First baseball game

Scott pitched last night so Callie and I attended our first Japanese baseball game. It was so much fun, but of course, quite the adventure . . .

We don't have a car here so the easiest was to get to the field is to use mass transportation. Japan has a great train system and not only did we attend our first game yesterday, but Callie also had her first train ride.

I went to the game with one of the other American players' wife and their two boys. Callie fell asleep in her stroller right before we left so missed most of the excitement of the train ride. I'm actually surprsied that she slept through the whole trip, it was pretty bumpy, and at one point we had to carry the stroller down two flights of stairs because there was no elevator. But we made it to the game and that was the important part. We may just take a taxi next time :)

The game was great. We arrived a little late so I missed Scott's first inning, but that was okay, there was still lots to see. Our seats are about 3 rows from home plate so we have a great view. Once we settled into the seats Callie woke up and I'm sure was surprised to see where she was. She had a blast looking at everything. The games are really loud and there is constant cheering, but Callie didn't seem to mind. I think her favorite part was the 7th inning stretch. Instead of singing "Take Me Out to The Ballgame" all the fans blow up these huge baloons with wistles on the end. They sing a song and then let the baloons go. It is the craziest thing. The stadium seats about 50,000 people, so imagine almost that many baloons flying through the air at the same time. I thought it would scare Callie, but she was having a blast watching all the different baloons fly throught the air.

Scott pitched great again. He even struck out the first batter of the game, again! He threw six innings; 3 hits, no runs and 7 strikeouts and he got the win. He was also named Hero of the Game. This is something they do in Japan after every home game. Callie and I had already gone down to the family room so we got to see it on TV. It's a pretty big honor and they interviewed Scott on the field after the game in front of all the fans.

All in all it was a great game experience and I can wait to go to our next one.