Every season we collect lots of team merchandise to remember our time abroad. This past season was a little different because instead of our typical team t-shirts and scarves we were able to snatch up lots of different goodies... teddy bears, keychains, buttons, and wrist bands just to mention a few. Not only did the Sendai 89ers have great merchandise but they also had some neat advertising around the city.
Dan Fitzgerald bear!
You know I had to get one! They also had little bear keychains with Dan's number.
Supporting my husband with my Fitzgerald sweatband and button!
Dan Fitzgerald buttons. Collect all three!
Trading cards, button and a Fitzgerald sweat band.
Advertising for the three sport teams in Sendai at the main subway station.
Another team advertisment on the subway.
Subway ticket machine with the Sendai 89ers logo.
Posters at the arena
plus awesome caricatures!
My mom posing with Dan's caricature when she came to visit us in March.
Ever wonder how to write Fitzgerald in Japanese?! Check out Dan's credit card!
Dan in front of a Sendai 89ers vending machine
Nothing like a puzzle of the team! Love it!
Sendai 89ers Burger at Happiness Restaurant near the Haleo Dome. Oishii!
Sendai City Gymnasium home game.
Sendai 89ers Cheerleaders, they are awesome dancers!
View of Aoba City Gymnasium. Sendai had two home arenas.
Dan signing autographs after the game.
Sendai 89ers fans cheering on the team.
Sendai has truly great fans!
Dan's parents and brother after the game. Thank you to Yusuke Hotta, the Sendai 89ers photographer, for sharing this wonderful photo with us.
Group photo of all the players, fans, and boosters after the last home game at Sendai City Gymnasium.
Awww, what great memories from just one season! I really need to step up archiving stuff like this for my hubby.
And can I just say what good looking families you both come from? Y'all are going to have some beautiful kids ;)
Thanks for sharing all of this...glad you guys had a great time in Japan <3
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Seiko
8/24/2012 02:06:56 am
I'm so glad to see this blog.
Thanks for your great photographs.
I was happy that you two came to Sendai.
I hope you to enjoy your journey.
The resource that you mentioned here is something that I have been looking from quite a time. And finally it ended with such a nice blog post. Don’t have words to thank you.