Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay discuss the latest team news and recap the past 13 games of Tigers baseball. Then they go to great lengths to give an 84-game report card to every main position player and pitcher, plus the team manager. Here’s a link to a good video that explains the sign-stealing controversy from July...

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Episode 132 – Midseason Report Card

Hosts T-Ray and JD discuss the latest team news and recap the past 11 games of Tigers baseball. They name their hitters and pitchers of the month for June and T-Ray has a talk with the newest Tigers import, outfielder Mel Rojas Jr. Also, here’s the placeholder part of our show (the hot topic) that...

Episode 131: Sitting Down with Rojas Jr

Hosts T-Ray, JD and Sanjay discuss the latest team news and recap the past 11 games of Tigers baseball. Now, let’s face it, there are only two other CL teams that have a shot at the pennant this year: the Swallows (!) and the Giants. We take some time to break them down and talk...

Episode 130: Our Remaining Rivals

Hosts T-Ray, Sanjay and Gabe discuss the latest team news, recap the past 8 games of Tigers baseball, take a cheap shot at our manager, choose our players of the month, and share our limited knowledge about the final three teams the Tigers will face during interleague play, which is scheduled to be completed on...

Episode 129: Interleague Preview Part 2

Hosts T-Ray, Sanjay and Gabe discuss the latest team news, the past 9 games of Tigers baseball, and share our limited knowledge about the first three teams the Tigers will face during interleague play, which is scheduled to start on May 25. Also, here’s our post-show show! Recorded on: May 19, 2021 Become a Patron...

Episode 128: Interleague Preview Part 1

Hosts T-Ray, JD and Gabe discuss the latest team news, the past 12 games of Tigers baseball, and what the team needs to do to ensure it will remain competitive? relevant? dominant??? for years to come. Also, here’s our post-show show! Recorded on: May 6, 2021 Become a Patron and receive rewards! patreon.com/thehanshintigers Contact us...

Episode 127: To Build a Dynasty…

Hosts T-Ray, JD and Sanjay bask in the glow of the team’s previous 10 games, and then try to offer possible solutions to the import problem that manager Akihiro Yano is about to need to figure out: how to fit 8 highly talented imports on a roster with a 5-import limit? Also, here’s our post-show...

Episode 126: A Real Gaijin Problem

Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay go over the first 10 games of the Tigers’ 2021 regular season, and then give their first impressions of the way the team has been managed, as well as the starters, rotation and bullpen. Who’s overperforming? Who’s underperforming? Who needs to be swapped out, and for whom? Find out here! Also,...

Episode 125: First Impressions of 2021

Host T-Ray is joined by JD, Sanjay and Gabe to discuss what is going to be new and different in this 2021 season. Also, we are joined by a whole bunch of people who sent in their predictions for the upcoming season! The winner will be showered with prizes, and the losers will be laughed...

Episode 124 – Central League Prediction Show!

Host T-Ray and Sanjay are joined by Scott, founder & curator of the Chunichi Dragons English blog. Follow him on Twitter too! (@dragonsoulblog). We break down what all the other CL teams have been up to this offseason, and what they look like heading into the regular season. Also, you have just a few precious...

Episode 123 – Other CL Team Previews

Host T-Ray and crew (JD & Sanjay) give you updates on the team upon their completion of spring training in Okinawa/Kochi. Then they discuss which players should get the bulk of the playing time at which position in 2021, based on last year and what went down at camp. Also, the Central League prediction contest...

Episode 122 – Jockeying for Position

Host T-Ray and crew (JD & Sanjay) are back for a new season of H-TEN! This episode sees the guys going over the departures and additions, recounting various memories along the way. Plus, we are joined for a special interview with outfielder Jerry Sands! Here’s our post-show show as well… Recorded on: February 17, 2021...

Episode 121 – Catching Up; Sands Interview

Tora (虎) = Tiger Kichi (キチ) = short for kichigai (気違い) = lunatic We are… Episode 009: H-TEN Awards 2020 Here we are at the end of a shortened (but extra-long) 2020 regular season, my man. The Tigers finished 7 games over .500 (60-53-7), which after the disaster 2-10 start, is not bad. We actually...

Two Talkin’ Torakichi: Episode 009 (Part 1)

Host T-Ray is joined by co-host Sanjay to discuss the news, the past 15 games of action, and why this team is still worth watching the rest of the way despite being all but eliminated from the postseason. Let us know which player(s) you will pay attention to the rest of the way! After you...

Episode 120 – Why We Keep Watching

Host T-Ray is joined by co-hosts JD and Gabe to talk about the fortnight that was, sling mud in our manager’s face, choose players of the month for August, and discuss some potential trades they would like to see the team make — the sooner, the better! Let us know what you think of our...

Episode 119 – SOS: Save Our Season!

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