Thread 151387602

Both league's game 1 start at 18:00 JST (5 hours from now)

>Central League: Yokohama DeNA Baystars (71-66-6) @ Hanshin Tigers (85-54-4)
Tigers lead series 1-0 (default win)
Starting pitchers:
>Baystars
Katsuki Azuma (14-8, 2.19 ERA)
>Tigers
Shoki Murakami (14-4, 2.10 ERA)

>Pacific League: Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (83-57-3) @ Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (87-52-4)
Hawks lead series 1-0 (default win)
Starting pitchers:
>Fighters
Kota Tatsu (8-2, 2.09 ERA)
>Hawks
Livan Moinelo (12-3, 1.46 ERA)

>Format
Each league's pennant winner receives 1 default win in the bo7 series, meaning the maximum amount of actual games is 6 (and minimum is 3). All games are home games for the pennant winner, with no off days.

>>151387602 (OP)
Go Baystars go!

>>151387602 (OP)
Ah shittu teamsaru

Got my Koshien tickets for tonight! Hopefully Murakami shits all over the Gaystars

>>151387667
This is a tigers genny, vtroon

>>151387697
How much did they run you?

>>151387763
5,500 apiece. Breeze Seats so not the best but still, infield with backrests so. Lost out on the lottery for every other game in the series

>>151387809
I assume you're in the fanclub or w/e?

>>151387894
Diamond level lol. Been a member for ages now

I wish Trevor Bauer had a better year.

>>151388654
He’s toast

tell me about Murakami. can he play defense or just a DH guy?

How do I watch this?

what’s the easiest way to watch these games? I have a VPN

>>151389774
>>151390047

bbongtv1

Korean site so use the translation function in your browser, look for the baseball icon or “npb” and click around a little

Games start in 40 minutes

>>151390099
they're playing league of lel right now

Lfg

>>151390218
comfy

Baystars @ Tigers stream:
https://live.qq.com/10064071
Fighters @ Hawks stream:
https://live.qq.com/10197632

Yamamoto swinging out here like hes Javy Baez

Murakami giving a saiki like performance

Murakami trying to give me a heart attack

MORISHITA RISP SUCCESS

Extra innings in fukuoka

Tigers and Hawks both win and take 2-0 series leads

Had work late so I couldn't shitpost, still caught the game though. Probably the most dialed in I've ever seen Iwazaki. Made the red hot Kuwahara look like an asshole on that strikeout.

Bump. Doing my best to stay awake for these.

It's not over yet

TIED

Sayonara time

Leadoff walk!

>>151404092
>>151404109
well, extra innings

leadoff hit and heart of the order
Now it's sayonara time

YOU MESS WITH THE BABY
YOU GET THE SHIT

MORISHITA

とらほー!!

Matchups today:

CL:
>Baystars
Anthony Kay (9-6, 1.74 ERA)
>Tigers
Haruto Takahashi (3-1, 2.28 ERA)

PL:
>Fighters
Hiromi Itoh (14-8, 2.52 ERA)
>Hawks
Naoyuki Uwasawa (12-6, 2.74 ERA)

>>151388654
Trevor Bauer has a horse cock

>KINOmi at short today
Gonna be really good or really bad.

Is it over? Did I miss it?

>>151419052
Both Game 3s just started

Anthony Kay? More like Anthony GAY

Baystars @ Tigers stream:
https://live.qq.com/10064071
Fighters @ Hawks stream:
https://live.qq.com/10197632

Based Sato

Baystar sisters....

>>151419102
https://live.qq.com/10203415
Tigers stream since this one went down

Cmon ohyama

ENTER YVSVKE

Baystars? More like Gaystars

who are the good guys here?

>>151419255
Fighters easily. Tigers fans are retarded monkeys and Baystars fans are arrogant fags, so pick your poison.

>>151419313
what about the Hawks?

>>151419439
The Hawks are elite but a moneybag dynasty machine with a penchant for employing domestic abusers. They're the new Evil Empire and never the good guys in any match-up.

Looking up how it works. The 1st seed gets a 1 game advantage in the series? The fuck?

Morishita is legitimately unstoppable right now

Goddamn Yamamoto you cheeky fucking twink. GG Takahashi.

Takahashi loses the no hitter with 5 outs to go, now has bases loaded 1 out.
>>151419516
Yeah, plus home field advantage for the entire series.
The #1 seed is already the pennant winner, so theyre given a major advantage.

