Marines vs. Eagles at Chiba Marine Stadium, September 11, 2006
 More cheer girls. |
 And more. With cornrows! |
 Mascot super-pose! |
 Kouji Takagi rides out of the Lotte bullpen to pitch. |
 Justin Miller takes the mound. |
 I don't know why the Lotte fans had nets, but they did. |
 A few balloons from the Rakuten faithful. |
 Everyone spends their half of the seventh inning inflating balloons. |
 Everyone spends their half of the seventh inning inflating balloons. |
 First there's a balloon dance before the release. |
 And there they go! |
 Balloons in the outfield. |
(c) Deanna Rubin 2006. All rights reserved, all lefties in the outfield.