In case you missed it, there was a bit of a brouhaha in the middle of last night’s game. With runners on first (Jefry Marte) and second (Koji Chikamoto) and Teruaki Sato at the plate in the top of the fifth, play stopped mid-at-bat. Voices from both benches were raised to the point that they…
Updated Voting Totals (June 11) H-TEN is back after a two-year absence with the definitive guide on how to vote for the NPB All-Star Game. We didn’t get this chance last year, meaning that the most recent all-star game was played at our ballpark… and what a game it was! Anyhow, click on the pic…
The Hanshin Tigers will not be playing baseball this weekend. On schedule was a three-game set against the Hiroshima Toyo Carp, but they experienced a Covid-cluster over the past week, and are quite short-handed at present. Earlier in the week, reports came out that Ryosuke Kikuchi, Kaito Kozono and Yuya Shozui tested positive for the…
The season is almost upon us! Manager Akihiro Yano sure has had his share to think about when it comes to the Opening Day roster, but his days of worrying about who to play, promote and demote have only just begun! Based on what I have observed on the field and in various articles, this…
The Giants are like the hot chick in high school, who thinks she’s too good for everyone else. We are the clumsy nerd who is trying so desperately to prove to her that we can play in her league.
Tora (虎) = Tiger Kichi (キチ) = short for kichigai (気違い) = lunatic We are… Episode 009: H-TEN Awards 2020 Here we are at the end of a shortened (but extra-long) 2020 regular season, my man. The Tigers finished 7 games over .500 (60-53-7), which after the disaster 2-10 start, is not bad. We actually…
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Originally tweeted by 阪神タイガース (@TigersDreamlink) on August 31, 2020. Multiple sources, including the Hanshin Tigers official social media accounts, are reporting that longtime ace closer Kyuji Fujikawa (40) has expressed his desire to retire at season’s end. He has a 1-3 record on the season with 2 saves and a 7.20 ERA. Fujikawa has twice…
Tora (虎) = Tiger Kichi (キチ) = short for kichigai (気違い) = lunatic We are… Episode 005: Pack it in or Keep Hoping? Last time we talked, this team was on the rise. I think their record was 6-11 or 7-11 after their horrendous 2-10 start. After flying as high as 16-14-1, the team is…
Tonight, the Tigers added yet another player to the already-long list of guys who are in need of medical attention. At some point early in the Wednesday night game against the Hiroshima Carp (which ended in a 3-3 tie), captain Kento Itohara broke the hamate bone in his right hand and will likely need at…