Old Giants' Slogan
Yea, I found that slogan rather amusing.
As an American aside, I recall hating the Atlanta Braves' slogan "America's Team" that was used in the early days of cable TV when Braves games were about the only nationally broadcast baseball games you could find.
As slogans go, it's better than "Hit! Foot! Get!", but HFG sure has a certain comic value, although I'm sure that wasn't the original intention.
"The Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes baseball team were founded in 1949, and at that time we were called the Pearls. We are the only professional team based in Osaka. The warm support of the people of Osaka is the power base of the Buffaloes. Your backing is kindly requested."
Impeccable grammar, but I fear the message loses something in the translation.
Perhaps the fans could write a fight song:
Dear Buffaloes, we, the people of Osaka, acknowledge your kind request for support, and are eager to fulfil your fan-related needs. In return, it would be much appreciated if you could win.
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Does anyone remember the insane slogan that the Giants had a few years back? I think it was something like "Fight! Play! Get!" or something like that.
Don't they have any English speakers in their organisation?