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Baseball: Giants down Fighters in Game 6 to win Japan Series

The Yomiuri Giants beat the Nippon Ham Fighters 2-0 in Game 6 Saturday to claim their first Japan Series title in seven years.

Evil reigns throughout the world. And in the Japanese BBTF, Gamingboy-San screams: “Eff your Ancestors!”

Gamingboy Posted: November 07, 2009 at 02:41 PM | 16 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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1. Juan V Posted: November 07, 2009 at 03:27 PM (#3381833)

Ham won the fight.

2. Swedish Chef Posted: November 07, 2009 at 03:32 PM (#3381836)

Ham won the fight.

I never understood whether they fought for or against hams.

3. Shalimar Posted: November 07, 2009 at 03:49 PM (#3381843)

Nippon Ham is the sponsor, so I'm pretty sure they fight for hams. Though they probably get paid in yen too.

4. TerpNats Posted: November 07, 2009 at 04:13 PM (#3381852)

Do their announcers call them the 'Fightin' Fighters"?

5. Tripon Posted: November 07, 2009 at 05:25 PM (#3381871)

Isn't Nippon Ham the owner of the team?

6. dangnewt Posted: November 07, 2009 at 05:33 PM (#3381876)

Now all we need is for Manchester United to win the Premiership and UEFA Cup for the Evil Empire Trifecta!

7. rfloh Posted: November 07, 2009 at 05:47 PM (#3381887)

6. dangnewt Posted: November 07, 2009 at 12:33 PM (#3381876)
Now all we need is for Manchester United to win the Premiership and UEFA Cup for the Evil Empire Trifecta!

Real Madrid.

8. Jarrod HypnerotomachiaPoliphili(Teddy F. Ballgame) Posted: November 07, 2009 at 07:52 PM (#3381943)

For those scoring at home, this is the 21st title for the Giants. Since 1950, when the Japan Series started. Makes the Yankees look like, I don't know, the Red Sox?

9. dangnewt Posted: November 07, 2009 at 09:01 PM (#3382000)

rfloh - OK, but can we leave Man U winning the Premiership - they even have some sort of working relationship with the MFYs.

10. Gamingboy Posted: November 07, 2009 at 11:06 PM (#3382062)

rfloh - OK, but can we leave Man U winning the Premiership - they even have some sort of working relationship with the MFYs.
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Yeah, the Yankees do. For several years a few MU games were on YES (not anymore) and such. Now I think they just have a joint marketing deal of some sort.
The Yankees also have alliances with the Yomiuri Giants (duh) and the Dallas Cowboys (they formed a stadium food vending company together, of which they both own a substantial chunk of)

11. Flynn Posted: November 08, 2009 at 12:31 AM (#3382084)

Now all we need is for Manchester United to win the Premiership and UEFA Cup for the Evil Empire Trifecta!

I'd laugh my freakin' ass off if Man U won the UEFA Cup.

12. Dan Evensen Posted: November 08, 2009 at 01:28 AM (#3382099)

I'd laugh my freakin' ass off if Man U won the UEFA Cup.

I wouldn't mind it. They can win the UEFA Cup all they want. Just keep them out of the later rounds of the Champions League. :-D

13. Juan V Posted: November 08, 2009 at 01:33 AM (#3382100)

Well, I can guarantee that Man U will not win the UEFA cup this season (or the Europa League, if you're feeling specially pedantic).

14. TerpNats Posted: November 08, 2009 at 04:44 AM (#3382158)

For those scoring at home, this is the 21st title for the Giants. Since 1950, when the Japan Series started. Makes the Yankees look like, I don't know, the Red Sox?

The Cardinals might be a better analogy, since they are second to the Yankees in number of WS won (10).

15. Crispix Attacks Posted: November 08, 2009 at 06:02 AM (#3382179)

Man Utd can't win the Europa League, but Real Madrid still could.

16. Juan V Posted: November 08, 2009 at 06:11 AM (#3382184)

Barcelona, Juventus, Inter, Milan, Liverpool and Bayern Munich, among others, can also still "win" the Europa League, in case anyone's interested.

In fact, Juve or Bayern will have to try.

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