Tigers win the Pennant
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[ Author: westbaystars | Posted: Sep 15, 2003 10:07 PM
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Yahoo Sports has a few photos of the victory:
Re: Tigers win the Pennant(1985+18)!!
[ Author: yakult toughman | Posted: Sep 16, 2003 8:29 AM
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Congrats, Tigers and thier fans! You really earned it! Many die hard Tigers fans deserve it, too. They have suffered so long by thier team's long draught. The true Hanshin Tigers fans are amazing! It is good for Japanese baseball that a team like the Tigers won the pennant.
Re: Tigers win the Pennant(1985+18)!!
[ Author: Guest: Gary Garland | Posted: Sep 16, 2003 4:44 PM
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I also want to pass along my congratulations to the Tigers. Like toughman, I'm a Swallows fan as well and was glad that we kept Hanshin from celebrating in our house. Nonetheless, Tigers fans have suffered a lot over the last decade or so and to see such a devoted base of followers finally get a chance to pop the cork on the champagne (or beer, whatever your taste runs to) can't help but bring a smile to this Japanese baseball fan's face. This Japan Series should be a barn-burner.
Re: Tigers win the Pennant
[ Author: Guest | Posted: Sep 18, 2003 7:28 AM
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My congrats to all the die-hard Tiger fans! You certainly have the best time right now, and deserve the title. We will see a very exciting Japan Series next month. I just wish I had been in Osaka to join in the celebrations!!
Re: Tigers win the Pennant
[ Author: ckurtz | Posted: Sep 18, 2003 11:45 PM
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As a friend of Tom O'Malley's back in Montoursville, PA, U.S.A. it is great to see him continue his very successful baseball career. Congratulations to the Tigers from Montoursville, PA.
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Some Hanshin fans got a "flying start" by jumping off of bridges in Osaka on Saturday. The main danger in this practice isn't hurting oneself hitting the bottom, it's hitting and getting caught in bicycles and other junk that thoughtless people toss into the rivers from the bridges. Several efforts have been made to pull the junk out, but there's always more.
Nonetheless, when I turned the BayStars' game on this evening, Hanshin had already won their game 3-2, eliminating Hiroshima, their guests at Koshien this afternoon (September 15). Akahoshi ended the game with a dramatic sayonara bases loaded single to right in the bottom of the 9th.
After that, all focus turned to Yokohama Stadium. And while Yokohama started off in the hole by three runs in the first inning, they quickly turned things around with a pair of home runs each by Woods and Murata. Yokohama turned the game around, and after five innings, Yokohama had a 12-6 lead. Hanshin fans started gathering outside of Yokohama Stadium, and were walking around inside the stadium looking victorious.
Yakult put up a few threats thereafter, but each time a Swallow got to third base, the final out was recorded at first to end the inning. Denny came in and pitched a perfect nineth to eliminate the Swallows on just five pitches.
The celebrations are in full swing down in Kansai, and around the globe, as Hanshin has won the 2003 Central League Pennant.