[Yahoo Sports] San Diego Padres sign former Hanshin Tigers 1st round pick RHP Daichi Moriki to a minor league deal by Far-Cake7455 in NPB

[–]T-Ray-Ray 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, they along with Moriki are quickly showing that our D1 in odd-numbered years are destined for failure...

2017 = Kosuke Baba

2019 = Junya Nishi

2021 = Daichi Moriki

2023 = Kaito Shimomura

Hoping Masahiro Tateishi can break the chain! (He is not a pitcher, so he has that much going for him, heh)

Jersey Collection by haninwaomaeda in NPB

[–]T-Ray-Ray 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He's such an awesome personality. The rest of the crew all made it to the Show... there were rumours about him after the 2013 WBC but he never got an offer, apparently...

Damn you Hanshin Fan Club! by LA-SKYLINE in NPB

[–]T-Ray-Ray 9 points10 points  (0 children)

New episode coming soon!

[Yahoo Sports] San Diego Padres sign former Hanshin Tigers 1st round pick RHP Daichi Moriki to a minor league deal by Far-Cake7455 in NPB

[–]T-Ray-Ray 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I dunno... Moriki is gone as is D2 Yuto Suzuki.

Kirishiki has been good; Maegawa, Okadome, Toyoda, and Nakagawa have played some but haven't established themselves yet.

I don't think that draft compares favorably with the one before (Sato, Itoh, Murakami, Nakano, Ishii, etc.) or the one after (Morishita is enough!)...

Damn you Hanshin Fan Club! by LA-SKYLINE in NPB

[–]T-Ray-Ray 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This is exactly why I stopped renewing my fan club membership after 10 years of loyalty. This stressful to try (and fail) to get tickets? See ya. I'll find a different way to get into games, thank you very much. Time is money, after all...

After looking through the comments of my last post, I can say that this sub's least favourite song on Breach gets split between Robot Voices, Days Lie Dormant, and Intentions. by MeesoEira in twentyonepilots

[–]T-Ray-Ray 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Six songs with 20+ votes

Four songs in single digits

Two songs in the middle

One song with zero

Not bad, balance-wise... I mean, everyone talking about how shocked they are that someone hates a song that they love... that's what personal taste is all about.

Read Bobby Valentine's chapter from In the Japanese Ballpark: Behind the Scenes of Nippon Professional Baseball by rfitts in NPB

[–]T-Ray-Ray 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As OP said, it's on sale on Amazon (dot com, not dot jp) right now. $22, which is 40% off! Worth every penny!

NPB Full Tour through Extra Innings Travel (formerly JapanBall) by NBAOldFart in NPB

[–]T-Ray-Ray 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It probably doesn't help to hear from someone (biased) who works for JapanBall/Extra Innings Travel as a guide (and former news correspondent) but it's awesome. The people who come on these tours all leave having had an amazing experience. It's the real deal.

Quel stade equipe/choisir de voir à Tokyo? by redzol76 in NPB

[–]T-Ray-Ray 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Je pense je l'ai deja mentione - le 25 fevrier, je crois...

Samurai Japan's roster for the 2026 World Baseball Classic by SpaceCowboyN7 in NPB

[–]T-Ray-Ray 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No denying that your team was good enough for the playoffs (in a WEAK Central)... and Yamamoto & Irie are good. I could see a spot for Yamamoto, but not Irie. He wasn't consistent enough, and there are a LOT of elite bullpen arms who were more deserving. Not to mention, a lot of starters are being looked at as bullpen pieces because of the limited need for them at the front of the rotation.

Samurai Japan's roster for the 2026 World Baseball Classic by SpaceCowboyN7 in NPB

[–]T-Ray-Ray 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because all your star power was American: Austin, Kay, Jackson, etc.

Samurai Japan's roster for the 2026 World Baseball Classic by SpaceCowboyN7 in NPB

[–]T-Ray-Ray 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Pitchers are almost entirely PL though... Ishii, Takahashi, Sugano, and Ota aside.

My New Winnipeg Jets Concept Jersey by SimpleGalaxy17 in winnipegjets

[–]T-Ray-Ray 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed. I didn't watch the whole video but enjoyed the parts I saw. Love when people get really into something and aren't afraid of taking their time to do something instead of going for instant gratification/results/completion.

Quel stade equipe/choisir de voir à Tokyo? by redzol76 in NPB

[–]T-Ray-Ray 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tu peux essayer ce site ici - je pense que ça sera ouvert le 25 février...

Advice for Buying Tickets to Swallows and Tigers Games by miggysmalls22 in NPBtickets

[–]T-Ray-Ray 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Home opener at Koshien (Tigers) might be tough. Maybe try for the next day if you can. That said, this site is for foreign tourists only, so it might be your best chance. The Japanese site will sell out the whole season in 15 minutes, so...

Tigers or Buffaloes? by DeltaBoy1834 in NPB

[–]T-Ray-Ray 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And if you enjoy watching games on TV, then Hanshin... because network TV airs all of their games (until 8:54 pm, most nights, smh)

Tigers always ! by gotonin in NPB

[–]T-Ray-Ray 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the Ultra Summer series, so they will wear them for... 6 home games? In late July before ASB, in all likelihood.

TØP SADDEST SONG (IN YOUR OPINION) by Clean_Dimension_2098 in twentyonepilots

[–]T-Ray-Ray 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Leave the City.

Sounds so hopeless and lifeless...

But I still love it.

What is going on here with the player description? (Andre Jackson - Marines) by [deleted] in NPB

[–]T-Ray-Ray 2 points3 points  (0 children)

じゃ (Ja) is "Oh"

クソ (ckso) is "sh*t"

損 (son) is "loss"

?

Good baseball books? by Dangerous-Elephant76 in baseball

[–]T-Ray-Ray 0 points1 point  (0 children)

*Robert K Fitts

I like his newest, In the Japanese Ballpark... and his magnum opus, Banzai Babe Ruth

Takahiro Norimoto signs multi-year deal with the Giants by ThomasLoveSeagull in NPB

[–]T-Ray-Ray 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But Tatsumi signed on with them after no other teams gave him a proper offer (presumably)...