If you’re ever in Tokyo make sure to buy their shirts that only say Swallows to give your friends and family as gifts. Perfect to wear without any context. Nah but for real though some of their stuff does pop. I’m loving this series on the teams. Great bites into their histories and what made them into the clubs they are now.
I actually did this on my last trip. Got the home colors. The uniform is made of great material. I got Nagaoka #7 because coincidentally we share a birthday. Meiji Jingu really gives me a more homely vibe despite it only being like 5 minutes for the massive National Stadium up the road.
I think the Yakult's upper management mindset on colleration between the success of the team and the sales and profits is the perfect example of the negative effects of the corporation putting their name in the Pro Sports Team. Could you imagine Detroit Little Caesars Tigers being worried about their pizza sales in Cleveland whenever they got into postseason?
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows: If the New York Mets were owned by a company run by New York Yankees fans. I've been told that the team's 7th Inning Stretch Song includes the phrase "Go to hell, Yomiuri!" and I wouldn't blame them if that was true.
Swallows has some serious beef with Tigers that should be covered by SB Nation. 😂 (e.g. Matt Murton slided towards Swallows' catchers before Posey rule was adopted by NPB, and several occasions that Swallows clinched Central League pennants by winning a game vs. Tigers at the end of season)
The idea of a company being scared about losing profits in a certain city because their sports arm winning has to be one of the funniest and silliest things I've heard. Still...glad that the yogurt birds have decided to fly high again (albeit not at this current moment of typing this). Wish they would still keep Meiji Jingu though. *sigh* Awesome video, Gaijin Baseball.
I went to a game in 2017 at Meiji Kyujou. Oh man, was it fun. Swallows fans are wonderful and the game itself was a banger against DeNA. There really isn't a bad seat in the house at Meiji, and it's wonderfully accessible from Gaiemmae Station on the Ginza Line. I really do like the Swallows.
If you’re ever in Tokyo make sure to buy their shirts that only say Swallows to give your friends and family as gifts. Perfect to wear without any context.
Nah but for real though some of their stuff does pop. I’m loving this series on the teams. Great bites into their histories and what made them into the clubs they are now.
I actually did this on my last trip. Got the home colors. The uniform is made of great material. I got Nagaoka #7 because coincidentally we share a birthday. Meiji Jingu really gives me a more homely vibe despite it only being like 5 minutes for the massive National Stadium up the road.
I think the Yakult's upper management mindset on colleration between the success of the team and the sales and profits is the perfect example of the negative effects of the corporation putting their name in the Pro Sports Team.
Could you imagine Detroit Little Caesars Tigers being worried about their pizza sales in Cleveland whenever they got into postseason?
The Tokyo Ondo song is addictive, and one of my fave NPB traditions.
especially the "kutabare Yomiuri, kutabare Yomiuri" rejoinder between verses
Sung in the 2021 Olympic Closing Ceremony in Tokyo. Months after that, the Swallows won Japan Series
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows: If the New York Mets were owned by a company run by New York Yankees fans.
I've been told that the team's 7th Inning Stretch Song includes the phrase "Go to hell, Yomiuri!" and I wouldn't blame them if that was true.
Swallows has some serious beef with Tigers that should be covered by SB Nation. 😂
(e.g. Matt Murton slided towards Swallows' catchers before Posey rule was adopted by NPB, and several occasions that Swallows clinched Central League pennants by winning a game vs. Tigers at the end of season)
What a silly little franchise. They’re perfect. I love them ❤❤❤
The idea of a company being scared about losing profits in a certain city because their sports arm winning has to be one of the funniest and silliest things I've heard. Still...glad that the yogurt birds have decided to fly high again (albeit not at this current moment of typing this). Wish they would still keep Meiji Jingu though. *sigh* Awesome video, Gaijin Baseball.
Great Job! You're a hell of a writer!
Finally, it's here 🥰 Go Go Tsuba-gang!
Go Go Swallows!
I went to a game in 2017 at Meiji Kyujou. Oh man, was it fun. Swallows fans are wonderful and the game itself was a banger against DeNA. There really isn't a bad seat in the house at Meiji, and it's wonderfully accessible from Gaiemmae Station on the Ginza Line. I really do like the Swallows.
Hey one of my favorite teams!
Charlie Manuel! love it
love these.. keep up the grind
back to back Japan series appearances, window open, now this tire fire of a season. Massive bummer.
Even though JNR (which became the JR Group) no longer owns the Swallows, there's still baseball tradition where JR East has a baseball team.
(brings out Umbrella) (Sings Loud)
Kurabate Yomiuri (2x) Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Always thought since the Fighters moved to Hokkaido that the Yakult should be in the Pacific league. And Lotte should be in the Central league.
Yomiuri's little brother
But what about trill?
Horner went to Japan because Ted Turner didn’t want to pay him and let him go through free agency. It also didn’t help that Horner was injury prone.
It also didn't hurt that Yakult offered to pay him double what he was asking the Braves for.
🐦🐦🐦🐦