A giant win at a giant game

Todays Hanshin game was by far the best one I've seen ever. I was a little late because of work, missed the first inning. The score was already 3-0 when I arrived in Tokyo Dome. Asking some guys there who scored in the first, suddenly, before we knew it, Hamanaka hit a home run and we were on a streak. Zap zap zap, Shimoyanagi pitched like a god, Giants got 3 hits during the whole game, besides those they didn't have one shot outside infield. So you'll understand why Kanemoto was like this 95% of the game.


Shimo even batted in 2 points! If you have seen Shimo in the batter box, you know what this means. He sucks at batting. His curve balls and sinkers are inpeccable but when it comes to batting, he barely swings the bat. He knows that he can't hit the ball. Today he tried once and just like that, he scored! Which made us cheer even more! I wonder if this guy wasn´t the happiest guy in the dome during the game.



Well, after totally crushing Giants with these scores:



we stayed for another 40 minutes or so singing all the player's songs and rokkoroshi a couple of times while the Giants fans started to leave from 7th inning when Yano hit a 2 run home run.



After the game I went to Zest, a mexican restaruant in Ebisu with Micke for the Germany-Argentina game. Petter, Victor (?) and Daniel joined as after a while. It was a really good game, but sadly Argentina was beaten by the always so efficient and well oiled german machine in a PK shoot off after overtime. In my opinion the germans had some help from the referee. I am not saying that Germany wouldn't have won without that referee, because the played very well and efficiently, but knowing that in 95% of the situations on the field, Argentina would be the one who got the foul. But then of course, who would like to have to run from the stadium having 40 000 angry german fans chasing you like rabies infected german sheperds?

3 am and the rain was pouring down. Heading home with my R6 wa a wet experience. I slipped once on a slippery spot on the road. That was pretty cool though. Almost got a kick out of it =)

So left to do today is to watch the italians perform on the field. Not soccerwise though, rather Hollywoodwise. I think they "get tackled" more times in one game than Charlie Sheen's body count in Hot Shot (Or is it Hot Shot 2?).

In a couple of hours me and Kuma are going to Oomiya for a natukasii-trip. It was over two years ago last time we went there. Then it's time for the next Hanshin-Giants game, followed by England-Portugal and Brazil-France.

Baseball放題

Kuma, welcome to TP! Second time I've seen you wear a suit. =)

So, since Kuma is a fan of the only baseball team in the world that has aliens as mascots, I received two tickets from TP for the Yakult-Chunichi game. Despite the heat and humidity around 100% we went to Meiji Jingu, a little delayed because of work.


Besides this gettogether Chunichi scored some points,had a tied 4 game in 9th and scored 2 points in 11th inning to win. Although, this guy appearantly wasn't a big fan of Chunichi as Kuma is, I've seen happier faces:



From tomorrow, Hanshin is visiting Giants in Tokyo dome, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I'm watching all of the games so if anyone wanna join call/mail me! We´re watching the soccer games Friday and Saturday too, welcome to join!

熱すぎ！

何やりゃこりゃ・・・熱すぎ！　さらに昼飯家屋でラーメン食ったし。それに９時まで残業。大谷さんと長谷川さんとその後美味しい焼肉行ったけどね。

The red devil from Skåne

Shooting Star, the best floorball team in the world... or at least 9th best in Japan, has enrolled Tomotaka Brink Fushimi, #22, to join the team. Together with my fellow team mate from Linköping and my right hand in the defensive line, Mr. Mikael Martinsson-sama, who by the way have the weirdest angle I've ever seen on a floorball stick hook ever (Although when he lets the gun speak, every keeper in the world trembles in fear.... If he lower the shot about 15 cm. =) ), and Mr. Saitama himself, Le Petteru, with whom I've had my shares of battles with in Linköping but now have joined ranks with to form the most fearsome trio in the history of Japanese floorball.

Shooting Star, or Shooting Star Warabi Floorball Team which the official name appearantly is, is a team in the JFA Leauge (Japan Floorball Association), finished in 9th place out of 14 teams last year.