>>151419636
>Yeah, plus home field advantage for the entire series.
>The #1 seed is already the pennant winner, so theyre given a major advantage.
Seems like overkill in a Bo3 but okay.

>>151419686
It's bo7
First stage is bo3, with no default win.

>>151419686
They only have the bonus win for the Best of 7 (6 technically) final stage. Some fans have suggested making it record dependent, only getting it if you lead by a certain number of games. Seems fair to me, if a team BTFOs the league like the Tigers did it doesn't seem that unreasonable

It's cool that they have their own rules though. Nice to see differences in the different leagues.
>>151419705
>>151419726
Do the pennant winners get upset often?

>>151419726
yeah it's fair

>>151419760
Very rarely. I don't have the numbers but I think pennant winners go the finals like 90% of the time. Yokohama upset Yomiuri in their miracle run last year though, barely squeaking into the playoffs when the 2nd place Carp collapsed and went all the way and won it all.

>>151419760
No, only happened 4/17 times in CL (4/18 now that tigers won), 2/4 times that team went on to win NS
3/18 times in PL, all 3 times that team went on to win NS. So 19.4% of the time.

GG Baystars, as lame as the TikTok dances and terminally online fans are, they're a pretty good team. See you in Okinawa.

Ham fighters live to see another game. Early start time tomorrow (14:00 JST}

Easy win gaystars

>>151419780
>>151419812
Damn, what a huge advantage.

>>151390218
Are all the infields dirt? They treat it like a rock garden.

>>151421572
No, only Koshien is that way.
The rest of the stadiums are about 50/50 MLB style infields, and only the bases/mound being dirt

Bump

Hanshin is literally unstoppable

Shinjo's Fighters vs the Tigers would be a pretty fun JS match-up. Certainly more interesting than the Hawks yet again

so the Hawks just need to win 1 more?

>>151433605
I believe in the fighters

Fighters looking frisky

Cam on Kitayama

UMPGOD DOWN
I REPEAT UMPGOD DOWN

>>151434432
Nvm, the umpgod killed the pathetic player nakamura.
All is okay.

F

https://live.qq.com/10016675
stream btw

>>151434504
Happen before?

>>151434573
Just last year. They went up two games on Yokohama in the finals only to get reverse swept by a team that was on paper worse in literally every possible way

>>151434573
Last years japan series. Hawks were seemingly unstoppable PL champions, baystars barely got the #3 seed in climax series due to carp collapsing, proceeded to beat the tigers and giants to get to japan series. Hawks won first two games, then baystars won the remaining 4.
IIRC it was on paper the biggest mismatch in japan series history.

>>151434594
>>151434625
Shame I missed it. Are there always NPB threads for the post season?

>>151434682
When i remember to. There was someone else who made some last year as well.

>>151434625
That Carp team was basically this year's Mest lel... looks like they've never recovered from the shock of it but they're somewhat limited offensively.

https://www.ftflive.com/ftf-next-live/
here is the english stream

>>151434875
Carp have such poor offensive capability (Kozono aside) its amazing they were as competitive as they were in '23 and '24. Credit to Arai there, even if his star has faded a fair bit this year.

Fighter bros do we dare believe?

Franimal is so clutch its nuts. Fighters are slapping these bums around, very based.

>>151435149
Who is your team?

>>151435249
Hanshin. I don't even really follow the PL much but ain't no way I support a team like the Cawks over the Fighters.

Bump

who /koshien/ here?

Bump

Going to be a Marines fan. Guess I’ll cheer for the Tigers when the Marines are out, just because of their stadium.

>>151453096
Marines are easily the best fans in the Pacific League and the strongest cheering section in all of NPB. What they lack in numbers they make up for in power and support. You'll never here a Marines fan complain about being drowned out by other fans, at home or away.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk4DbjJcV2E

>>151434682
2023 had game threads for each game of the Japan series. They didn't get a lot of traction, but game 7 did. The curse of the Colonel was finally broken.
https://archive.4plebs.org/sp/thread/136477589/

>>151457009
Damn. Looks comfy.

What are some of the differences between the MLB and NPB? Does the NPB have designated hitters?

>SoftBank Hawks
Is there more advertising in this league than the MLB? Are the minors my only salvation for pure baseball?

>>151458044
>Pro sports
>Pure
Leaf anon, I....

>>151458044
Japan's had corporate teams for ages, I think from day 1 of NPB
go Hawks!

