As seen in Daily Sports Online (Japanese) / デイリースポーツの連載コラムから I want to introduce you to my friend, John. He and I met around five years ago when we were two of the only foreigners in attendance at a Stryper concert in Osaka. What I found out about John that day was that when he has…
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…
Based on my Daily Sports Column (Japanese) / トレバーの虎場（デイリースポーツ）の連載コラムから Well, September was a real letdown of a month for the Hanshin Tigers, wasn’t it? Actually, though, they finished with a winning record (10-9-4), though you would never guess it based on the numbers or the mood in Kansai. Those numbers included… only 10 home runs,…
As Seen in Daily Sports (Japanese) / デイリースポーツオンラインのコラムから I’ve only been following Japanese professional baseball for seven years, but in some ways, I am a kind of “veteran” in the foreign NPB fan society. Often when new fans come in, the first things they ask about are some of the major differences between the “new”…
Based on the Daily Sports Column (Japanese) / トレバーの虎場（デイリースポーツ）から “You’d be perfect for the job. Why don’t you look into it?” My wife’s friend not only made the suggestion but also set me up with an interview to be a driver for a certain media outlet during the Tokyo 2020 (2021?) Olympics. Being the laid-back…
As seen in Daily Sports Online (Japanese) / トレバーの虎場から OK, I’ve about had it. Earlier this month, I was hosting the monthly H-TEN viewing party on Zoom. I and three others sat down in front of our respective computers while watching the Tigers-Hawks game on our own TV screens. Most of them were on Toratele,…
As seen on Daily Sports Online (Japanese) / トレバーの虎場から The decision to go through with the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has been a controversial one, and has been as full of questionable political moves as everything else during this pandemic. To be completely honest with you, I have been against Tokyo 2020 from the start, and…
As seen in Daily Sports / デイリースポーツのコラム（トレバーの虎場）から Teruaki Sato. The young man who plays like he’s already in his prime. Does interviews like he’s been there, done that a thousand times before. Brings excitement to the stands (empty though they may be) and the nation like no one has in ages, if ever. Gives dreams…
As seen in Daily Sports Online (Japanese) / トレバーの虎場（デイリースポーツ）から Ah, Koshien… how we missed you last year. It’s so great to have high school boys back at the best ballpark in Japan, leaving everything on the field for a chance at glory. It truly is a beautiful tournament and set-up, and damn you, Covid-19, for…
As seen in Daily Sports Online (Japanese) / トレバーの虎場（デイリースポーツ）から I’ll admit it. I have a ton of ambition. But along with that, I also have to admit one more thing. I have a ton of hesitancy to chase after that ambition. You see, a lot of times, the things we want the most are also…