Carp vs. Dragons at Hiroshima Municipal Stadium, September 8, 2006
 Hiroyuki Watanabe, he of the pigeon toes. |
 Alex Ochoa, coming in from the outfield. |
 The man, the myth, the legend, the 2006 CL MVP, Kosuke Fukudome. |
 Dragonbutt senior. |
 Kouhei Oda, backup catcher. |
 The Hiroshima Carp were brought to you by these sponsors: Cup of Noodles... |
 Carp fans gathering with their flags and such in the RF stands. |
 A smattering of Dragons fans gather in left. |
 A Hiroshima flag-waver. |
 There was a ceremony to give Shigenobu Shima an award, but I never caught what it was for. |
 Shigenobu Shima receives flowers as part of the award. |
 Shima goes back to a lineup of high-fives. |
(c) Deanna Rubin 2006. All rights reserved, all lefties in the outfield.