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Before going into the park, we pick up some supplies for the game -
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- beer, dried squid, and balloons. Stan picked up the jersey for Tiger closer Fujikawa.
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We have seats in the Right field bleachers, out of reach of any potential home run balls short of a Barry Bondesque steroid era blast. Hayley's friend got us tickets in the section known for the rowdiest and loudest fans - roughly equivalent to the Cubs bleacher fans, or the Oakland Raider "black hole". That is "rowdy" in a polite Japanese way of course. One big difference is the well organized and enthusiastic singing and cheering.
Some scenes from the game:
Stan gets his nicotine fix by joining some fans under the seats in smoker prison and taking a few deep breaths.
Typical basefall fare - Tagoyaki - breaded and fried octopus balls.
Some things are universal.
A tradition at Honshi Stadium is the release of the lucky balloons during seventh inning stretch.
The balloons worked. The Tigers broke a tie game with two runs in the bottom of the seventh and went on to win 4-3.
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