Opening Day 2008 by Jared Carrabis
Sox Begin Their Title Defense In Japan

The scene was surreal. This wasn’t your ordinary pregame ceremony complete with your “Blood donor of the game” and the “Leader of the pack” and the little kid that screams “Play ball!”, no. This was the most festive pregame ceremony in the history of the game. Putting any major historic baseball game to shame. The players of both teams lined their dugouts armed with rolling cameras and amazed eyes as the Japan natives put on a the most unique and interesting pregame show to date. The lineups were all announced over the PA to the crowds delight but to nobody’s surprise, Hideki Okajima took home the second loudest ovation, finishing second to none other than America’s equivalent to American baseball’s Nolan Ryan, Daisuke Matsuzaka.


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Published on March 25, 2008 0 Comment(s)

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