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kurisupisu
Was out last night in Kobe and there was much glee and singing of the Tiger’s anthem!
deanzaZZR
I will always root for the underdog. Way to go Hanshin Tigers.
Fighto!
Hats off to Manager Okada and the Hanshin Tigers. Certainly a title as rare as hens teeth! Party time on the streets of Osaka!
wolfshine
Obviously such massive crowd numbers are a serious risk to the safety of residents. The mayor should be telling people to stay away from Namba!
Yubaru
Nice to see them clinch it with a win over the Giants.
Yubaru
Cripes, more people gather together at the scramble crossing in Tokyo on any given day. Are you going to tell Koike to tell people to stay away?
zones2surf
Awesome, of course! Especially sweeping the hated Giants!
But the real goal is winning the Japan Series!! If that happens, more than a few fans will be jumping into the Dotonbori "River"! Despite police warnings!
TokyoLiving
Well done!!..
GO HANSHIN TIGERS !!!..
TokyoLiving
Why so sad??..
Disillusioned
Seeing all those people on the bridge brings memories of the many footbridges that have collapsed around the world during sporting events and concerts.
Fighto!
Don't fear : Japanese engineering is world class. The bridge is designed for the world's biggest earthquakes - a mob of Hanshin fans won't trouble it!
Chico3
Yay Hanshin! Han shin Tigers! It was a close game towards the end. Guys! Remember to look out for Joshin ads.
blimp
今年こそ as the saying goes.
Clearfile
Go Tigers! I'm really happy for Osaka.
Speed
I'm curious about the picture. Why did the police block off the west side of the bridge and canalside and force everyone to be on the east side of it?
GillislowTier
thats the joke… (Shibuya Mayor telling people to stay away on Halloween yesterday)
its to stop more energetic party people from jumping in. Every time Hanshin wins or a big celebration in the area people jump in the dirty middle of the city river. Sometimes not being able to swim etc. or like the one guy, not knowing boats go up and down it constantly decided to jump head first… on to the deck of a passing tour boat.
Yubaru
Because Japanese pro baseball has a stupid arsed draft system that is based purely on the luck of the draw.
garypen
The KFC's better lock up their Colonel statues.
wallace
Price reductions in Joshin.
garypen
I wonder if the riverside walkway is narrower on the West side? Or, perhaps the businesses on that side are less amenable to crowds? Maybe, simple crowd control? Or, the very real likelihood that the local police leadership wanted to seem like they were doing something.
TorafusuTorasan
@wandora--good question. If all teams are close in talent and funding, then 3 pennants in 18 years would be normal. Hanshin has their second in that span. So another better funded team must have four or more pennants to make up for the Tigers underachieving.
DaveAllTogether
Though I hate to see the Tigers win (and possibly go on to win the Japan Series) it is so nice to see them do so over the Giants.
Sheikh Yerboaby
What does this mean?
Because Tigers are usually garbage?
wallace
I don't follow baseball but when Hanshin Tigers win Joshin gives a price reduction and goes then.
Yubaru
What does this mean?
Typically the draft order would be the team that has the worst record, drafting 1st, and the Japan series champion drafting last. So that the "best" players in the draft would go to the weaker teams, and then as they get stronger, there is more competition.
But no, Japanese baseball in it's infinite (stupid) way of thinking, lets all teams choose who they want to draft, and if there is another team that wants to draft the same player, or in some cases, all 12 teams want to draft the same player, all names of the teams are put into the proverbial hat, someone picks the "winning" team, and they get to draft the player. It has happened numerous times that the "winningest" team has drafted the "best" player, and the weakest teams dont get better, because the draft pool of "strong" players is nearly always pretty fair at best.
Yuuju
Oh they must be overjoyed!
they worked hard, nice job!
garypen
It looks like a "subway series" this year. Tigers-Buffaloes. Very Kansai-centric.
Is there a Japanese phrase for when two teams from the same city/metro area face off in a championship series?