巨人がヤンキース、阪神はレッドソックス

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In Japan, the Yomiuri Giants are like the Yankees and the Hanshin Tigers are like the Red Sox. The Tigers even come with a curse, and it's way wackier than anything having to do with the Bambino. In 1985, during a post-Japan-Series-win euphoria, fans made Tigers look-alikes jump into an Osaka canal . . . except no one could find a local who looked like star Randy Bass. So an enterprising Tigers backer grabbed a statue of Kentucky Fried Chicken's Col. Sanders. In he went.

阪神とレッドソックスは、優勝しなくても人気のあるチーム。巨人が今のヤンキースのような常勝チームに戻れるかは、フロント次第。