Episodes
Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay give you all the latest team news, recap the most recent Hanshin Tigers baseball games, and preview the second half of the interleague schedule for you. How will the team fare against the Saitama Seibu Lions, Orix Buffaloes, and Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks? Probably not worse than they have done so far!...
Published 06/05/24
Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay give you all the latest team news, recap the last nine games of Hanshin Tigers baseball, give the manager a ribbing, and let you know all you need to know about our first three opponents during interleague (Nippon-Ham Fighters, Chiba Lotte Marines, Rakuten Eagles)! Recorded on: May 20, 2024 Become a...
Published 05/21/24
Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay fill your ears with team news, the import report, a farm round-up, all the latest Tigers baseball action, our Players of the Month for March/April, and talk about which respects our team is better (and worse) than the competition. All that and more! Check out Koji Chikamoto’s new endeavor, mentioned at...
Published 05/09/24
Host T-Ray flies solo on this episode! He gives you the rumors and news, April birthdays, an import report, a recap of 12 games of Tigers action (7-3-2!), and talks about some of the factors that caused the team to experience a 10-game stretch in which they never scored more than two runs in a...
Published 04/23/24
Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay give you all the latest team news, including the imports, then break down the first nine regular season games of 2024. What has gone well for the team so far? What needs to get better? Are there any reasons for concern? Recorded on: April 8, 2024 Become a Patron and receive...
Published 04/09/24
Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay give you all the latest team news (including possible Opening Day roster), recap the end of the preseason, and then hand the floor over to our fearless CL Standings Forecasters! Refer to the chart below for the results, which will be used when calculating everyone’s point total at season’s end. Recorded...
Published 03/27/24
Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay go over the latest team news, recap the preseason games from the first half of the month, and then listen to five guest contributors who share their thoughts on one of the other Central League teams. Follow Scott (https://chunichisoul.blogspot.com/), Heather (@ysbaseball2896), Yakyu Cosmopolitan (@YakyuCosmo), Brian (@RiouxBM), and Lucas (@lucasborjaNPB) on X...
Published 03/16/24
Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay give you the latest news, focusing on the foreigners a little, recap the spring training exhibition games, and then recount the awesome week that T-Ray had down in Okinawa being a tour guide for JapanBall (www.japanball.com)! Recorded on: February 29, 2024 Become a Patron and receive rewards! patreon.com/thehanshintigers Contact us at:...
Published 03/02/24
Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay give you the latest team news and then give you a multitude of reasons to be hopeful that the 2024 Hanshin Tigers will repeat as Central League champions. Start thinking about your CL standings predictions, as that contest will be announced in a week or so! Recorded on: February 19, 2024...
Published 02/20/24
Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay share the team’s latest news, including the scoop on the four import players, and Shintaro Fujinami’s signing, and then discuss some of the factors that might result in the team not repeating as CL champs this year. Don’t worry – Episode 192 will look at the flip side of this issue!...
Published 02/06/24
Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay welcome special guest, researcher and author Chris Hood. We first bring you up to speed with team news, and then hear more from Chris about his past in Japan, his interest in the Tigers, and what it is like cheering for the team from the UK. Here is a link to...
Published 01/24/24
Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay talk about the latest team news (and there is a surprising amount since we last talked!) and then reflect on all the media requests T-Ray got hit up with during the past three months. Recorded on: December 12, 2023 Become a Patron and receive rewards! patreon.com/thehanshintigers Contact us at:
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Published 12/14/23
Host T-Ray sits down with author and professor John Rucynski, editor-in-chief of the 2022 anthology entitled A Passion for Japan. The two discuss John’s arrival in Japan, his encounter with the Hanshin Tigers, what went right for the team in 2023, and also the book that John kindly accepted T-Ray’s chapter contribution! This is the...
Published 11/28/23
Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay discuss team news, the three games that made up the Climax Series Final Stage, and then break down the upcoming Japan Series – the Hanshin Tigers’ first trip to the dance since 2014. Who’s going to win? Why? In how many games? Your thoughts/comments/predictions are welcome, too! Recorded on: October 24,...
Published 10/25/23
Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay discuss team news, the final six regular season games of Tigers baseball, select their players of the month for September, and give you all the information you need to know about the upcoming playoff series against the Hiroshima Carp, to be held at Koshien Stadium on October 18-23. Recorded on: October...
Published 10/17/23
Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay discuss team news, import statuses, and the last 13 games of Hanshin action (including the pennant-clinching game on September 14, attended by us both). We then declare Akinobu Okada the greatest manager in franchise history, and then take a look back on this season, naming our favorite games from each month....
Published 09/27/23
Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay recount their experience of soaking in the Hanshin Tigers’ pennant-clinching victory over the Yomiuri Giants at Hanshin Koshien Stadium on September 14, 2023. Recorded on: September 15, 2023 Become a Patron and receive rewards! patreon.com/thehanshintigers Contact us at:
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Published 09/15/23
Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay discuss team news, the last eight glorious games of Tigers baseball, and some of the potential candidates to be named 2023 Central League Most Valuable Player. Who’s your choice and why? Leave us a comment or send us a message! Recorded on: September 11, 2023 Become a Patron and receive rewards!...
Published 09/13/23
Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay discuss the team’s 5 imports, the last 25 games of Tigers baseball, select their players of the month for August, and look back at the year 2005, which is the last time the Tigers won the Central League pennant. Recorded on: August 31, 2023 Become a Patron and receive rewards! patreon.com/thehanshintigers...
Published 09/01/23
Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay discuss team news, the last eight games of Tigers baseball, select their players of the month for July, and look at how the annual August road trip has changed over the years. How many cities did the 1955 road trip span? How long were they away from Koshien? Listen along and...
Published 08/02/23
Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay discuss team news, the last eleven games of Tigers baseball, select their players of the month for June, and evaluate the three facets of NPB managers that Akinobu Okada must fulfill, according to author and anthropologist William Kelly (see my book review here). Check out our Japanese podcast here in video...
Published 07/20/23
Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay discuss team news, the last nine games of Tigers baseball, select their players of the month for June, and give all the main Hanshin Tigers players their summer vacation report card grades with some explanations. You can tell that one of us is a teacher! What grades would you have given?...
Published 07/06/23
Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay discuss team news, the last 13 games of Tigers baseball, and break down the team’s strengths and weaknesses so far in 2023, according to the numbers and the eye test. What does the team need to do better in order to ensure a good shot at the pennant? Listen to find...
Published 06/21/23