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Tigers aim for return to respectability after two woeful seasons
Fujikawa :: Japan | 4 months ago
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Hanshin dropped from fourth place in 2011 to fifth last year. A series of player personnel changes has given the popular team a new look this year, leaving the Tigers with a revamped batting attack to support an excellent starting pitching rotation,
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'Ironman' Kanemoto plays final game
Nishinomiya :: Japan | 8 months ago
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Tomoaki "Ironman" Kanemoto brought the curtain down on an illustrious 21-year career as the Hanshin Tigers blanked the Yokohama BayStars 3-0 in the final game of the regular season in the Central League on Tuesday. Randy Messenger (10-11) relieved
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Record-breaking Matsui strikes out 19 more
Nishinomiya :: Japan | 9 months ago
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A week after setting a National Summer High School Championship record with 22 strikeouts, Toko Gakuen High School lefty Yuki Matsui struck out 19 batters at Koshien Stadium on Thursday afternoon in a 7-5, second-round win over Joso Gakuin. Prior to
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This ain't no cure for the summertime blues
Ōsaka :: Japan | 10 months ago
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Do you have a chunk of time set aside for genuine relaxation and that most wonderful of Western concepts: Fun? Personally speaking, it's nearly impossible for me to enjoy summertime, as the season is fraught with traumatic memories. The reason for
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On a high speed train to Kobe for a high-speed assignment
Tōkyō :: Japan | 1 year ago
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The games were rained out yesterday, so I'm going to try today. I'm sitting on a bullet train from Tokyo to Kobe as I type this. The train arrives at 8:58 a.m. local time in Kobe for a 9 a.m. game. I don't need to see every pitch, just want to soak
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Nichidai Daisan wins summer Koshien title
Nishinomiya :: Japan | almost 2 years ago
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Shun Takayama homered and drove in five runs, Kentaro Yoshinaga threw a shutout and Tokyo's Nichidai Daisan routed Kosei Gakuin of Aomori Prefecture 11-0 in the final of the National High School Baseball Championship Saturday. The Nihon University
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Challenging 'road of death' easier on current Tigers than past squads
Omaha :: NE :: USA | almost 2 years ago
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The Hanshin Tigers on Aug. 1 played the first of what will become a long string of games away from their home stadium, which is currently being used for the National High School Baseball Championship. Hanshin takes this road trip every season, and
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In Fukushima, Japan, a Baseball Story of Coming Together and Carrying On
Ōsaka :: Japan | almost 2 years ago
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Yankees Yet nobody wanted to miss the chance to qualify for the annual summer tournament near Osaka, where teams from across Japan battle to become national champion. So three high schools that were forced into exile cobbled together a team to pursue
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Japanese baseball finally ready to get season under way
Tōkyō :: Japan | 2 years ago
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Gambaro Tohoku.'' A patch with those words will be worn on the sleeve of every member of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles this year while the rest of the NPB will wear a patch that reads, " Gambaro Nippon," subtle reminders of the important things in
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Disaster brushes back Japanese baseball
Sendai :: Japan | 2 years ago
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The results of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan have forced the country's professional baseball leagues to make some adjustments. Opening Day was moved from March 25 to April 12, and some night games are being moved to daytime to save electricity,
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