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Episode 128: Interleague Preview Part 1

Episode 128: Interleague Preview Part 1

Hosts T-Ray, Sanjay and Gabe discuss the latest team news, the past 9 games of Tigers baseball, and share our limited knowledge about the first three teams the Tigers will face during interleague play, which is scheduled to start on May 25. Also, here’s our post-show show! Recorded on: May 19, 2021 Become a Patron…

Junya Nishi: Playing for His Parents

Junya Nishi: Playing for His Parents

Sources: Sponichi / Nikkan Sports There is more to Junya Nishi than meets the eye. Whether you know him as the fireball-throwing, celebration-embellishing second-year high schooler, the first-round draft pick of the Hanshin Tigers in 2019, or the kid who nervously pitched through his first inning as a pro last night, ultimately earning the win,…

Game 42 vs. Swallows: How the West (Nishi) Was Won

Game 42 vs. Swallows: How the West (Nishi) Was Won

One night, you have Yuki Nishi and the bullpen serving up walks (11), hitting batters (2) and giving up extra-base hits (9). The next night, you have his distant relative, Junya Nishi serving up walks (4), but nothing else. The 19-year-old threw five innings of no-hit ball, and the bullpen protected the no-hitter for another…

Game 40 @ Giants: Too Close for Comfort

Game 40 @ Giants: Too Close for Comfort

This game started really poorly for the Tigers bats, as they hit into double plays in the first two innings, but then they came to life after that for a couple of innings… and then went right back into hibernation. Good thing Raul Alcantara had four strong innings of his own (and two not-so-good ones),…

Game 39 @ Giants: Played with Fire, Got Smoaked

Game 39 @ Giants: Played with Fire, Got Smoaked

Despite seeing the Giants set up runners on the corners in multiple innings on this night, Masashi Itoh got himself out of many jams. However, he definitely did not have his best stuff. Luckily, super-rookie Teruaki Sato looked ready to carry his teammate, even the entire team, on his broad shoulders. His first two at-bats…

Game 38 @ Giants: Winning With Good Defense?

Game 38 @ Giants: Winning With Good Defense?

I’m pretty sure most Tigers fans were thinking the same thing as I was heading into this weekend series. Even in the worst-case scenario, we will return to Kansai in first place. Given the team’s recent history at Tokyo Dome, it is hard to blame fans for fearing the worst but hoping for the best….

Game 36 vs. Dragons: Comeback Left Incomplete

Game 36 vs. Dragons: Comeback Left Incomplete

The first inning of this one was extremely promising. Yuki Nishi needed just nine pitches to mow down the Dragons’ first three batters, while Ogasawara spent more than that on Koji Chikamoto alone, who got a hit out of the battle. Jefry Marte pulled the same stunt, and the Tigers had an early lead. Unfortunately,…

Pop Flies, Robo-Pets, and Other Disasters

Pop Flies, Robo-Pets, and Other Disasters

This is the first book review I have ever written for a book that I did not originally have any intention of reading. In fact, I knew nothing of its existence until just a couple of days before it was sent my way by mail. Allow me to explain. A few months back, one of…