What is wrong with the Hanshin Tigers?
Seemingly a group of players with the ability to succeed and be a pennant contender, the popular team has obviously underachieved offensively this season and is very unlikely to make postseason play while concluding an eight-game losing streak.
Playing under first-year manager Yutaka Wada, the Tigers pitching staff has provided the necessary elements for winning games, but the sluggers have been mysteriously sluggish.