Marines vs. Eagles at Chiba Marine Stadium, September 11, 2006
 Ma-kun and Rine-chan watch the ceremonial pitch. |
 Mascots and candy-cane cheerleaders get ready for the players to come onto the field. |
 Cheerleader kickline with mascots. |
 Yoshihisa Naruse, 20-year-old rookie lefty starter for the Marines, warms up. |
 Cheerleaders assemble to welcome players on the field. As you can see, Naruse is long-tossing with backup catcher Tsuji right in front of them. |
 Matt Watson enters the field, Naruse continues to warm up. |
 Catcher Tomoya Satozaki enters through the cheerline. |
 Matt Watson, in right field. |
 Marines first baseman Kazuya Fukuura. |
 Matt Watson, throwing a baseball around. |
 The sparse set of Rakuten Eagles fans in the left field stands. |
 Starting lineup for today's game. |
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