The playoffs are here! The playoffs are here!

Well, actually, the playoffs are over…my bad.

Spoiler: we’re going to be treated to a repeat of last year’s Japan Series, but it should be fun to watch just the same.

That’s right, the 2007 Japan Series Championships is another showdown between the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters of the Pacific League and the Chunichi Dragons of the Central League.

You want to know why the Fighters will win? When they do something big, Sapporo Brewing Co. gives the team enough beer to fill the dome that the team plays in. What do Chunichi players get when they win? Actually, I don’t know. Newspapers?

You want to know why the Dragons will win? They’re due. The guys down in Nagoya have been playing top-shelf baseball for years, and after a strong run through the Central League Climax Series they are poised to finally win the whole thing.

Alright, I’m getting a little ahead of myself here. The Japan Series will be covered in a future podcast. This one is all about the Central and Pacific League versions of the Climax Series that were held in October 2007.

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