>>151434900
I didn't know there were english language broadcasts... thanks anon
I've been learning a lot of yakyuu terminology watching the Japanese streams, but I can't find one for today's Hawks game and the change of pace is nice

>>151458071
>>151458142
Well, I at least like how they don't have a strike zone overlay on the screen. It's also kind of funny that there doesn't seem to be a bullpen and they just practice in the foul area.
I suppose I'm more or less fine with the advertising since I can't read any of it, but naming your teams after corporations is mega gay.

>>151457987
NPB still has pitchers bat in the CL but they will add the DH in 2027. Other than that it is more pitching heavy than MLB. Starters work on a week's rest and 6 man rotations are the norm. Hitting is much less reliant on 3 True Outcomes and slugging with rare exceptions. The playoffs are obviously different given there's only two 6-team leagues.

>>151458044
Every team is owned by a corporation except Hiroshima, Korea and Taiwan are the same. Ironically its a less corporate environment than MLB. Tickets are very reasonable price wise and you're not totally bombarded with ads and shilled DraftKings the whole time. The teams still have rich culture (chants, songs, fan traditions) and distinct identity. The fact that big name free agency and trades in general are relatively uncommon means that even the FA-heavy moneybag teams like the Hawks and Giants are still by large majority homegrown talent, which is nice.

>>151458216
It used to actually be worse, these days most teams at least put the city/region in the name

>>151458246
>Every team is owned by a corporation except Hiroshima
Alright, why?

>>151458246
Korea and Taiwan have teams in the NPB? Interesting. I'm also surprised about DraftKings since I thought gambling outside of Pachinko was illegal.

>>151434900
Thank you, been dealing with Japanese DAZN streams after coming back to NZ to follow Hanshin in the final series.

>>151458351
No, they have their own leagues, although they sent teams to Koshien during the imperial period. But their leagues have the same corporate sponsorship thing going on - Rakuten even has a Taiwan team in addition to the one in Tohoku.

>>151458332
The teams were historically used as advertising ventures for the companies, most didn't even make a profit and many have relocated or changed hand multiple times when the owner company struggled or folded.

In Hiroshima's case, a scion of the Matsuda family (the creators of Mazda) holds the majority stake in the team personally instead of through the company. Thus it is technically family owned (even though they are connected to Mazda and Mazda Corporation owns 40% of the team and sponsors the stadium they play in)

>>151458351
What >>151458392 said. Also there is no (official) gambling in NPB, it was actually a scandal among the players early this year. There is no shameless open partnership or integration with the betting markets like in the US. It still happens naturally, just not publicly.

>>151458392
>>151458472
Thanks for the responses, bros. You watch KBO and CPBL as well?

>>151458391
Had to swap back to Japanese commentary cause I just remembered I hate Americans

There are ties?

>>151458867
If a game is tied after 12 they just call it a tie
I prefer endless extras but even MLB is doing ghost runner bullshit in the regular season

Hawks sisters?

Woah, MLB doesn't have this.

Fighters mean business today

Lol got greedy

>>151458588
No to both. They've got great fans but the quality of ball is often not the best. NPB is not so different from MLB these days, but those two are quite below. Still, I intend to visit Taiwan next year to visit a friend, so maybe I'll pick up a team while I'm there.

Fighters firmly in command

>>151459140
Gu Lin throwing 5 scoreless when his last start was in something like fucking June is crazy. Hopefully Katoh can finish it off, but its looking good. The Tigers are looking really scary though.

Disappointing どすこい from Yamakawa, but understandable when its a solo when you're down 7

>>151458392
>Rakuten even has a Taiwan team in addition to the one in Tohoku.
Lotte also owns the KBO's Giants

>>151459733
I think Nippon Ham has a good shot honestly. Tigers are maybe a little better overall but if the Fighters can get to the pitching or at least take advantage of the late rotation / low leverage guys they can win it. Hanshin's lineup is also very top heavy and has very little offensive depth on the bench, so their 6-9 hitters need to produce in big spots like they did against Orix in '23 if they want to stay ahead of the Fighters bats.

>>151459859
>inb4 Fighters have an insane back to back series clinch to win it all.
The Fighter's offense has been insane post season except for G2 against the Hawks. Depending on the bullpen situation I see the JS putting up some insane scores from both sides.

>>151459991
>cawks

>>151459991
Kondoh shoulda stayed.

What a mess for Kokubo. Can't be in his position and get reversed swept in consecutive years by "worse" teams. One must imagine he'll be using Moinelo on short rest tomorrow. Ain't over yet.

It was really good to see Gu Lin come back and put up a good game after so long off. Also Yamagata has had a great rookie year with a lot of memories, so I hope his rookie year ends with a JS win.

