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Comment on The End of the Buffaloes by passerby

passerby — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:22:09 +0000

Just in case you don’t know, the old Kintetsu Buffalo logo was designed by Tarō Okamoto.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar%C5%8D_Okamoto

Comment on Six 2010 Season Storylines by Kyle

Kyle — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:12:10 +0000

I think Matt Murton will end up being much better then that group. Also, one has to wonder if Tanaka of the Eagles will reach the level that Darvish is at this season.

Comment on The End of the Buffaloes by Pau

Pau — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:30:47 +0000

I wouldn’t mind to see them go back to the Hankyu uniforms that Yamada Hisashi and Fukumoto Yutaka used to wear. Ditto for Lotte, their 70s unis were awesome too.
I kinda like that they’re following the PL trend and plan to add “Osaka” to the team name. They were the last team using only their sponsor company name in the league.
It will be interesting to follow the naming process. Let’s see what creative monikers does the public come up with, once they do a formal call for submissions.

Comment on The End of the Buffaloes by npbcardguy

npbcardguy — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:57:52 +0000

The “Buffalo” name came from Giants Hall Of Famer Shigeru Chiba whose nickname was “Formidable Buffalo”. Kintetsu changed the name from the Pearls to the Buffalo when he became manager in 1959.

So does Akinobu Okada have a nickname?

Comment on The End of the Buffaloes by EJH

EJH — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:17:53 +0000

Good idea, David. But what word could they use for the little “s” after the “B” for “Bull”? Hmm…

Comment on The End of the Buffaloes by David Pan

David Pan — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:35:46 +0000

How about the orix bulls? In this case, they would retain the ‘B’ sign but could re-design the logo to include horns sticking out from the ‘B’ logo. So, the idea of a bull as an alternative name wouldn’t dramatically change the face of the team, while simotamously satisfying the team’s plans to retain the ‘b’ logo.

Comment on The End of the Buffaloes by Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:39:44 +0000

I thought this logo was nice and mean looking: http://image.space.rakuten.co.jp/lg01/11/0000017411/70/img86d95e4bzik6zj.jpeg

I didn’t really care for the Expos knock-offs though.

Comment on The End of the Buffaloes by simon

simon — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:35:54 +0000

The Kintetsu Buffaloes unis, especially the helmet, was awesome. Orix Buffaloes? Blah.

Comment on The English NPB Blogosphere, 2010 Edition by Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:59:43 +0000

Thanks Dan. I’ve added you to the list. I have an upcoming post for Twitter so I’ll get you into that one as well.

Comment on The English NPB Blogosphere, 2010 Edition by Dan

Dan — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:09:59 +0000

I’ve had a English KBO forum for awhile now….

http://www.mykbo.net

http://www.twitter.com/mykbo