Comments on: 7/11/09 – Yokohama (Away)

By: Garrett DeOrio

Garrett DeOrio — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:44:51 +0000

That was all the work of Watkins. And I concur – best-looking banner this site has yet had.

Sorry about the language. I forget sometimes that baseball is a family game and that women and children might visit the site.

By: Christopher Pellegrini

Christopher Pellegrini — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:38:10 +0000

Please refrain from mentioning the LDP and Yomiuri in the same comment even if they are one and the same. That many dirty words grouped together could get the site taken down.

And on a totally unrelated topic: sweet banner, yo.

By: Garrett DeOrio

Garrett DeOrio — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:47:42 +0000

Agreed, Simon. I must confess that I see a strong connection between baseball and politics, too. I mean, don’t you kind of picture the Giants when you see the LDP? I do. I sometimes think of them as different wings of the same beast. If I found out the Yomiuri Giants had appropriated loads of tax money to hire their former players and their buddies to build a highway through Shiretoko, I wouldn’t be all that surprised. Likewise, I wouldn’t bat an eye at hearing some LDP dinosaur (I’m picturing Ibuki Bunmei) complain that it was bad for the country when the Giants lost and that, as such, teams who beat the Giants were keeping Japan’s problems from being solved.

Actually, this is starting to sound like some kind of dystopian science fiction story.

By: simoncurrie

simoncurrie — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:52:13 +0000

well, i cast my vote just to oust the LDP. really long rule almost always leads to corruption as humans are inherently greedy bitches. DPJ’s a mess too, but this upcoming paradigm shift in Japanese politics can only make things better as things can’t get any worse.

i’ll be at the game on wed.

By: Garrett DeOrio

Garrett DeOrio — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:12:21 +0000

So it is, David. So it is.

Only Wed. evening, I will be at the Cantina in Takadanobaba planning live coverage of the upcoming general election – good stuff for the political junkies. Not quite as exciting for baseball fans (unless they’re also into politics, of course.)

By: David Watkins

David Watkins — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:45:08 +0000

Wednesday is the Giants game Mr.G.

By: Garrett DeOrio

Garrett DeOrio — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:33:01 +0000

Sadly, I’m out – Tuesday night will be the last Tuesday on which I finish work too late to go, though. I’ll next be there at the end of the month after my Nagoya-Osaka-Kyoto-Hiroshima trip. (I have no idea how Kyoto worked its way in there – maybe because they have no team that causes my blood pressure to rise by beating us when they shouldn’t.)

By: David Watkins

David Watkins — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:25:33 +0000

I put the tag in just for you!

I can go to the Tuesday and Thursday games, ah, wait. Tuesday is in Fukushima and Thursday’s game doesn’t exist………damn these weirdy schedules.

I can’t speak for the other two amigos but I’m sure they’ll pop by to let you know soon enough.

By: Deanna

Deanna — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:52:34 +0000

Wait, where’d the “WHY CAN’T WE BEAT YOKOHAMA THEY SUCK” tag go?

Rare afternoon game today… I thought about going, but the Fighters-Marines are on TV and I’m feeling poor lately. I want to join you guys for the Swallows-Giants this week though, will you be there?

By: Christopher Pellegrini

Christopher Pellegrini — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 01:30:28 +0000

They didn’t exactly roll over for Yomiuri either. I don’t know if it’s because teams relax and rest players against them (as we did on Friday night), but they can certainly keep things close for most of the game.