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Title: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: kraygk on March 27, 2005, 05:51:14 AM
The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread

(http://img122.exs.cx/img122/7905/eagles028mi.jpg)



Hmm curious no one posted this before, wow first time in this sports thread...

...

Official site:
http://www.rakuten.ne.jp/gold/goldeneagles/

More news:
http://news.google.ca/news?q=rakuten%20eagles%20&hl=en&lr=&sa=N&tab=wn

FLY EAGLES FLY!! ON THE ROAD TO VICTORY!!!
Title: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: kuno_thunder on March 27, 2005, 06:56:31 AM
Anyone know of anywhere to buy some Rakuten Eagles apparel?  Real shit preferrably.
Title: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: TheQuickening on March 28, 2005, 01:57:15 AM
Good for them.  I wonder if they played The MANPOWER!!! at any point before/during/after the game?
Title: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: kuno_thunder on March 28, 2005, 09:51:19 AM
Yeah, I heard about that.  http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_28-3-2005_pg2_16  Brutal.
Title: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: daigong on March 28, 2005, 10:07:34 AM
hahaha. Shit. They need pitching. Sign up Makoto. With Yossi as the catcher!

Quote from: Kuno_Thunder
Anyone know of anywhere to buy some Rakuten Eagles apparel?  Real shit preferrably.


There's some on the Official Site:
http://www.rakuten.ne.jp/gold/goldeneagles/
Title: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: BakHamNoi on March 28, 2005, 12:02:16 PM
(http://img119.exs.cx/img119/139/chier7sp.jpg) (http://www.imageshack.us)
They lost 26.0 in theit 2nd game Sunday.  :lol:

Thay have the Manpower  :jerk:  :jerk:

*i want too  :w00t: * nice clothes
Title: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: ro-sensei on March 28, 2005, 05:38:54 PM
I don't know much about baseball, but 26-0 in any sport must be pretty shit..
Title: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: tamatron on March 28, 2005, 07:17:14 PM
They should switch the team with Gatas. Those girls wouldn't lose this bad.

I just notice that the "E" in their logo looks kinda like a "Mo" character in katakana.

Quote from: Some bald dude
I guess they need to start using their secret weapon:

Rika's not their secret weapon. She's the mole sent to destroy Rakuten by Hanshin Tigers.
Title: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: TheQuickening on March 29, 2005, 12:36:56 AM
Quote from: Masashi
And apparently they lost 26-0 yesterday  :(

I guess they need to start using their secret weapon:
(http://img234.exs.cx/img234/5790/rika75471iy.jpg)


Oh man does that suck!!!  I agree with the "secret weapon" thing.  Have her stand on top of the dugout doing the hip-thrusts to distract the opposing team's players!!!    :lol:  :lol:  :lol:
Title: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: josebiwasabi on March 30, 2005, 10:03:47 AM
26-0 -_-;

yeah, lets see rika's hipthrusts  :w00t:
Title: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: josuke on March 31, 2005, 04:08:44 PM
I love everything bout them, their stuff, hat, shirts, *I WANT THAT HAT!*, but one thing i dont like bout them, "The way they played". :evil:
Title: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: Pure Racer on March 31, 2005, 10:01:57 PM
I think the Eagles should play the Mariner's, that would be sweet to watch Ichiro bat against a Japanese team... I wonder why he didn't play in the US team when they played the Japanese All-Star team last year...
Title: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: Masa on April 01, 2005, 01:31:58 PM
(http://img99.exs.cx/img99/313/bscap0382zp.jpg)
http://rapidshare.de/files/1087744/Morning_Musume_Pimping_Rakuten_Eagles.mpg.html

Looks like Eagles finally unleashed their secred weapon  :)

(http://img240.exs.cx/img240/4571/bscap0427xk.th.jpg) (http://img240.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img240&image=bscap0427xk.jpg)(http://img240.exs.cx/img240/3023/bscap0436cu.th.jpg) (http://img240.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img240&image=bscap0436cu.jpg)
http://rapidshare.de/files/1095006/Morning_Musume_Pimping_Rakuten_Eagles_Pt_2.avi.html
Title: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: ytl on April 02, 2005, 11:08:34 PM
Guess what?  According to some HK news........  Rakuten Eagles won 16-5 on that game MM performed on the field.


Whoever said Rika is the secret weapons deserves cookies.
Title: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: kuno_thunder on April 03, 2005, 04:37:32 AM
Quote from: ytl
Guess what?  According to some HK news........  Rakuten Eagles won 16-5 on that game MM performed on the field.


Whoever said Rika is the secret weapons deserves cookies.


