The last time the Orix Buffaloes won a Japan Series, they were known as the BlueWave, they played in Kobe and Osaka Dome was still being built, and they were led by a skinny hit-machine who liked to be referred to by his first name.
Orix ended a 26-year championship drought when it defeated the Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5-4 on Sunday night at Tokyo's Jingu Stadium, giving the Buffaloes a 4-2 win in the series that went seven games with one tie.
