Neatsville: 阪神タイガーズ＠甲子園球場

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六甲颪

六甲颪 (ろっこうおろし)に颯爽 (さっそう)と
蒼天 (そうてん)翔 (か)ける日輪 (にちりん)の
青春の覇気美 (うるわ)しく
輝く我が名ぞ阪神タイガース
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闘志 (とうし)溌剌 (はつらつ) 起 (た)つや今
熱血既 (すで)に敵を衝 (つ)く
獣王の意気高らかに
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鉄腕強打幾千 (いくち)度 (た)び
鍛えてここに甲子園
勝利に燃ゆる栄冠は
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Ever since I was a kid, I've grown up always involved with sports. Being from Ohio, my parents, especially my dad has always been a die-hard Cleveland sports fan...even went to the World Series when the Indians played the Braves in '95.

I've always wanted to go to a Japanese baseball game. I've seen videos of the National High School tournament played at Koshien Stadium on YouTube. Heard stories from a grumpy Kansai dude at my work, super hardcore Tigers fan.

Tigers fans are notorious for causing a riot during games played against their rivals, the Tokyo Giants. Kinda like Lakers fans but not as violent or stupid...yeah they'll throw an occasional KFC statue into the river after winning the championship but it ain't no post-modern LA riot shit.

One time, and the only time...quite possibly her last time, Sachi's mom went to watch a Tigers game. During any Japanese baseball game, unlike the lazy drunken crowds like we have in America, the fans are very enthusiastic during the WHOLE game. They sing and chant their asses off. Even some of the players have their own signature crowd pleaser song. CRAZY.

So Sachi's mom was watching a game and was NOT participating...bad idea. So the old dude behind her whack her over the head with a inflatable plastic Tigers bat and orders her to stand up and sing with the rest of the crowd.

Imagine if she was a Giants fan sitting in the Tigers section....it would have been a thick, cold piece of steel swung at her neck