"Everyone, any ideas yet on Lin's batting anthem?"
Looking at the younger members of the Supporters Group in front of him, Masao Otake slapped his hand on the table with a "bang," snapping everyone out of their thoughts.
Masao Otake, 60 years old this year, is the current president of the "Eagle Road Alliance," the SoftBank Hawks' Kyushu Region supporters group.
The "Eagle Road Alliance" is one of the civilian supporter groups of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, composed of four affiliated groups: "Heavenly Soaring Hawks," "Genkai Hawks," "Radiant Soaring Hawks," and "Yokaroumon" (a Kyushu dialect meaning "Alright, alright, indeed").
Because the organization's members usually wear traditional "hakama" attire to the stadium to support the team, they are also commonly referred to as "Hakama."
