2008 MLB Opener in Tokyo
Chris and I went to the Red Sox - Oakland As opener to the 2008 season at the Tokyo Dome last night! As I was sitting there, I realized that it was the 50th anniversary (!) of when I became a baseball fan in 1958, when the then NY Giants moved to San Francisco. So it was an appropriate way to celebrate the anniversary, watching my other two favorite teams. Here is the Dome:
There are a lot of photos at picasa, although my lens was not long enough to get really close. We had great seats in the upper deck between home and first base. The game was excellent, the As led most of the way, then the Red Sox went head 4-2, then the As tied it up and the Red Sox won in the 10th 6-5, thanks to a baserunning error by Emil Brown in the bottom of the tenth. Dice-K took a while to warm up but then struck a few out, and Okajima looked pretty overpowering. As pitchers were good too, although Houston Street gave up the game-winning two-run homer.
We were surrounded by Red Sox fans (two girls behind us had flown out from Boston just for the game, plus a fair number of US military from nearby bases), but Chris and I tried to root for the As, along with another nearby woman.
Before the game they presented flowers to the managers (only in Japan!) and an opera singer sang the Japanese national anthem. The last photo is Okajima throwing a fastball.
Here we are with Chris' friends from Six Apart.
And one of the best features of Tokyo Dome, the beer girl:
We were surrounded by Red Sox fans (two girls behind us had flown out from Boston just for the game, plus a fair number of US military from nearby bases), but Chris and I tried to root for the As, along with another nearby woman.
Before the game they presented flowers to the managers (only in Japan!) and an opera singer sang the Japanese national anthem. The last photo is Okajima throwing a fastball.
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