I
went to Koshien baseball stadium in Nishinomiya, near Osaka, to see a high-school
baseball game and shout out for my old school.
It was a quarterfinal game of
the Spring National Baseball Tournament (official name is “The National High
School Baseball Invitational Tournament”, which nobody knows) or “Senbatsu” tournament.
It
was my first visit to the stadium in 41 years. The last visit was to see the
Summer National Tournament.
I found that the facilities as well as the mood of
the stadium had changed a lot.
It
was rainy. We watched the game in rain coats or with umbrellas. The game
stopped when the rain was heavy. Ground keepers worked hard to restart the
game.
There
were part-time students selling beer. The sales was … terrible.
The
fortune was not upon us. However, my juniors played a good game. I hope today’s
game would become a good step towards summer tournament.
I
had a good time. Thanks, my high school juniors.
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