We practice in Warabi-shi, near Kita Toda station. Only a couple of stations from Saitama University in Saitama. About 40 minutes with bike from Yotuya or a little more with train.

The coach, Oyama-coach, is a former player in the Japanese national team. now he is a playing coach when he is not working in his pachinko-store.

Shibuya-san, assisting coach when coach Oyama has to work in his store. The characters in his name is the same as the Shibuya-Ku in Tokyo. Appearantly he doesn't like to be reminded about that. I haven't tried yet. =)

Today I met Ookuma-san for the first time. Characters: Big and Bear. Very unusual for everyone who isn't playing in Shooting Star or studies International Industrial Engineering and Management - Japanese branch starting in the year of 2001 =) And what I am going to say now, will probably only be understood by 2 persons, bear with me: Oooohhhh Kuma! =)


Anyway, there are a bunch of guys left to introduce. I'll leave it for later. Mainly because I don't remember the names, except of Suzuki-san, Matsu (?) and Koutani (the keeper) but also because I want to sleep. =)

The leauge will start July 16th, when we have two games on the same day. If you wanna come and see Dr. Tomo turn into Mr. Tiki (You'll get that if and only if you watch the game), check in here later and I will put up a note with time and place.


My biggest concern right now is that I only have one stick, until Mr. Martinsson goes back to Sweden in August to fill upp my stick stock =) I'll have to keep the crosscheckings down until September. =) They are to fragile, these carbon graphite sticks. My second biggest concern is that when I want a pass I "hit" the floor with my stick consequtively to get attention. They told me today that you'll get a 2 min penalty for that "because it damages the floor". Never heard anything more stupid in my whole life...

Some floorball related terms:

Bröstvärmare
Crosschecking
Tröck upp han i ribbstolen!

En liter Yoggi skogsbär i Yotuya!

This my friends, is the only reason that I work at TP in Tokyo (Well, I might be able to come up with a few more reasons=)):



One liter Yoggi skogsbär, direcly from the deep forest of Sweden! Sent like from heaven! Today when I was leaving the office, Sato-san asked me if I wanted one of the product samples she'd ordered from Sweden this week. Did I?? Oh yes! Me and Ohtani-san unpacked the box when it arrived a couple of days ago, and I nearly run away with the whole box when I saw the contents. A box full of Yoggis!! My oh my! But luckily, I didn't. I still have my job, and I could walk home happily with a Yoggi in my hands from the office today. =)

最高！！

Coins

I am bored... So I've counted the coins I've collected in the ash tray...



If you can guess how much there is, I'll give you... a sheet full of Tetra Pak seals? =)

And here's one to show Aoi-chans excellent photo taking skillz =)



If you can guess who's in the picture I'll give you another sheet of TP seals =)

Diesel 'n' Teppanyakismoke

渋谷区神宮前２－３５－５に、Ｄｉｅｓｅｌ東京店発見！今日バイク乗りながら渋谷からの帰り途中見つけた！入って、俺欲しいジーンズあるけど、４万円！？タッケー！香港で買ったんより２倍・・・悩んじゃう・・・

And something completely different. I have found the perfect one hour drive from Yotuya to Yotuya. Shinjuku douri eastwards to Shinjuku, hit Meiji douri south, turn right past Harajuku station, back to Meiji douri on omotesandou, south, right on Jingu douri and blast through the crossing at the Hachikou exit Shibuya station. Continue down to Ebisu and head northeast through the streets of Hiroo. Get out on Roppongi douri and get past the Hills, a quickie down to Tokyo Tower, and back on Gaien Higashi douri, turn right at the Meiji Jingu area and you're back. A recommendation for the GT5 to PS3 =)

で、渋谷区広尾５－５－１広尾いがらしビルＢ１Ｆ。とみや関西風お好み焼き＆鉄板焼。メッチャおすすめ！

Gonatt!

För helvete Sverige. 5 skott mot 26.

För helvete Larsson. Värre än Håkan Mild.

För helvete backlinje. Yrare höns har inte skådats...nånsin...

För helvete Carlos. Hur fan dömer du? Gult på Teddy? För vad?

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Blitzkrieget var över snabbare än kvickt...

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