Tuesday’s “Sports Nippon” paper featured part 1 of 4 interviews that will be conducted with the Tigers’ foreign players. In this one, former catcher great Akihiro Yano interviews ace pitcher Randy Messenger. Yano: This is your sixth year in Japan. I guess you know what to expect out of spring camp by now? Messenger: Yeah,…
The first edition of the 2015 magazine is now in the hands of fan club members. Over 90% of its content is devoted to ticket purchase information (who knew it was this complicated!) but the first few pages feature a nice interview with young catcher Ryutaro Umeno and young pitcher Ryoma Matsuda. Here is my…
Messenger’s 7 Shutout Innings & 12th Win Put Him Back on Top! The original article can be found here 元の記事はこちらです As the crowd roared jubilantly, Messenger’s eyes were glued on the ball. The Tiger faithful were ecstatic, and Messenger grinned. He jumped off the bench to greet the hero of the moment. With Fukudome’s game-winning…
The original article can be found here 元の記事はこちらです It looks like the long road to recovery for the Tigers’ Tsuyoshi Nishioka will soon be coming to an end. The infielder is slated to play against Western Hiroshima (Carp farm team) at Naruohama tonight (September 5). The plan is to give him 2 or 3 at…
Make Nohmi a Set-up Man! There are less than 50 games left in the season. (Translator’s Note: The count now sits at just over 20.) As of August 9, the team sits in the favourably behind the Giants by a mere 0.5 games. If they want to win it all, the team must avoid the…
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’…
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…
The original article can be found here. Murton went three-for-four to pick up his twelfth “modasho*” of the year. Murton’s outburst accounted for three of the team’s five hits, as he improved his batting average to .337 on the year, surpassing Luna (Chunichi) for the league lead. “I felt good up there, but unfortunately…
The original article can be found here. (Central League, Hiroshima Carp 6, Hanshin Tigers 1) Wada’s mad. The Tigers’ lacklustre play on offence and defence resulted in a 6-1 blowout at the hands of Hiroshima. Manager Yutaka Wada, 51, was fuming as he could not figure out what caused pitcher Randy Messenger’s lack of hustle…
Article Translation – Seung-Hwan Oh Reaches 300 Saves The original article was found here. Hanshin Tigers closer Seung-Hwan Oh, who recorded 277 career saves in Korean professional baseball, reached 300 career saves in Korea and Japan combined. “Today is a special day,” Oh said in one breath, while continuing, “But I didn’t come to Japan to…