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Index 2008 Japan Series

The 2008 Japan Series was the 59th edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's championship series.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 48 relations: Alex Graman, Alex Ramírez, Belluna Dome, Bunkyō, Central League, Chunichi Dragons, Daisuke Ochi, Hanshin Tigers, Hayato Sakamoto, Hideaki Wakui, Hiram Bocachica, Hiroshi Hirao, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Hisanobu Watanabe, Hisanori Takahashi, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, Japan Series, Japan Standard Time, Kazuhisa Ishii, Kentaro Nishimura, Koji Uehara, Marc Kroon, Michihiro Ogasawara, Nippon Professional Baseball, Nippon Television, Orix Buffaloes, Pacific League, Playoff format, Saitama Prefecture, Saitama Seibu Lions, Seoul Broadcasting System, Seth Greisinger, Shinnosuke Abe, Takahiro Suzuki, Takayuki Kishi, Taketoshi Goto, Takeya Nakamura, Tatsunori Hara, Tetsuya Utsumi, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Tokyo, Tokyo Dome, Tomoki Hoshino, TV Asahi, Yomiuri Giants, 2008 Korean Series, 2008 Nippon Professional Baseball season, 2008 World Series.

  2. 2008 Nippon Professional Baseball season
  3. Saitama Seibu Lions postseason
  4. Yomiuri Giants postseason

Alex Graman

Alex Joseph Graman (born November 17, 1977) is former Major League Baseball pitcher.

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Alex Ramírez

Alexander Ramón Ramírez Quiñónez (born 3 October 1974), nicknamed Ramichan, is a Venezuelan-born Japanese former professional baseball outfielder who had a long career in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

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Belluna Dome

(official name) is a baseball stadium located in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.

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Bunkyō

is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan.

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Central League

The or is one of the two professional baseball leagues that constitute Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan.

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Chunichi Dragons

The are a professional baseball team based in Nagoya, the chief city in the Chūbu region of Japan.

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Daisuke Ochi

is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player with the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Central League.

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Hanshin Tigers

The are a Nippon Professional Baseball team playing in the Central League.

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Hayato Sakamoto

is a Japanese professional baseball shortstop with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

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Hideaki Wakui

is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

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Hiram Bocachica

Hiram Gabriel Bocachica Colón (born March 4, 1976) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball outfielder.

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Hiroshi Hirao

is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player.

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Hiroyuki Nakajima

, nicknamed "Nakaji", is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

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Hisanobu Watanabe

Hisanobu Watanabe (渡辺 久信 born August 2, 1965) nicknamed "Nabe-Q", is the former baseball player who played in the Japanese professional leagues from 1984 to 1998.

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Hisanori Takahashi

is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher.

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Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

The is a Japanese professional baseball team based in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaidō, in the Sapporo metropolitan area.

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Japan Series

The Japan Series (officially the Japan Championship Series), also the Nippon Series, is the annual championship series in Nippon Professional Baseball, the top baseball league in Japan.

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Japan Standard Time

, or, is the standard time zone in Japan, 9 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+09:00).

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Kazuhisa Ishii

Kazuhisa Ishii (石井 一久Ishii Kazuhisa) (born September 9, 1973) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher and manager and general manager.

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Kentaro Nishimura

is a former Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player.

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Koji Uehara

is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher.

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Marc Kroon

Marc Jason Kroon (born April 2, 1973) is an American former right-handed relief pitcher.

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Michihiro Ogasawara

Michihiro Ogasawara (小笠原 道大, born October 25, 1973, in Mihama-ku, Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese former professional baseball player.

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Nippon Professional Baseball

is a professional baseball league and the highest level of baseball in Japan.

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Nippon Television

The, also known as (NTV), with the call sign JOAX-DTV (channel 4), is a Japanese television station serving the Kantō region as the flagship station of the Nippon News Network and the Nippon Television Network System.

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Orix Buffaloes

The are a Nippon Professional Baseball team formed as a result of the 2004 Nippon Professional Baseball realignment by the merger of the Orix BlueWave of Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, and the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes of Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.

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Pacific League

The, or, or the, due to sponsorship reasons, is one of the two professional baseball leagues constituting Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan.

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Playoff format

There are a number of formats used in various levels of competition in sports and games to determine an overall champion.

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Saitama Prefecture

is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu.

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Saitama Seibu Lions

The are a professional baseball team in Japan's Pacific League based north of Tokyo in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture.

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Seoul Broadcasting System

Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters.

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Seth Greisinger

Seth Adam Greisinger (born July 29, 1975) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

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Shinnosuke Abe

is a Japanese former professional baseball player and current manager, who spent his entire 19-year career with Nippon Professional Baseball's Yomiuri Giants, serving as the team's captain from 2007 to 2014.

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Takahiro Suzuki

is a retired Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player.

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Takayuki Kishi

Takayuki Kishi (岸 孝之, born December 4, 1984, in Taihaku-ku, Sendai) is a Japanese professional baseball player for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

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Taketoshi Goto

is a former Japanese baseball player.

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Takeya Nakamura

(born August 15, 1983, in Daitō, Osaka) is Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

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Tatsunori Hara

is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder and manager.

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Tetsuya Utsumi

is a Japanese professional baseball player for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball(NPB).

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Tokorozawa, Saitama

is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.

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Tokyo

Tokyo (東京), officially the Tokyo Metropolis (label), is the capital of Japan and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of over 14 million residents as of 2023 and the second-most-populated capital in the world.

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Tokyo Dome

is an indoor stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan.

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Tomoki Hoshino

is a professional Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player.

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TV Asahi

commonly abbreviated as, with the call sign JOEX-DTV (channel 5), is a Japanese television station subsidiary of certified broadcasting holding company itself controlled by The Asahi Shimbun Company serving as the flagship station of the All-Nippon News Network.

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Yomiuri Giants

The are a Japanese professional baseball team competing in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League.

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2008 Korean Series

The 2008 Korean Series began on Monday, 26 October, at the Munhak Baseball Stadium in Incheon.

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2008 Nippon Professional Baseball season

The 2008 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 59th season since the NPB was reorganized in.

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2008 World Series

The 2008 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2008 season.

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See also

2008 Nippon Professional Baseball season

Saitama Seibu Lions postseason

Yomiuri Giants postseason

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Japan_Series

Also known as 2008 Nippon Series.