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Baseball Shorts: Why the Hanshin Tigers haven’t won a championship in 35 years
Byyankeebiscuitfan December 25, 2020

In Boston they had their Curse of the Bambino. In Chicago they had their Curse of the Goat. But also in Japan, baseball fans believe in curses. In Osaka, they have the curse of the Colonel. Colonel Sanders that is. Yes the one of Kentucky Fried Chicken. When in 1985, the Hanshin Tigers won their…

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NPB: Tigers sweep Giants to clinch Japan Series spot
Byyankeebiscuitfan October 20, 2014

Last Saturday the Hanshin Tigers beat the Yomiuri Giants 8-4 in the Tokyo Dome (home of the Giants). With this win the Tigers clinched a spot in the Japan Series, their first since 2005. The Giants, who are the reigning champion in Japan were swept 4-1. It sounds strange that the Giants were swept four…

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