Posting from Hokkaido. People are getting Hype. I saw two 70 year old dudes wearing Fighters hats grab each other on the subway. It's lit. We're doing this.

>>151460132
Sapporo is awesome, hope to go see a Fighters game at the new stadium.

>>151460132
All this for the privilege of getting booty blasted by my tigers

>>151460596
they could lose though. never know with sports sometimes

>>151460530
Es Con really nice. Worth going to when you come out.

>>151419255
Hokkaido is the hero of Japan.

The foolish Climax Series introduced by the Pacific League is ruining the NPB.
The Giants haven’t won the championship in 14 years.
At this rate, the Japan Series will undoubtedly lose to the MLB World Series in TV ratings.
The league has become something that only people in Kansai and Fukuoka get excited about.

>>151461515
Seething kyojin fan

>>151461515
>no longer the best Evil Empire in Japan
>no longer the most competitive in the CL
>no longer in de facto rule of the NPB itself
>no longer dominating nationwide TV and thus fan %
>no longer able to get whatever free agents they want
I actually feel a little bad for Yomiuri, its like an identity crisis. The league is more fun when they are a genuine menace and thus hate-able, they need to get their shit together.

>>151461515
npb will be fine fuck the giants

>>151461515
Kek absolutely seething

bump

Would losing 4 straight two years in a row with 2-0 and 3-0 leads put the Hawks in Bills territory?

bumo

God the redditners really need to lose tom

>>151458392
It's ok you can go root for Yokohama, Tokaidai Sagami (a.k.a. Hara High School), Nichidai San, or Kanto Ichiko at Jingu in a month's time you asspained Kyojin fan.

>>151481402
They were the Cheatriots and Queefs of this past decade, winning like 6 or 7 Japan Series titles including every single PL club in the process.

>>151458351
No... they've got horse racing, boat racing, and keirin (track cycling Japanese style) to bet on. The first two are basically huge over there.

All three are on jewtube if you want to check them out.

>>151491019
I know, I mean this era of the hawks

>>151491507
Any word on Nakamura for todays game? I doubt they would risk it even if he said he's ok and he didn't put up very good numbers in the 2nd round anyways. Also here's to Yamagata going double yard on Moinelo again

>>151461515
the Hawks aren't exactly benefiting from this format right now, would be better off with pennant winners going straight to the final.
But it is what it is, just win...

>>151491507
Who's favored here? Moinelo is the ace but on short rest?

Moinelo could be an MLB ace if the Cuban and US governments would let him.
As it is, we're lucky to have him.

https://live.qq.com/10197632
stream

SWINGING BUNT KINO

uhhhhhhhhh fighterbros?????????

>>151493388
I mean its his choice. I'm sure he could find a way to defect like Yariel did if he really wanted it.

Why would the fighters challenge that

>>151493619
I mean more the situation where you have to defect to become a Cuban player in MLB in the first place

Gunji bummed that twink, obvious out

>>151493686
I thought Shuto beat it out on first viewing and was impressed that he did
but even he's not that fast

Anyone know the name of the 5th inning highlight song? It's catchy

looking like the Hawks win this

Lame, Fighters always coming up short in the end.

>>151494087
>>151493714
Easy Tiger Japan Series

>>151494087
I was hoping to see the reverse sweep

As a Carp fan, I take solace in knowing that we never stood a chance to begin with.

When's game 1?

I will take solace in the fact that Fighters will will next year to keep the year 6 trend going

So at this point is it all but guaranteed the Tigers' again?

>>151498187
https://nitter.net/yakyucosmo/status/1980302906403516680

>>151461515
Lmfao enjoy another decade of irrelevance because your ownership is too stuck up to post a guy thats going to leave a free agent in a year anyway

>>151499574
Arigato
>5/5:30 am ET

>>151499574
I'm hoping I can at least catch the last third of the game waking up early for work each day
Let's go Hanshin
とらほー!!

Time for the gayest time of the year. I wish the two leagues would say fuck it and make a single streaming platform to watch both.

I realize some of you will have trouble accepting this, but sadly these are the facts of the situation.

>>151499835

>>151500148
(you)
Anyways
>>151500116
Well the seven seas should solve that if you know what I mean right?

>>151500293
>Well the seven seas should solve that if you know what I mean right?
I guess, but either way all the games are gonna be at like 2AM for me, so I would just be looking at the results anyways.

