Tigers

Wrap-up – Road of Death & Welcome Home

Wrap-up – Road of Death & Welcome Home

The Tigers completed their annual 3-week long road trip on Thursday in Tokyo. As I was away from Japan for most of it, I will simply post all the scores here without commenting on the action. For the record, they went 6-9 on their road trips, winning just one of their 5 series, and 5-1 at…

Translation – Gomez: RBI King

Translation – Gomez: RBI King

Gomez: Ready, Set, GO! The original article can be found here 元の記事はこちらです When the entire lineup explodes with production, you can be assured the cleanup hitter has not been silenced, either. Indeed, Gomez took part in the load of RBIs collected last night. He made a big inning even bigger with a swing of his bat. “The Tigers’…

Translation – Tigers/Giants Series Preview

Translation – Tigers/Giants Series Preview

Attack the Giants! Counting on Murton Coming Back, T. Arai Staying Hot The original article can be found here 元の記事はこちらです No time to get down on yourselves! The Tigers went without outfielder Matt Murton (32) for the second straight day as their weakened roster lost to Hiroshima. But next on the agenda (starting on the…

Tigers’ Weekly Wrap-up – August 4-10, 2014

Tigers’ Weekly Wrap-up – August 4-10, 2014

Another week, another .500 record. After wasting a chance to gain ground by losing 2 of 3 to the Swallows last week, the Tigers repeated the feat again this week. They then took the first two against the Carp in convincing fashion, but fell way short in the series finale. You would have thought this…

Fujinami – Good Enough for the Bigs?

Fujinami – Good Enough for the Bigs?

After Friday night’s victory over the Hiroshima Carp, co-heroes Shintaro Fujinami and Seung-Hwan Oh were interviewed by the media. When asked about the team’s young ace, Oh speculated that Fujinami is the type of pitcher who could move on to the major leagues some day. The game commentators also reminded viewers that Fujinami is basically right…

Video – Murton Entertains in the Rain

Sunday, August 3. Potentially the last game at Koshien for the Tigers until the 29th. One problem: the rain just won’t slow down enough for the game to start. So what happens? Well, check the video below to see! The game never took place, but at least the fans got a little entertainment from everyone’s…

Translation – Murton the Beast

Translation – Murton the Beast

  An Ogre at Jingu! Murton’s Unbelievable .636 Average Aided by 3 Hit (2 RBI) Night The original article can be read here. 元の記事はこちらです Could it be the “Umaibo Effect” once again? Matt Murton went 3-for-3 in putting on yet another Moda (hard hitting) Show. The mark he has left on enemy turf has left the crowd…

Translation – Gomez’s Challenge

Translation – Gomez’s Challenge

Outdo us! Gomez spurred on by Kakefu and Bass The original article can be read here. 元の記事はこちらです Go ahead, outdo us! Legendary batsman Randy Bass (60) and Development Coordinator (DC) Masayuki Kakefu (59) of the 1985 championship team pointed to the cleanup hitter, infielder Mauro Gomez as being the key to victory as the Tigers…