Marines vs. Eagles at Chiba Marine Stadium, September 11, 2006

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Hiroki Yamamura comes in for Rakuten.

Former Mets pitcher Satoru Komiyama comes in for Lotte.

Masato Watanabe plays catch on the side with Saburo Ohmura.

Kazuo Fukumori!!!!!!

The Team 26 -- Lotte's fan club -- banner in right field.

Saburo!

More Saburo.

The ads on the back of the seats in Chiba stadium.

The outfield, near the end of the game.

The infield, near the end of the game.

The final score! Rakuten beat Lotte 6-2.

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