Daily Sports column (in Japanese) can be seen here デイリースポーツのコラムはこちら You know, I can still remember one of the first things I was told when I arrived in Japan: “Nihongo ga jozu!” (Your Japanese is really good!) There are two ironies about this comment: (1) My Japanese was not very good at all – all…
Daily Sports column (in Japanese) can be read here So, how ’bout them Tigers? No really, how are they doing? Strange question to be asked by someone who has covered the team in-depth and detail for the past 5 seasons… but the truth of the matter is, I have not checked in on them for…
When the tone of my tweets got called out by a professional baseball player, it got me thinking about who I am in the Twitterverse, and what my role is there. Do I need to tone things down some???
I had no idea that I would get this interested in the Hanshin Tigers until I encountered this legendary pitcher online four years ago. His (our) story is here.
Host T-Ray is joined by JD as they talk about the last fortnight of Tigers ball, including a couple of unforgettable home runs by our newest acquisition. They then name their players of the month for July, complain a little about Yano’s strategic choices, and talk about how the team can balance the five capable,…
June ended with a couple of humiliating losses to the Chunichi Dragons, dropping the team from the thick of the hunt to the back of the pack. July didn’t start any better, but at least it ended with a hope that run production is about to improve by leaps and bounds. If only the same…
Having already done a few dozen player profiles about guys I never got a chance to see play, I love going back and reading some of the older books written about Tigers legends. This particular book was published soon after the death of Fumio Fujimura, who lived to the age of 75. Given the timing…
Infielder Yangervis Solarte (32) arrived in Japan on Sunday, and met with club officials and the press on Monday for his official introduction to the public. Here is a loose translation of his Q & A.
Daily Sports Column (Japanese) Here / デイリースポーツのコラムはこちら Being an avid Tigers fan and blogger means making connections with all sorts of people from all over the world. The world, you say? Through Hanshin??? The most staunchly traditional Japanese team in NPB? Yes, yes and yes. In fact, those connections have not all been with people…
Host T-Ray is joined by Sanjay as they talk about the last fortnight of Tigers ball, including a fireworks performance at the all-star games, complain a little about Yano’s strategic choices, and talk about the excess of shortstops on the top squad, and how things should (could) change. Recorded on: July 17, 2019 Become a…