Hanshin Tigers Basket Case

[Mulboyne]

Photo from Captain Japan's Sake-Drenched Postcards
Reuters via Yahoo: Goldman to pitch Japanese baseball-linked product
The Japanese arm of U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs said on Friday it will pitch a new product to investors, linking returns to the performance of the Hanshin Tigers, a popular professional baseball team. The product, "Rokko Oroshi Basket e-Warrant", allows investors to buy long and short positions in an index composed of nine firms expected to benefit from a championship performance by the Osaka-based team. Investors can buy and sell warrants in the index, or hold until maturity on Nov. 16, after the championship Japan Series ends...more...

[Captain Japan]

Photo from Captain Japan's Sake-Drenched Postcards
Reuters via Yahoo: Goldman to pitch Japanese baseball-linked product
The Japanese arm of U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs said on Friday it will pitch a new product to investors, linking returns to the performance of the Hanshin Tigers, a popular professional baseball team. The product, "Rokko Oroshi Basket e-Warrant", allows investors to buy long and short positions in an index composed of nine firms expected to benefit from a championship performance by the Osaka-based team. Investors can buy and sell warrants in the index, or hold until maturity on Nov. 16, after the championship Japan Series ends...more...

It looks like they are making the cups on this year's model smaller:


A model displays lingerie maker Triumph International's new Hanshin Tigers bra, commemorating the Japanese baseball team's 70th anniversary, in Tokyo August 26, 2005. The bra, embroidered with the team's logo on the cups, comes with a pair of shorts and a skirt and will go on sale with a limited-edition run of 100 sets from late September for 21,000 yen ($190). REUTERS