Hahaha, I knew the girls' air-humping would make a difference.  Gives the team their ManPowah!   :jerk:
Title: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: josuke on April 03, 2005, 09:27:27 AM
Lol. Yea maybe rakuten really need a new power. That is "Rika" POWER!! :bounce:
Title: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: TheQuickening on April 03, 2005, 10:13:25 PM
Quote from: Masashi
(http://img240.exs.cx/img240/3023/bscap0436cu.th.jpg) (http://img240.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img240&image=bscap0436cu.jpg)


Heh heh heh...Mako looks like she's a stoner that's about to sneeze!!!   :lol:  :lol:  :lol:
Title: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: daigong on April 05, 2005, 08:06:45 AM
Quote from: ytl
Whoever said Rika is the secret weapons deserves cookies.



Man, The Rakuten Eagles are really banking on MM being their Good Luck charm...I wonder what the score was when Yossi, Miki, Risa, and Sayumi visited:

(http://img122.exs.cx/img122/70/eagles1028ys.jpg)
050404 The Manpower Rakuten Eagles Pimping Yossi-Miki-Risa-Sayumi.avi
http://s31.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1OJD4M6B12M0A0SUBEZOOYCGM1

(http://img122.exs.cx/img122/6895/egglestoh022ph.jpg)
http://rapidshare.de/files/1136609/050405_The_Manpower_Rakuten_Eagles_Pimping_Mari-Konno-Takahashi.avi.html

If and/when we see Rika take the field...
(http://img122.exs.cx/img122/9963/rika76606sb1cw.jpg)
we gotta check the score hahaha!! They cannot disappoint Charmy!! All the fuckin fools think Rika will notice them haha.
Title: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: josuke on April 08, 2005, 02:19:59 PM
I LOVE rakuten stuff!! Anyone has any bigger size picture of their's LOGO? Or maybe their jersey *I love the perf too by MM*. I want that JERSEY!! *Wonder where i can buy one*. Lol :bounce:
Title: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: Happosai on April 08, 2005, 03:12:17 PM
Quote from: josuke
I LOVE rakuten stuff!! Anyone has any bigger size picture of their's LOGO? Or maybe their jersey *I love the perf too by MM*. I want that JERSEY!! *Wonder where i can buy one*. Lol :bounce:


YakyuShop.com has Shirts, caps, and other Japanese Baseball related stuff...

The Rakuten jersey is avalaible, if your willing to spend 50$ + shipping...  :)

Japanese Baseball Teams Jerseys at YakyuShop.com (http://www.yakyushop.com/yakyushop/jerseys.html#_blank)

I would have definitively buyed one for me, but... i guess i'll just wait until next month...   when i'll be in Japan for 2 weeks!!!  WEEEEEEEEEEE!!!  :P  :P
Title: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: josuke on April 08, 2005, 03:16:50 PM
Thanks alot for the web. I definitely gonna check it!! I really excited!! Thanks for the info!! I love it!! :bounce:

Btw can they be trusted? I never heard them before. :?
Title: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: Ping on April 08, 2005, 07:02:40 PM
Quote from: Happosai
YakyuShop.com has Shirts, caps, and other Japanese Baseball related stuff...


They don't seem to be authentic. It's like the shop makes it themselves. :?
Title: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: Happosai on April 08, 2005, 07:55:54 PM
Quote from: Ping
...They don't seem to be authentic. It's like the shop makes it themselves. :?


and of course, you can tell that just from looking at the pictures, right ???  :roll:

Quote
Distribution of Japanese pro baseball jerseys and caps is very limited - each team decides what it will make available through a very small number of retail outlets. Some teams have online stores, but they generally don't ship overseas, they don't deal in English, and some sites won't even accept credit cards, believe it or not.

What this means, of course, is that we have to work hard to obtain the products we sell. Some items are easier to obtain than others, and from time to time certain styles or sizes may be unavailable, but we will do our best to provide all the products as listed on our site.
.....

We guarantee that all our products are licensed by the respective teams. Unlike one major online store (which should know better), we do not offer products with pirated logos. Our products are the real deal.


 :)
Title: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: Ping on April 08, 2005, 10:32:50 PM
Quote from: Happosai
and of course, you can tell that just from looking at the pictures, right ???


Quote
Very solid construction, almost like authentics.


