It was DJ's turn in the rotation to start for the Hawks again tonight. They team they faced tonight are the Chiba Lotte Marines, winners of the Japanese Series two years back under their manager Bobby Valentine. Bobby is a former MLB coach of the Texas Rangers and more recently of the New York Mets. The image at the top of the blog is what is shown on the big screen during the Japanese National Anthem. Bobby on the left and on the right, Sadaharu Oh. Both coaches facing each other, preparing for battle.
Other than DJ's steller pitching tonight, the most impressive thing about the night was the Marines fans in left field. Remember I mentioned the fans of the visiting teams take a small section in left field. There were so many Marines fans they almost took the entire left field. Their songs were different from the others I have heard, and louder, much louder! These dudes had so much energy! Video time...
The game's outcome was no surprise, the Hawks lost. They have yet to win a game since I got out here. Happy to say it wasn't DJ's fault. Pitched almost the identical game as his outting before: 7 innings, 3 earned runs, and nine strikeouts. DJ exited the game when it was tied, so for the second week in a row he has recorded a no decision. I got the video of the game and put in on YouTube: Check it out.
I just realized Sadaharu Oh needs a blog entry done on him because he is a baseball legend out here. I'm going to get to work on one.
Other than DJ's steller pitching tonight, the most impressive thing about the night was the Marines fans in left field. Remember I mentioned the fans of the visiting teams take a small section in left field. There were so many Marines fans they almost took the entire left field. Their songs were different from the others I have heard, and louder, much louder! These dudes had so much energy! Video time...
The game's outcome was no surprise, the Hawks lost. They have yet to win a game since I got out here. Happy to say it wasn't DJ's fault. Pitched almost the identical game as his outting before: 7 innings, 3 earned runs, and nine strikeouts. DJ exited the game when it was tied, so for the second week in a row he has recorded a no decision. I got the video of the game and put in on YouTube: Check it out.
I just realized Sadaharu Oh needs a blog entry done on him because he is a baseball legend out here. I'm going to get to work on one.
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