Baseball and Buddies

Doesn't this picture look like Mike and his buddy, Jeff- visiting from California, had a great time at the baseball game? In truth, they didn't get to the baseball stadium until 10 minutes AFTER the game ended. Jeff had arrived earlier in the afternoon and Mike went to go pick him up, and the plan was to meet up at the game. Things were going according to plan, and they would've made it okay had it not been for their missing the stop for the stadium and then getting completely lost. At least they made it and got to see the baseball stadium.



Here's Rich during the game looking forlornly at Mike's empty seat.





But other than worrying about my missing husband, the game was a blast! Japan loves their baseball!! Every player gets their own special chant that the fans dutifully call out as they come up to bat.



The winners... Tokyo Giants! Check out the size of that flag!



Fans are extremely loyal to their teams. Even though the Giants practically shut out the Yokohama Baystars, the Baystars fans stayed to the very end. There was no mass exodus to beat the crowds just because they knew their team would lose. It was amazing to see that kind of loyalty.