Tiger Tour: Game 1
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Re: Tiger Tour: Game 1
[ Author: Guest: Cheese | Posted: Jul 12, 2006 10:05 AM
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Cheers Vir 4030, as someone who loves the "occasion" of going to Koshien, I appreciate your post. Half the funs is in the stands and after the game. Looking forward to your posts.
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The Carp scored in the 7th (I think... I was up to about 5 or 6 beers by this time) but only one run. They had first and third with nobody out and managed to only get one run in.
I do have to say, though, that I thoroughly enjoyed the company of all the Tigers fans. There was an impromptu pep rally under the expressway after the game where hitting march songs were sang from players such as Randy Bass, Thomas O'Malley (who I must really resemble because, dang, I got compared to him a lot), and a whole bunch of Japanese players who I never heard of. I actually knew half the song for Tsuboi and George Arias, so I guess that was fun. I guess that's why I love the Tigers so much - their fans are the craziest!
Anyways, the game was a blast, with the Carp actually out-hitting the Tigers, but the Tigers made them count more. 2-1 was the final in nine innings. Williams came in and pitched the 8th inning and Fujikawa pitched the 9th for the save. The game lasted almost four hours on a beautiful night in Kobe.
For those of you keeping track, I'm here for the whole Tigers home stand ending with the Giants series, if I can scalp some tickets. I will post a report here after each game if I'm not too drunk and my laptop continues picking up this rogue wirelesss hub.