Hanshin Tigers.

This year, my Tigers took the second spot on pennant race. It was in line for the championship by end of this season. Although this team has good balance team, it has lost to Dragons which is the victorious team many times, and has had many injured players.



1. Akahoshi .269 ("Injured", he was a king continuous stealing for five years. )

2. Sekimoto .301

3. Sheetz .310 19HR

4. Kanemoto .303 26HR (38Y/O) Position 7

5. Hamanaka .302 20HR

6. Toritani .289 15HR

7. Yano .274 17HR (38Y/O) position 2

8. Fujimoto .237



Main injured player: Imaoka .279 29HR 147RBI (Last year)



Starting pitchers:



Igawa 14W 9L 2.97ERA

Shimoyanagi 12W11L 3.17ERA (38Y/O)

Fukuhara 12W5L 2.09ERA

Ando 10W3L 3.35ERA



Reliefs:



Fujikawa 5W0L 0.68ERA 79 and 1/3 innings.

Williams 3W2L 1.90ERA 47 and 1/3 innings.

Kubota 5W7L 3.96ERA 50 innings ("injured")





Team:



Tigers 84W58L4D (.592) .267(BA) 3.13(ERA)

Dragons 87W54L5D (.617) .270 3.10



Igawa will go to MLB this year.

He is really god pitcher, and if he do god pitching, no one can hit.

I think maybe Igawa doesn't have no advantage over Matsuzaka.



2001: 9W13L

2002:14W9L

2003:20W5L (winningest pitcher)

2004:14W11L

2005:13W9L

2006:14W9L



He has become a strikeout king three times. His pitching was greater than Matsuzaka in 2002 and 2003. And it is said he is slump these years.



As for rest, I think Imaoka can be a MLB palyer.



It is a photo of Tigers vs Lions at Tokorozawa-seibu-dome-stadium.