Carp vs. Dragons at Hiroshima Municipal Stadium, September 8, 2006

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Waiting for Hasegawa.

Masayuki Hasegawa.

Relief pitcher Takaya Kawauchi. (High socks!)

A young fan using his cheer sticks as nunchucks.

Tomonori Maeda, at third with coach Shinji Koh.

Dragons fans cheering (for Ibata, I think).

Carp fan blowing up a balloon for the seventh inning.

More balloons.

Slyly directs the outfield stands in singing the Carp song and waving their balloons.

And the balloons go a-flying!

Hidenori came in to pinch-run for Inoue, and reaches third on a Tanishige single.

Tomonori Maeda comes back after hitting a home run and receives a Slyly doll.

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