I regret to inform you, but the results are out and unfortunately you will not be pleased to learn your placement:

>>151499835

We heard you the first time faggot

>>151500514
Damn shame

I remember a long long too long ass time ago I used to stay up for "Korea time" the ol' StarCraft tournaments they held in Korea. Can't do that for this anymore

https://www.sponichi.co.jp/baseball/news/2025/10/21/kiji/20251021s00001173049000c.html?page=1
Miyanishi and Nakajima sticking around for at least one more season. Nakajima might have a few more seasons in him, but Miyanishi is 40, so it might be his last season.

Alright fuck it, I'm done.

NPBlads, how do i get started? Is there English commentary available?

>>151510480
>For free English live commentary
FTF Sports and DingoTV,
Only show some PL games. No CS or JS streaming rights.
>Legal "free"
TVer
Will broadcast the JS series in Japanese, but requires a VPN.
>Legal subscription official channels Japanese commentary
Persol Pacific League TV
Only PL games but access to all regular season and CS games, but no JS. Access to a lot of off the field content, but you wont find much value with no JP skills.
ToraTele
Only Hanshin Tigers games. No JS. Basically the only legal way to watch CL teams play without jumping through massive hoops.
Those two are really the only ones that accept non-Japanese bank cards making signing up less of a hassle.

Yarrrr.
Typically Japanese commentary only either direct broadcast commentary or amateur commentary. Very very rare to find amateur English brods
Very fickle, broadcasts can be shutdown in the middle of games all the time. Sites are always changing and hard to come by without JP skills.

Watch the JS through TVer and just live with the Japanese commentary. You might find a stream on youtube of some guy doing amateur Eng commentary to supplement. At the start of next season try to catch some games on FTF and see how you like it from there.

New threads for the finals?

bump

>>151516443
Might as well stick with this one if its still alive
OP pic still works since murakami is probably g1 starter

>>151525228
will try to keep it alive

>>151516443
in my opinion yes

>>151530699
That's what I was thinking even though this one isn't close to bump limit

>#日本シリーズ
https://npb.jp/nippons/2024/
https://twitter.com/search?q=%23日本シリーズ

>Softbank Hawks
https://www.softbankhawks.co.jp/
https://www.softbankhawks.co.jp/global/english/
https://twitter.com/HAWKS_official

>Yokohama DeNA Baystars
https://www.baystars.co.jp/
https://www.baystars.co.jp/english/
https://twitter.com/ydb_yokohama

>Game 1 :: Baystars 3 - 5 Hawks
https://archive.4plebs.org/sp/thread/145270721
https://baseball.yahoo.co.jp/npb/game/2021020973/index
10/26 18:30 JST Yokohama Stadium
Pitching: Jackson vs Arihara

>Game 2 :: Baystars 3 - 6 Hawks
https://archive.4plebs.org/sp/thread/145318673
https://baseball.yahoo.co.jp/npb/game/2021020974/index
10/27 18:00 JST Yokohama Stadium
Pitching: Ohnuki vs Moinelo

>Game 3 :: Hawks 1 - 4 Baystars
https://archive.4plebs.org/sp/thread/145375266
https://baseball.yahoo.co.jp/npb/game/2021020975/index
10/29 18:30 JST Mizuho PayPay Dome
Pitching: Stewart vs Azuma

>Game 4 :: Hawks 0 - 5 Baystars
https://archive.4plebs.org/sp/thread/145375266/#145395107
https://baseball.yahoo.co.jp/npb/game/2021020976/index
10/30 18:30 JST Mizuho PayPay Dome
Pitching: Ishikawa vs Kay

>Game 5 :: Hawks 0 - 7 Baystars
https://archive.4plebs.org/sp/thread/145416490
https://baseball.yahoo.co.jp/npb/game/2021020977/index
10/31 18:00 JST Mizuho PayPay Dome
Pitching: Ohzeki vs Jackson

>Game 6 :: Baystars 11 - 2 Hawks
https://archive.4plebs.org/sp/thread/145465027/
https://baseball.yahoo.co.jp/npb/game/2021020979/index
11/3 18:00 JST Yokohama Stadium
Pitching: Ohnuki vs Arihara

>Series
Baystars 4 - Hawks 2

https://x.com/ydb_yokohama/status/1853049817536290913

>>151533918
Year late bro

>>151538676
I posted it as an example for whoever ends up starting the next threads.

