5150's definitions

orix bluewave

baseball team based in Kobe.
they were a good team until Ichiro left for Seattle.

Ichiro won a title with Orix before he flew out.

by 5150 August 1, 2004

yomiuri giants

the "New York Yankees" of Japanese baseball.
plays in an ugly shithole of a dome, but manages to put out a good team every year.

there are two types of baseball fans in Japan: Giants lovers and Giants haters.

by 5150 August 1, 2004

nippon ham fighters

baseball team based in Sapporo.
they played in Tokyo until last year.

they have the name that many people tend to laugh at.

by 5150 August 1, 2004

chunichi dragons

Japanese baseball team based in Nagoya.
a decent team, but never good enough to win the pennant.

the third-best team in CL.

by 5150 August 1, 2004

yokohama baystars

baseball team based in Yokohama.
they went almost 40 years without winning a title, when they finally won it in '99.

BayStars sucked for a while until they won that title.

by 5150 August 1, 2004

central league

baseball league in Japan, also known as CL.

made up of the Yomiuri Giants, Hanshin Tigers, Chunichi Dragons, Yakult Swallows, Hiroshima Carp, and Yokohama BayStars.

the Central League is the more popular of the two leagues.

by 5150 August 1, 2004

kintetsu buffaloes

baseball team based in osaka.
the only team to have never won the title.

they had 4 chances to win the title, but blew all of them.

by 5150 August 1, 2004