Host T-Ray sat down with Hanshin Tigers legend George Arias (2002-04) to discuss his new job as Yomiuri Giants international scout, his relationship with current Tigers manager Akinobu Okada, his grown-up children and what they are up to now, and also his encounter with author James McKnight, who wrote a couple of books about his…
From our Daily Sports Online column / デイリースポーツの連載コラムから It feels good to welcome two new foreign hitters to the Hanshin Tigers in 2023. Yohan Mieses and Sheldon Neuse, we wish you all the best! We should also tell you about the team’s track record with foreign hitters in the past two decades, in case you…
Based on the Daily Sports Online column / デイリースポーツオンラインの連載コラムから “Hats off to you, James, because you’ve been able to do something that I have put off for too long. You wrote a book. You’re a published author. If nothing else, you’ve got something to show your kids and grandkids and say, ‘I wrote this.’” Not…
Tora (虎) = Tiger Kichi (キチ) = short for kichigai (気違い) = lunatic We are… Episode 003: Baseball’s Back! The long baseball — and Two Talkin’ Torakichi — hiatus is over! Good to be back, isn’t it, my good man? Indeed over my friend!! Feels good to be back talking Tigers baseball and I couldn’t…
Japanese Column in Daily Sports / トレバーの虎場から Yesterday, I learned that the relationship between players and fans is a fundamental element of professional baseball. Though Opening Day has been delayed by nearly 3 months, and it’s caused a lot of boredom in its fans, I’m sure many of the players feel a hole in their…
Whenever a new manager takes over the reins of the Hanshin Tigers chariot, the media seems to find every last one of his ex-teammates to ask their thoughts on how they think he will fare. Who would have thought that asking George Arias this question would result in a desire to join the coaching staff?