RED SOX SWEEP THE WORLD SERIES

Another year, another win for the Red Sox! With a 4-0 sweep over the Rockies, the Red Sox won it all with the help of Matsuzaka and Okajima, great work guys! As for the Mariners thats another story waiting to be told next year, hopefully they will do better!

HANSHIN TIGERS 阪神タイガース

Baseball season is just around the corner. Go Hanshin Tigers!!! The Tigers are the Cubs of Japanese baseball, great history, great fans, great stadium, and always losing. Anyways hope they do great this year. If you are a Hanshin Tiger fan, you are called a "tora kichi" in Japanese. Tiger fans are great! Pretty much all home games at Koshien stadium are sold out. Fans come decked out in all sorts of Tiger wear, I would say that about 80% of the fans have some sort of Tiger clothing on. Much different than in America when you roll in with anything. And even with the team losing the fans are still cheering loudly, never a boo, and the sounds of drums, trumpets, any music instrument you name it, can be heard. A definite must see if you live in Japan.

THE NEW YANKEE

Good luck to Mr. Igawa. From Hanshin Tigers to New York Yankees. (took this pic when I was walking around Koshein Stadium in Nishinomiya)