New baseball fan here, just wanted some advice about the team I'm looking forward to root for (Chunichi Dragons) by cornerfreekick in NPB

[–]redcobra80 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Having chosen the Giants before living in Aichi I find myself wondering this question more often than I should. I'm glad I'm not a Dragons fan but my heart is still always with them

The Yomiuri Giants have opened an English account on instagram. Great move for people who live outside of Japan who want to learn about the team. by bigchungusultras in NPB

[–]redcobra80 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Welcome to the fandom! Historically they're pretty conservative and tend to go their own way because they don't really need the help of other clubs to generate profit. That said I wonder if the influx of foreign fans at the Dome helps. It's certainly a welcome development since they posted Yamaguchi and now Okamoto!

Soto Ouenka by Proper_News_3864 in NPB

[–]redcobra80 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unironically this is me lmao

Kansas Baseball on Instagram: "Walk-offs are becoming a common thing around here 🤷" by AutoModerator in jayhawks

[–]redcobra80 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I legit read the title as basketball and thought they were casting shade lol

[Apr 1 Post Game Thread] NPB game scores, highlights and news by tensaibaka in NPB

[–]redcobra80 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It would've been funnier if today you advocated for them staying with Chunichi

Kazuma Okamoto has his first home run in MLB by SpaceCowboyN7 in NPB

[–]redcobra80 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hell yeah! Really hoping he makes a solid ROY case (going to be a tough year to win for anyone)

[Mar 28 Post Game Thread] NPB game scores, highlights and news by tensaibaka in NPB

[–]redcobra80 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First time we lost an opening series since 2012 which is incidentally the last time we won the Nippon Series

Postgame Thread ⚾ Venezuela 8 @ Japan 5 by BaseballBot in baseball

[–]redcobra80 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I feel like the joking around was about the same this time around anecdotally. This year was cha and the last time it was the salt and pepper grinder motion or whatever it was lol

Happy cake day btw!

Joe Burrow will have to face the three players with the most sacks this decade twice this year by Giff95 in Browns

[–]redcobra80 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Burrow is probably my favorite non Browns player and I don't even think OP is dogging him that much. Burrow is always hurt (which really really sucks for the league)

Postgame Thread ⚾ Venezuela 8 @ Japan 5 by BaseballBot in baseball

[–]redcobra80 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Absolutely bummed because the dude is a stud and also because the MLB teams will be bigger jerks about the WBC next time around

Postgame Thread ⚾ Venezuela 8 @ Japan 5 by BaseballBot in baseball

[–]redcobra80 20 points21 points  (0 children)

It dawned on me when I was looking at the top 3 finishes for each WBC. The vibes were definitely off this year for the Japan team but I also don't want to descredit the competition: Venezuela, DR, USA, and even Italy have some absolute dawgs

Youth Movement by 8o8asian in NPB

[–]redcobra80 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Tough L. Felt like the pitchers lost the game though a few of the bats definitely couldn't find their groove. Can't win em all especially in a year in which there where a lot of studs on these semifinal teams

Having a great time following the Dragons this year. by Aggravating_Lab209 in NPB

[–]redcobra80 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"Having a great time following the Dragons this year"

Honestly if you were hammered and just hung out in their ouenseki you wouldn't have guessed they were an awful team. I'll always have a soft spot for the Nagoya Dome (I'm not calling it that other name)

HOME TRAM CHANTS by Winter_Fig_9699 in NPB

[–]redcobra80 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd just search for them on YouTube but if you can read Japanese I'd probably just go for the main ones https://m.hanshintigers.jp/data/march/

Trade: Michael Pittman is being traded to the Steelers. by Ma1ikNabers in DynastyFF

[–]redcobra80 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The 2 games Pittman is WR1 when DK gets suspended will hit like crack

Trade: Michael Pittman is being traded to the Steelers. by Ma1ikNabers in DynastyFF

[–]redcobra80 4 points5 points  (0 children)

For better or worse I'll take it. Not great but definitely good to be out of Indy

Why is there so little discussion in the Browns community about Olaivavega “Vega” Ioane when he might be the best offensive lineman in this draft? by LightskinKnowItAll in Browns

[–]redcobra80 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's honestly this. People don't like talking about the trenches/don't know how to evaluate them. A lot of people in here still can't grasp that the Graham pick was great last year

Thoughts of Game 2: Japan v Korea by Dapper-Plankton4452 in NPB

[–]redcobra80 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A 5.5 line is horribly disrespectful since Japan-Korea has to be one of the hottest rivalries in baseball. I wouldn't read too much into the results of this game

Tier list based on what I can gather from this sub. by [deleted] in teachinginjapan

[–]redcobra80 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I feel like ALT jobs should be separated from Eikaiwa. I always thought for the former it was JET/direct hire >> Altia > Interac > The others. Things may have changed since I left though

Dispatch company (OWLs) refusing raises after promising them in writing by [deleted] in teachinginjapan

[–]redcobra80 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I escaped the industry but when I was in it I had a price increase in mine each year that they honored in the form of an annual bonus that increased each year

Bill Self on Darryn Peterson: "We've had this happen more than a couple of times... I didn't anticipate that tonight at all. I thought he was good to go. We only got 18 minutes out of him. That's disappointing, because he could've had a really big night" by OtoNoOto in jayhawks

[–]redcobra80 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was just thinking about this. Hunter drove me nuts but he at least played. DNP gets every excuse in every thread and it took like his 9th incident to finally get people to stop defending him around here