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Veterans Fukudome, Nohmi Released
Sources: Daily / Sponichi / Sponichi With the 2020 Amateur Draft coming in less than a week, the Hanshin Tigers have started to declare their intentions concerning players’ contracts for 2021. Among the players not being offered new deals in 2021 are veterans and fan-favourites Kosuke Fukudome (OF, 43) and Atsushi Nohmi (LHP, 41). Fukudome…
Two Talkin’ Torakichi: Episode 008
Tora (虎) = Tiger Kichi (キチ) = short for kichigai (気違い) = lunatic We are… Episode 008: Gaijin (Un-)Employment Center Hard to believe the season is coming to an end here real quick… and yet, given that it’s already past the midway point of October, it’s a wonder (and a joy) to be able to…
Farm Team to Find New Fields in 2025?
Source: Sports Hochi Reports that came out on the 2nd indicate that the Tigers are strongly considering moving their farm facilities from Naruohama (bottom red dot, Nishinomiya) to Odaminami Park (far right dot, Amagasaki). Koshien Stadium is the dot on the far left of this map. Preliminary planning has already begun as last week, the…
Toreba no Toraba: Befriending Players’ Families
From T-Ray’s Daily Sports Column (Japanese) / トレバーの虎場（デイリースポーツ）から I can’t remember the exact day it dawned on me that I would never be a professional athlete, but I clearly recall my ambitions changing very quickly from athletic to journalistic. Like, if I could not be in that locker room celebrating a Stanley Cup with my…
Five Tigers Test Positive for COVID-19
Sources: Tigers Homepage / Sponichi / Nikkan Sports The Hanshin Tigers roster (and mental health) took a huge blow on September 25th as the team announced that five of its players and two staff members tested positive for COVID-19. At first, just one player, right-handed pitcher Masumi Hamachi, complained of headaches, slight fever, and lethargy….
Two Talkin’ Torakichi – Episode 007
Tora (虎) = Tiger Kichi (キチ) = short for kichigai (気違い) = lunatic We are… Episode 007: You’re Cut Too, Shushy! Back in our last episode, we evaluated the team, player by player. We still had hope that his team could miraculously come back and win the pennant. With the team 11.5 games back of…
Episode 120 – Why We Keep Watching
Host T-Ray is joined by co-host Sanjay to discuss the news, the past 15 games of action, and why this team is still worth watching the rest of the way despite being all but eliminated from the postseason. Let us know which player(s) you will pay attention to the rest of the way! After you…
Stadiums to Allow More Fans In!
Source: Daily Sports NPB held an emergency meeting on the 12th and reached the decision to loosen the limitations placed on fan attendance at games starting on September 19. A government branch meeting on the 11th determined that it was safe to allow stadiums to be filled to a maximum of 50% of their capacities….
Episode 119 – SOS: Save Our Season!
Host T-Ray is joined by co-hosts JD and Gabe to talk about the fortnight that was, sling mud in our manager’s face, choose players of the month for August, and discuss some potential trades they would like to see the team make — the sooner, the better! Let us know what you think of our…