It Is Time For The Hanshin Tigers To Get Out Of The Basement

The Hanshin Tigers are a proud franchise, but fell through some hard times in 2009. Winning only 67 games,personalized bobblehead,Horton Crossbow With A Draw Weight Of 150 Pounds Is Capable Of Taking Any Animal On The Planet!, they watched as the powerhouse Yomiuri Giants won the Central League once again. They have been aggressive in their moves to once again bring glory to this franchise and will look to give the Giants a run for their money in 2010.

This off season saw an old fan favorite come back to Japan with Kenji Jojima leaving the Seattle Mariners to join the Hanshin Tigers. Jojima was far from happy in Seattle and was only seeing limited playing time,,. This move seemed logical in that he will once again return to full time starter. What the Hanshin Tigers get in return for their 2 billion yen is a former star of the league who now has played American baseball and brings everything that he learned with him. Both parties are going to benefit from this signing,customized bobbleheads.

Before leaving Japan the first time,custom bobbleheads, Jojima was steadily hitting 30 HRs for the Softbank Hawks. While Softbank did once again make a play for him,custom bobbleheads, it was hard to look past an offer that amounts to over $27 million USD that the Tigers put out on the table. All of this leads us to believe that Japan is sick and tired of seeing some of their best talent jump across the ocean to the United States.

To further support the strength of the league,customize bobblehead, Yusei Kikuchi has decided to stay in his home country and play in Japan instead of going for the big American baseball contract. This is nothing but good news for Japanese baseball as they will now literally have the changing of the guard. At 33 years old,custom bobblehead, Jojima cannot have too many years left squatting behind the plate. Hopefully,customized bobbleheads, the years he has left will be reminiscent of his earlier days in Japan.

Something that should not go overlooked is the fact that this veteran will add significant guidance to a pitching staff that obviously struggled last season. As a matter of fact, don t be surprised if he has more of an impact with them than he does at the plate. While it would be nice to see Jojima once again hit 30 home runs, it would be better yet if he could settle this staff down and get them to get some hitters out. His experience and bat may be the difference in getting the team a dozen more wins,Vintage Style Clothes�Considerations When Buying,custom bobblehead.

If Hanshin Tiger fans needed a reason to get excited about the 2010 baseball season,.,Top 10 Reasons You Need A Kayak Fishing Hand Paddle!, this is it. Jojima could have easily ridden out his contract in the States,customize bobblehead, but he wanted to play and win. Being in his latter playing days,personalized bobbleheads,Bike Saddles Are Important For A Comfortable Ride, he would not go somewhere to merely play out the string. For a past legend to handpick the Hanshin Tigers as his team is enough of a reason to get to the ticket window and not miss out on one exciting moment of the upcoming 2010 season.