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Giants capture 19th Japan Series Title
By Ken Marantz, Daily Yomiuri -- In a matchup billed as a showdown between two kings of Japanese baseball, the Yomiuri Giants regained the throne by defeating the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks in six games.
Hideki Matsui homered and drove in four runs as the Giants clobbered the Hawks 9-3 Saturday night in Game 6 to win their 19th Japan Series title and first since 1994.
Oct. 29:
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O-N showdown brings hopes
Daily Yomiuri Editorial -- Oct. 28: Full Story
Super rookie pitches Giants into Series lead
By Ken Marantz, Daily Yomiuri -- The day after a veteran sparkled for the Yomiuri Giants, rookie Hisanori Takahashi turned in a glittering performance of his own.
Takahashi became the first rookie to throw a shutout in his Japan Series debut, tossing a two-hitter to blank the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks 6-0 Friday night and give the Giants a 3-2 lead.
Oct. 28: Full Story
Saito, Eto even up series for Giants
By Ken Marantz, Daily Yomiuri -- Mentally, he is the type of pitcher you know can handle the pressure of a Japan Series that you have to win. Masaki Saito's physical condition is no longer a question mark.
Saito allowed four hits and one run over 6-2/3 innings and Akira Eto hit a tie-breaking solo homer as the Yomiuri Giants evened the Japan Series with a 2-1 victory Thursday night.
Oct. 27: Full Story
Giants back in business
Japan Times -- Yoshinobu Takahashi broke an 0-for-9 slump with his two-run clout in the second inning and scored again in the following frame as the Giants broke the game open with four runs in the third to post their first win in the best-of-seven series.
"I don't know if you can say we're more relaxed in Fukuoka, but we didn't play even to 50 percent of out ability at the Tokyo Dome. Today the players appeared to have a weight taken off their shoulders," Yomiuri manager Shigeo Nagashima said.
Oct. 24:
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Hawks romp 8-3 to take two in Tokyo
By Jim Allen, Daily Yomiuri -- The Pacific League champion Fukuoka Daiei Hawks exploded for six runs in the fifth inning to come from behind for the second straight night in front of a capacity crowd of 43,850 at Tokyo Dome.
"It's not a beautiful way to win, but it's our way and I want to keep playing this way the rest of the Series," Hawks' manager Sadaharu Oh said.
Oct. 23: Full Story
Hawks claw Game One away from Giants
By Jim Allen, Daily Yomiuri -- The Fukuoka Daiei Hawks, defending champs but underdogs just the same, came from two-runs down to take Game 1 of the Japan Series from the Yomiuri Giants 5-3 on Saturday night.
Oct. 22: Full Story
Long-awaited Oh-Nagashima showdown arrives
By Jim Allen, Daily Yomiuri -- Let's get the party started! The dream of many fans has come true now that former teammates and hall of famers Sadaharu Oh and Shigeo Nagashima finally go head to head as their teams clash in the 2000 Japan Series.
Oct. 20: Full Story
Been there, done that
Daily Yomiuri -- Fans will be forgiven a sense of deja vu when the Japan Series starts tomorrow night at Tokyo Dome with three players having taken part in eight or more series.
First baseman Kazuhiro Kiyohara and pitcher Kimiyasu Kudo of the Giants and Hawks outfielder Koji Akiyama each rang up impressive credentials as series veterans.
Oct. 20: Full Story
With the Japan Series Approaching, Daiei Relief Ace Fujii Dies
By aladdinsane -- With the Japan Series just a few days away, the Daiei Hawks spent a sad Saturday today when they lost their 31 year old middle relief ace, Masao Fujii. Fujii, who led the Pacific League in holds last year and who was known for his pinpoint control, died in a Fukuoka hospital Friday of a chronic lung illness.
Oct. 15: Full Story
The spark that ignites Giants' fire
By Ken Marantz, Daily Yomiuri -- Toshihisa Nishi may not have the statistics of the typical leadoff hitter, but he has made up for it with a hard-nose attitude and deceptive power to establish himself as the irreplaceable sparkplug of the Yomiuri Giants' high-voltage lineup.
Oct. 20: Full Story
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