Sorry, I phrased my phrase badly and I guess I read wrong. Their licensed replicas. (Not sarcasm)
Maybe I don't know enough about jerseys to know the difference between authentic and replica.  :(

I read the stuff, and it seems like you can also order the authentics from them (at an obviously more expensive price).
Title: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: Happosai on April 08, 2005, 10:45:09 PM
Quote from: Ping
...
I read the stuff, and it seems like you can also order the authentics from them (at an obviously more expensive price).


yeah, and the worst part is that both original AND replicas are probably made by the same workers in the same factory somewhere in Thaïland...  but yet, original will cost  twice as a replica...  :x


EDIT: Heck !!! :shock: Disn't see that this shops offers jerseys personalization too !!!!    :shock:   Damn !!! maybe i'll ask for a Rakuten one with n°10  on front and "FUJIMOTO" written in the back !!!!!  :w00t:  :w00t:  :w00t:  :w00t:
Title: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: Ping on April 08, 2005, 11:08:54 PM
Quote from: Happosai
yeah, and the worst part is that both original AND replicas are probably made by the same workers in the same factory somewhere in Thaïland...  but yet, original will cost  twice as a replica...  :x


I don't know about authentic jerseys, but the authentic caps are fitted so I like those better. It's like 100+ USD though :o I like the eagles cap design.
Title: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: TheQuickening on April 09, 2005, 03:09:52 AM
Fuck that's expensive shit.
Title: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: Ping on April 09, 2005, 03:14:38 AM
Quote from: TheQuickening
Fuck that's expensive shit.


It's about the same in America for American sports team jerseys. Don't know how it is elsewhere.
Title: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: Saburo on April 29, 2005, 06:48:22 AM
I read in a Japanese sports tabloid that Rakuten was in the woes of an eleven-game losing streak.

Expansion woes.  I wonder how Manager Tao is taking the news of Yaguchi's departure...
Title: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: daigong on April 30, 2005, 07:12:40 PM
I dunno. Wonder how he feels now that he won't have the benefit of Rika coming to pump up the team?
Title: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: TheQuickening on May 01, 2005, 02:23:47 AM
They could always re-play the video footage from the previous time the girls were at the stadium...I guess.  Not the same, I know.  At least it's something.  And we still have to remember that there'll still be 8 other girls still present to help "pump up" the team.   :P  :P  :P
Title: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: Saburo on May 01, 2005, 07:18:01 AM
Quote from: daigong
I dunno. Wonder how he feels now that he won't have the benefit of Rika coming to pump up the team?


Pretty damn BUMMED.

Or at least that SHOULD be his reaction.

Was that him at Music Station.  He looked pretty dumbfounded at watching that performance, including the hip thrusts of Rika that resembled softcore porno at best!
Title: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: Redturtle on May 09, 2005, 07:26:38 AM
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So MoMusu were there pimping the Rakuten loser team yesterday (before the game against Giants, I think?) Again they performed Manpower, first time without Rika. It's not known who took her part, but apparently it is lipsynched so her voice could still be there.  :lol:
(http://img152.echo.cx/img152/9291/hell123506ct.th.jpg) (http://img152.echo.cx/my.php?image=hell123506ct.jpg)
Here's a terrible 30 second video rip recorded by one of the audience there, I think. You can hear a dude yelling Yossi's name in the middle.:lol:
(http://img112.echo.cx/img112/1323/nonkon00738qx.th.jpg) (http://img112.echo.cx/my.php?image=nonkon00738qx.jpg)
http://s34.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=14WBOVRHY3UWS2QU1V7ZR3C64M

Ugh.. should I post this in the Crapola instead? :evil:
Title: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: daigong on August 26, 2005, 07:18:59 AM
Even Maki is getting in on the PIMPING!!

(http://[url=http://www.miumu.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=1623&mforum=jpmx]http://img313.imageshack.us/img313/4510/makid028gu.jpg[/url])

GO TO THE ASSHOLE!

how're these chumps doing anyways?
Title: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: Saburo on March 23, 2006, 11:47:28 PM
The Daily Yomiuri (http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/sports/20060324TDY12001.htm) reviews the upcoming Pacific League season, including our beloved Golden Eagles.

I had no idea that Nomura was picked to manage the worst team in NPB.  Not sure if he can remain relevant at his advanced age (isn't he in his mid-60s?).  

I loved this quote:

Quote from: The Daily Yomiuri
  After months of Katsuya Nomura's bad-mouthing everyone he thinks is below him in the hierarchy of baseball knowledge--meaning everyone else in the game--one can only hope the Eagles do so badly Nomura will shut his mouth forever



BTW, is he still married to Sachiyo, the WORST talento ever?!
Title: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: daigong on November 05, 2006, 04:53:17 AM
WHOA! How did they do this year...apparently a guy named Teppei had a good year during the Japanese All-Stars games in Tokyo.

