Comments on: JUST TRY NOT TO LOSE http://tokyoswallows.com/2009/01/27/just-try-not-to-lose/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=just-try-not-to-lose An in-depth look at the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Jingu Stadium, the Central League, and Japanese Pro Baseball Tue, 22 May 2012 09:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Christopher Pellegrini http://tokyoswallows.com/2009/01/27/just-try-not-to-lose/comment-page-1/#comment-838 Christopher Pellegrini Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:45:14 +0000 http://tokyoyakultswallows.wordpress.com/?p=1763#comment-838 BEER AND PIZZA BEER AND PIZZA

]]> By: Garrett DeOrio http://tokyoswallows.com/2009/01/27/just-try-not-to-lose/comment-page-1/#comment-837 Garrett DeOrio Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:24:13 +0000 http://tokyoyakultswallows.wordpress.com/?p=1763#comment-837 Nice one, C.A-L. Rob, while I'm pretty sure the "flag" is the pennant, that slogan is another example of why a Japanese-English dictionary on its own is not an effective means of translation. Either that or they decided to give up on baseball for a while and get into semi-pro capture the flag. I like setting achievable expectations in order to keep people's spirits up, I also like the impossibility of pinning down the meaning behind a slogan without verbs, so I'm pushing for: BASEBALL! Or maybe: A GAME! Or we could do without slogan what Orix did with their logo and say: WE SELL SNACK FOOD AND SODA AT THE BALLPARK! WOMEN AND CHILDREN WELCOME! What would really make sense, though, would be putting the slogan in Japanese and making something other than ???! Nice one, C.A-L.

Rob, while I’m pretty sure the “flag” is the pennant, that slogan is another example of why a Japanese-English dictionary on its own is not an effective means of translation. Either that or they decided to give up on baseball for a while and get into semi-pro capture the flag.

I like setting achievable expectations in order to keep people’s spirits up, I also like the impossibility of pinning down the meaning behind a slogan without verbs, so I’m pushing for: BASEBALL!

Or maybe: A GAME!

Or we could do without slogan what Orix did with their logo and say: WE SELL SNACK FOOD AND SODA AT THE BALLPARK! WOMEN AND CHILDREN WELCOME!

What would really make sense, though, would be putting the slogan in Japanese and making something other than ???!

]]> By: Rob http://tokyoswallows.com/2009/01/27/just-try-not-to-lose/comment-page-1/#comment-836 Rob Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:49:36 +0000 http://tokyoyakultswallows.wordpress.com/?p=1763#comment-836 Woah, very zen for the Tigers! Swallows: Win The Flag!! (WTF??) Woah, very zen for the Tigers!
Swallows: Win The Flag!! (WTF??)

]]> By: Christopher Amano-Langtree http://tokyoswallows.com/2009/01/27/just-try-not-to-lose/comment-page-1/#comment-835 Christopher Amano-Langtree Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:58:12 +0000 http://tokyoyakultswallows.wordpress.com/?p=1763#comment-835 Still it could have been as bad as the Tigers new slogan 'Focus on this play, this moment!'. I am not sure what they mean by it The lamest though has to be the 2005 slogan which begs the answer and...... I would suggest 'FOR THE BIRDS' Still it could have been as bad as the Tigers new slogan ‘Focus on this play, this moment!’. I am not sure what they mean by it

The lamest though has to be the 2005 slogan which begs the answer and…… I would suggest ‘FOR THE BIRDS’

]]> By: Ken Worsley http://tokyoswallows.com/2009/01/27/just-try-not-to-lose/comment-page-1/#comment-834 Ken Worsley Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:07:57 +0000 http://tokyoyakultswallows.wordpress.com/?p=1763#comment-834 STOP BUNTING STOP BUNTING

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