>>151498187
https://time.is/compare/1830_25_Oct_2025_in_Fukuoka

>be 1st year manager and all around legend Kyuuji Fujikawa
>dominate the league and win the pennant in a landslide
>spank the Baystars in 3 and going to the JS
>literally just pulled the star draft pick in Tateishi
I mean the team was already really good to be fair but if the Tigers win it all this may be the most absurd first year run by a manager in a long time. Especially considering he literally had zero coaching experience prior to this too. He was a baseball Youtuber after his retirement.

>>151546231
how'd he get the job?

>>151547312
Fujikawa is a living legend in NPB so obviously that helped, but he's a good fit in general. The Tigers are a young, pitching heavy team, and Fujikawa is young and a star pitcher. He's had MLB experience so maybe they thought he could bring fresh perspective, considering they went from oldest NPB manager in Okada to now one of the youngest. On top of that he's clearly intelligent and is well spoken and courteous. So his decisions are solid, he commands respect and he's been a great public face for the team this year, especially compared to the likes of the Giants' Shinnosuke Abe. The Tigers FO made a gamble knowing he had no experience and it clearly paid off.

>>151546231
>literally just pulled the star draft pick in Tateishi
More like Hanshit Riggers baka.

Shit's so real even HTEN is back
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrIoNHu9NdU

>>151559410
Actually got me a little emotional hearing them again. Its been so long, the English speaking fandom just wasn't the same after Trevor retired.

>>151559410
Based

>>151499574
Are you ready?

Live Warm Up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEJ2ISizUjA

>#日本シリーズ
https://npb.jp/nippons/2025/
https://x.com/search?q=%23日本シリーズ

>Softbank Hawks
https://www.softbankhawks.co.jp/
https://www.softbankhawks.co.jp/global/english/
https://x.com/HAWKS_official

>Hanshin Tigers
https://hanshintigers.jp/
https://hanshintigers.jp/en/
https://x.com/TigersDreamlink

>Game 1 :: Hawks 0 - 0 Tigers
https://baseball.yahoo.co.jp/npb/game/2021029915/top
10/25 18:30 JST Mizuho PayPay Dome
Pitching: Arihara vs Murakami

>Game 2 :: Hawks 0 - 0 Tigers
10/26 18:30 JST Mizuho PayPay Dome

>Game 3 :: Tigers 0 - 0 Hawks
10/28 18:00 JST Koshien Stadium

>Game 4 :: Tigers 0 - 0 Hawks
10/29 18:00 JST Koshien Stadium

>Game 5 :: Tigers 0 - 0 Hawks
10/30 18:00 JST Koshien Stadium

>Game 6 :: Hawks 0 - 0 Tigers
11/1 18:30 JST Mizuho PayPay Dome

>Game 7 :: Hawks 0 - 0 Tigers
11/2 18:00 JST Mizuho PayPay Dome

>Series
Hawks 0 - 0 Tigers

Japanese Stream
https://tver.jp/live/special/lex77n7tsd

test

>Shimada in the starting lineup
>batting 6th
Off to a great start...

>>151581519
It's an official one, too, no worries about it getting zapped mid-game or anything
go Hawks!

>giant Zombieland Saga ad
WTF I love $oftbank now???

>>151581874
gotta rep Kyushu, Saga's only a couple hours away

Does Japan have cool stadiums like Wrigley/Fenway or are they all ugly domes

>>151387602 (OP)
More like shooktani

>>151581971
Koshien Stadium dates back to 1924 and hosts the national high school championships when it's not hosting the Tigers.
Meiji Jingu Stadium (Swallows, 1926) is one of the last surviving stadiums that Babe Ruth played at, but they're planning to demolish it soon :(
Both are open air.

Any dudes in this series going to make the jump to MLB in the next couple of years?

i just saw the score
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
>Smell

Damn nearly forgot about this. Is this an upset if the Hawks win this?

>>151582356
Hawks had a better regular season record by two wins but they were both on top of their respective divisions.

>>151582356
Christ no, the Softbank-era Hawks are a juggernaut and just a way deeper and more thoroughly developed team with the immense financial support the name suggests. Look at their 2010s run, just total dominance. The Tigers are really good but the modern Hawks are an institution and the new Evil Empire of NPB.

Murakami locked the fuck in considering he had on-and-off control tonight. A real cool cat.

My tigers :)

>>151582951
Did you just jinx them?

That was way too close. Oyasumi, see you tomorrow.

will my dragons ever play another japan series? :(

>>151583025
Next year conceivably. Yomiuri and Yokohama look like they will be gutted in the offseason, so I think the Dragons will make the playoffs as they slide. The talent is definitely there, just gotta make it work long term.