(http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/7480/mlbinjapan93154amgv4.jpg)

and hmm, they signed a Chinese guy Lin ``Little Chick'' En-yu from the Taiwan league:
(http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/8665/20061031191828ih4.th.jpg) (http://img222.imageshack.us/my.php?image=20061031191828ih4.jpg)
Title: Re: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: tempethegreat on April 20, 2007, 08:04:21 AM
(http://img179.exs.cx/img179/6418/eagles2ly.jpg)(http://img179.exs.cx/img179/109/rakuten4tb.jpg)
(http://img179.exs.cx/img179/9477/100ys.jpg)


i really want this things to be my collection...... :D
Title: Re: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: Saburo on April 27, 2007, 12:27:54 AM
Aay, last I checked the Golden Eagles were "only" four games back in the Pacific League standings...
Title: Re: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: ctz on April 27, 2007, 04:37:46 PM
lol maybe I shouldn't ask this here since Eagles is my hometown's team, but who's that jersey number 10?
Title: Re: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: Slack on April 27, 2007, 04:59:19 PM
#10 is for the mascot and fans.  As in "10th player". (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakuten_Golden_Eagles)
That's why you see the H!P girls wearing #10 jerseys in their pics.
Title: Re: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: Guchi_Jnr on May 03, 2007, 02:54:52 PM
Saw these today...
(http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/5879/94eb7528fb9.jpg)
well, not actually that design, they were these...
(http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/9289/20060731224067gr8.th.jpg) (http://img262.imageshack.us/my.php?image=20060731224067gr8.jpg)

They are made from the teams broken baseball bats...Pretty cool!!
Title: Re: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: JFC on May 03, 2007, 05:07:51 PM
^ Damn that's neat! Plus it's environmentally friendly (they're recycling the bats). ;D
Title: Re: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: BigDnm01 on May 12, 2007, 06:09:00 PM
exactly how good are the Rakuten golden Eagles?  i never really pay attention to sports news, but after hearding that H!P is somehow promoting them, i got interested.  i actually gotten more interested in watching sports more now than before but that's beside the point. 

how good are they? how are their stats?  and for trivial things, when H!P does attend their games, did they do better than previous games?  cuz i know i would do better if i have cute idols "supporting" me...
Title: Re: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: nop on May 13, 2007, 06:05:30 PM
You can look it up in wikipedia.  Rakuten is a new team so it is in the last place.  If the company/owner is rich + good management, they should do well in the future.
Title: Re: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: daigong on May 14, 2007, 12:37:40 AM
Yep, we should make a better effort to follow these guys since they're the lovable losers of Japan Baseball :lol:

They are made from the teams broken baseball bats...Pretty cool!!

What does it say on the package? "With real grass stains and tar!" I gotta get me some! :D
Title: Re: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: Tanier on May 21, 2007, 01:13:22 AM
I woudn't mind watching the Lovable loosers.. but I don't know how to watch their games outside of japan. I'm in  US
Title: Re: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: Saburo on July 03, 2007, 06:47:43 AM
http://www.japanball.com/news.phtml?id=9876
http://home.kyodo.co.jp/modules/fstPhotos/index.php?photoid=22306

Holy crappolee...

EIGHT (8) players from the Golden Eagles were voted or named to the Pacific League All-Star team.  Rakuten is second to last, ten games out of first.

Let's GO! Marketing!
Title: Re: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: JFC on July 04, 2007, 05:59:18 AM
^ Just goes to show, one can have players who have good seasons as individuals even though the overall team doesn't do that well.
Title: Re: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: sukeban deka on December 30, 2008, 06:45:51 AM
This is a little bit stale news but Iwakuma Hisashi won Sawamura Award this year.

http://www.npbtracker.com/tag/hisashi-iwakuma/

(http://image.space.rakuten.co.jp/lg01/44/0000528044/07/img7fd4e26bzik5zj.jpeg)
Title: Re: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: daigong on December 31, 2008, 07:08:32 AM
Bout time they moving on up :D Management's been drafting well!
Title: Eagles lose series to Fighters
Post by: Saburo on October 24, 2009, 08:47:17 PM
Gads I didn't even realize that the Eagles were still in the running (http://www.japanball.com/news.phtml?id=15821)!

What an achievement for Nomura, in the twilight of his career, taking the team to the postseason and coming just a round short of the finals.
Title: Re: The Official Rakuten Eagles Thread
Post by: JFC on October 24, 2009, 09:21:44 PM
Nicely done for their first trip to the playoffs. :thumbsup