Four days.....three games....surprisingly cool temperatures.....expected seats made for the Japanese posterior.....but fun, nonetheless.
While the Hiroshima Carp fans go non-stop in synch, the Hanshin (Osaka) Tiger fans go non-stop, too.....sometimes in synch, more often, in controlled chaos. They don't just wear team jerseys, they wear pants, jerseys, head gear and are wild. The rooting is infectious - there is no such thing as a dull moment there!
Unlike those of us with Los Angeles mentalities (ie - I left after 7 innings with the score 9-1, Giants over the Tigers), people stay until AFTER the game is over.
I have trouble with the baseball strategy, here. The culture does not permit them to 'play to win' - they play not to lose. That means caution - bunts, holding runners on 3d - they don't take chances and that sort of drives me mad.....but it is far more fun to attend a game in Japan than in the States.
While the Hiroshima Carp fans go non-stop in synch, the Hanshin (Osaka) Tiger fans go non-stop, too.....sometimes in synch, more often, in controlled chaos. They don't just wear team jerseys, they wear pants, jerseys, head gear and are wild. The rooting is infectious - there is no such thing as a dull moment there!
Unlike those of us with Los Angeles mentalities (ie - I left after 7 innings with the score 9-1, Giants over the Tigers), people stay until AFTER the game is over.
I have trouble with the baseball strategy, here. The culture does not permit them to 'play to win' - they play not to lose. That means caution - bunts, holding runners on 3d - they don't take chances and that sort of drives me mad.....but it is far more fun to attend a game in Japan than in the States.
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