>>151582490
>>Look at their 2010s run, just total dominance.
>7 chips between 2011-2020
Damn

Yep Tigers domination

>>151583020
you have a mlb team btw?

>>151581499
Game 2
https://time.is/compare/1830_26_Oct_2025_in_Fukuoka

>>151583045
weird looking dragon

>>151586900
Jays, I'm from north of Toronto and have followed them since I was little.

>>151606025
Dayum. You living it up this year!

>>151606025
How do you feel about their chances?

Live warm up.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0-Cn_iLFOys

Japanese stream.
https://tver.jp/live/special/lepgf22qnn

>>151606652
Yes I've been very blessed. I got into the Tigers after their awful 2018 when they were still shifting from super FA reliant to a team built on homegrown talent and smart scouting. I never would have guessed five years later they would go all the way and become a regular contender. Same with the Jays going from worst to first this year. I'd been waiting all year for the collapse that never came, and now here we are. Typical Hanshin mentality.

>>151613665
Higher than people give them credit for but LA are still the favourites obviously. The bullpen in particular is a huge weakness for us. Basically the Jays have to get an offensive jump and good rhythm together before they bring those guys in. If they can't (see today), then it is going to be basically impossible to win it all.

>>151614699
The Dodgers bullpen was looking lost until Roki joined them. Vesia was the next most reliable guy, and he did get the Dodgers out of some messes, but he's probably out for the remainder of the series due to an undisclosed family issue. The Dodgers bullpen is vulnerable, too.

>>151614814
That is true, losing Vesia is very good for us as cruel as that sounds. I'm still not sold on the new-old Roki but I'm definitely just bitter. I guess time will tell.

>>151614339
How do you get the app outside of Japan, side loading?

>>151615227
I'm not using an app. I'm just looking at it through a browser. If you can use a VPN or a proxy to get yourself a Japanese IP address, that's all you need to view the Japanese stream. Thankfully, they don't block VPNs.

>>151615227
Think you need a Japanese IP / VPN to get it started. Once its on you can switch it off, that's what I do.

It's the top of the 1st, and the Tigers have already scored one run.

Japanese play-by-play by Chiroru (Hanshin Tigers bias)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_OCUIadGKjo

How the fuck was that not a strike?

>>151615322
Ah, ball knowledge, thanks. Had watched last night via https://mov3.co but their FujiTV stream is down. It was nice watching it in bed but ok then

Duplantier is having trouble finding the strike zone.

>Hanshin fans have already defaced the home umpire's Wikipedia page
Based

>>151615443
It was, of course. Just like all of Murakami's paint yesterday. The ump is very obviously paid off by $oftbank it's crazy how transparent it is, actually. Son isn't going to let the team lose two Japan series in a row

>>151615559
sensational work lads haha

Utterly pathetic. Might as well let Fuji himself soft-toss the rest of game and let it go to Koshien.

>>151615443
>>151615609
>>151615618
Wtf I miss? Any clips of it?

>>151615711
https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1982390626328187315

Uh yeah I'm good for the night, see everyone Tuesday.

>>151615747
Yeah my Hanshin mate is off to the public bath after that, and I'm off to play that new mediocre Pokemon game

Owari da

>>151616015
もっとオーバーです。

>>151615730
That's awful. Wtf. Did the commentators call it out? They seemed to reach to it.

>>151615902
you follow mlb too?

>>151616138
No, I watched a Hanshin game when I was in Japan last month and now I'm an unconditional supporter of them, and that's fine by me.
I've had a sly eye on the MLB Series too, those matches at 1300 NZDT and then the Japan Series is 2200 NZDT. Same day.

Just saw the score
Damn what happened to Duplantier?

Highlights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCZUk3wxXQ4

>>151627888
Tigers got crushed

Bump

>>151616153
>, I watched a Hanshin game when I was in Japan
As in you went to a live game?

Baseball in Japan is INSANE!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHwCYdXXlto

Patriots are in control bros

Can the game start now I don't think I can stay up another 2 hours nor can I wake myself up from 2 hours of sleep

Which professional Japanese team should I root for if I am a Seattle Mariners fan and want the closest thing I can get to the authentic Mariners experience?

>>151670135
Carp probably.

Double a level league

This Cuban pitcher for the Hawks is pretty good. Will he be on their WBC team?

>>151670135
Yeah >>151670718 is right. Carp have the longest championship drought now so its gotta be them. They have zero streaming though so you can watch bootleg Chinese streams like the rest of us.

