I made a mistake in the video: The 1964 Nankai Hawks weren't the defending champions, the Giants won the 1963 Japan Series over the Nishitetsu Lions. What I meant to say was the eventual champion Nankai Hawks could only draw 8000. Even then, the defending PL Pennant winning Lions could only draw 8000 to their home opener, so the point stands.
So the Orions were just a little too ahead of the curve for their own good. That's a shame. Tokyo Stadium looked like a classy facility for any ball club in Tokyo to call home. Shame it was too expensive for any team to run at the time. Excellent video as always, Gaijin Baseball. Can't wait to see the next one.
This is really cool. I think the algorithm is going to bless this video. Now I am obsessed with Japan baseball stadiums considering Ichiro finished his career in Japan.
Shohei Baba has been on my list of vids to make, but deciding how to approach it has been difficult. I don't want to do the whole clickbait "This famous wrestler was a baseball player" thing, but he didn't play long enough to warrant a "Player Profile" video.
@@GaijinBaseball Well the only other big name Wrestler that was a former Baseball player is "Macho Man" Randy Savage. I think a lot of people are interested about his Baseball past. Him going from Baseball to being one of Rikidozan protege and the other being Antonio Inoki.
Only two are in Tokyo proper, the other three are in the surrounding cities. There are also more people in Metro Tokyo than all of Canada and we have 7 NHL teams lol.
Enjoyed the video...seems Tokyo had some issues with stadiums over the years. Suzaki, Kamiigusa, (location) Musashino (location and field) Komazawa (initially location then '64 Olympics) and this one. The best of them all, though. If I remember correctly, Musashino was pushing for the Swallows and Komazawa became a second home of the Flyers for a while. And then there was Meiji Jingu being pretty much college/amateur until 1962. Do you have any future plans for a video on Korakuen?
@@GaijinBaseball Thank you. I think one of the more unique aspects of Japanese pro ball is the idea that teams played and still do at various home sites other than the regular home park... the NPB website shows an incredible list of places where they have played since 1936.
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I made a mistake in the video:
The 1964 Nankai Hawks weren't the defending champions, the Giants won the 1963 Japan Series over the Nishitetsu Lions.
What I meant to say was the eventual champion Nankai Hawks could only draw 8000.
Even then, the defending PL Pennant winning Lions could only draw 8000 to their home opener, so the point stands.
Chiba Marines 🤝 Sunderland
Playing in the Stadium of Light
So the Orions were just a little too ahead of the curve for their own good. That's a shame. Tokyo Stadium looked like a classy facility for any ball club in Tokyo to call home. Shame it was too expensive for any team to run at the time. Excellent video as always, Gaijin Baseball. Can't wait to see the next one.
This is really cool. I think the algorithm is going to bless this video. Now I am obsessed with Japan baseball stadiums considering Ichiro finished his career in Japan.
This is a ballpark I had been wondering about. Thanks for the insight.
hey
french hanshin fan here
thanks for your video !!!!
Hey I love Blackjack and all the other shows made by that same production corp. It’s good stuff.
Great video, very interesting story behind that Stadium.
Since you mention him can you please make a video of Giant Baba's Baseball career, I was always wonder how he was in Baseball.
Knee and elbow injury..
Not to mention his gigantism complications doomed his career to not be long since beginning
Shohei Baba has been on my list of vids to make, but deciding how to approach it has been difficult.
I don't want to do the whole clickbait "This famous wrestler was a baseball player" thing, but he didn't play long enough to warrant a "Player Profile" video.
@@GaijinBaseball Well the only other big name Wrestler that was a former Baseball player is "Macho Man" Randy Savage. I think a lot of people are interested about his Baseball past. Him going from Baseball to being one of Rikidozan protege and the other being Antonio Inoki.
@@GaijinBaseballyou could make it a short right?
Sounds like the Oakland Coliseum
Boy have you not heard of Kawasaki Stadium, which was 10 times worse
is there a reason why NPB teams are contracted in Tokyo? 5 is a lot for one city
Tokyo does hold 1/3 of Japan's population
Only two are in Tokyo proper, the other three are in the surrounding cities. There are also more people in Metro Tokyo than all of Canada and we have 7 NHL teams lol.
Tokyo is like the largest city in the world. Huge market
Have you thought of doing videos on some of the other NPB ballparks?
A model of this stadium is listed on eBay
Enjoyed the video...seems Tokyo had some issues with stadiums over the years.
Suzaki, Kamiigusa, (location) Musashino (location and field) Komazawa (initially location then '64 Olympics)
and this one. The best of them all, though. If I remember correctly, Musashino was pushing for the Swallows
and Komazawa became a second home of the Flyers for a while. And then there was Meiji Jingu
being pretty much college/amateur until 1962. Do you have any future plans for a video on Korakuen?
It's in the pipeline
@@GaijinBaseball Thank you. I think one of the more unique aspects of Japanese pro ball
is the idea that teams played and still do at various home sites other than the regular home park...
the NPB website shows an incredible list of places where they have played since 1936.
Great video. What is that song at the end?
The Lotte Orions 7th inning stretch song from the 70s and 80s
Wait, Abdullah the Butcher!?!?
The very same