Carp vs. Dragons at Hiroshima Municipal Stadium, September 8, 2006
 Shigenobu Shima! |
 Veteran slugger Tomonori Maeda. |
 Alternate catcher Yoshiyuki Ishihara. |
 One of Kazuyoshi Tatsunami's many female admirers. |
 And one of Hirokazu Ibata's fangirls as well. |
 Masahiko Morino. |
 Kazuyoshi Tatsunami. |
 Coach Kazuo Hayakawa hitting grounders. |
 Masahiko "Dragonbutt" Morino and Kazuyoshi "Dragonbutt Senior" Tatsunami. Yes, this is the picture that got me to give Morino that nickname. |
 The Chunichi veteran catcher Motonobu Tanishige. |
 Motonobu Tanishige, closer up. |
 Dragonbutt, closer up. |
(c) Deanna Rubin 2006. All rights reserved, all lefties in the outfield.