Definitions by 5150

daiei hawks 

baseball team based in fukuoka.
won the title in '99 and '03.

they're managed by Sadaharu Oh, the man with the most HRs in the world.

daiei hawks by 5150 August 1, 2004

chiba lotte marines 

baseball team based in Chiba.
they haven't won the pennant in 30 years.

the last time they won the title was also 30 years ago.

chiba lotte marines by 5150 August 1, 2004

seibu lions

baseball team based in the suburbs of tokyo.
they won the title almost every year in the 80's.

they're just now getting back to winning again.

seibu lions 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.

kintetsu buffaloes by 5150 August 1, 2004

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.

orix bluewave 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.

nippon ham fighters by 5150 August 1, 2004