツオンライン連載コラム・トレバーの虎場から I’ve been doing a lot of thinking since last Tuesday night’s anti-climactic loss mathematically eliminated the Hanshin Tigers from winning the pennant in 2021. Which Tigers fan has NOT been doing a lot of thinking??? Why could we not seal the deal? How long will…