>>151670886
>They have zero streaming though
There's no standardized streaming across the league?

>>151671068
Pacific League has its own streaming with english games streamed through FTF sports.

>>151670771
Cuba's WBC team is such a mess now. Shame about their situation desu.

What a retarded double play kek

This Obata fella is pretty quick

Those Hanshin スカジャン are pretty slick, should get one next year

Uh oh

Sato time

do the Tiger know they're allowed to score after the 1st inning?

>>151671492
Half the lineup is below average at best, this shouldn't be surprising

The old man color commentator on the TBS stream sounds like he's smoked a pack a day since the 70's

>>151671543
you might be in for the double whammy L with the Tigers/Jays

>>151671599
Don't remind me

DO IT MORISHITA

Oh.

>>151670718
>>151670886
I'll check them out. The team logo is kino.

>>151670135
do you like pain?

>>151674335
Great logo

>>151458246
>NPB still has pitchers bat in the CL but they will add the DH in 2027.
This cannot be allowed. The Central League must remain pure.

>>151683975
>>NPB still has pitchers bat in the CL but they will add the DH in 2027.
Joever

Game 4 is on Nippon TV (NTV) in 30 bings
https://mov3.co/ntv/
Also clean your aircon heating unit idk

>>151649473
Yeah. It was a 4 - 3 loss to Yomiuri about a month ago. Had a hell of a time. Also Yomiuri hit no HR so they suck shit

I hope this one doesn't end 1-0/2-1

https://live.qq.com/10197632
Stream

SAVE US TERU

>>151685714
Nice. That's definitely on my list if I go to Japan.

Walking the pitcher.......

>>151686242
Ohtani

>>151686359
walktani

it's over

MOTHERFUCKER

I see Kokubo went to the Akinobu Okada School of Using The Same Three Fucking Relievers Over and Over. If it works it works.

I can't see them winning 3 straight after this

Hanshinbros...

>another Hawks championship
Boring, at least Hanshin has soul

>>151687136
It's time for the most soulful comeback.

>>151687545
One can hope

Can someone give me a qrd on how Japanese baseball works? As in, how does their season work, how long does it last, do they have divisions, playoffs, etc? How mamy teams are there, who's da current champ and who has the most titles?

>>151670135
Alternative would be Orix because of Ichiro, but don't expect that much better performance over the Carp.

>>151686696
They've just looked like they been chasing the game for the last 30 straight innings, especially after the Duplantier disaster-class, it's this death spiral of trying to catch up and it's cost them.

anyway Game 5 is via TV Asahi tonight. Last night's stream on NTV broke just before the start.
https://mov3.co/en/tvasahi/

I pray I don't wake up tomorrow and it's all already over

>>151688687
I'll answer what I know. Teams have corporate sponsors hence the names.
>Teams
12 teams split over two leagues. Pacific and Central. CL will introduce DH in 2027 if >>151683975 is correct
>Season
Not sure, must be similar to here though since the post season lines up. Finals going on right now.
>Current champs
Yokohama Baystars
>Most titles
Yomiuri Giants. They're like the Yankees in that way.

Welp my friends seems like it all wraps up tonight.

>another early run
Hopefully not the only

I’ve just been looking up the scores not video, other than the missed strike call above, has the Japan series been pretty fair? Any controversies?

Uh oh

Eggstra innings

At least NPB stops at 12 innings.

>>151703852
For a championship game that's lame

why hasn't wada tsuyoshi pitched for the hawks this game?

It's over.

>>151698896
Well I did wake up and it's not all over yet
but
It's over.

Owari da

Someone needs to be clutch.

Save us Sato

1 more out...

and down to the last strike this is it

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

It's over

ogre

Kyushu supremacy

>be Detroit Tigers fan
>they fail me
>thanks to having the same name I root for the Hanshin Tigers
>"surely it will be different this time"

congrats hawks

Chiroru is crying.

>>151704156
You need to dress up as colonel Sanders and jump into lake Eerie to break the curse

Why the fuck are we pitching Murakami in relief after last year? Just a totally pathetic series. Whatever, I could use a social media break anyway.

Owari da
well, still a hell of a year Tigers. Congrats Hawks
Chiroru is crying ;_;

My Carp flamed out in August, but at least I got my Jays

>>151704156
>detroit tigers fan
Ironically enough I'm a White Sox fan who got hard into the Tigers by picking them as my NPB team due to Nishinomiya being one of my most favorite places in Japan I visited due to a pilgrimage for one of my most favorite anime