Take me out to the ballgame

Preliminary Trips
- A Runup for the Ballpark Trips form the Far East -

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"Take me out to the ballgame"
(Wrigley Field / August 25,1991)

"Take me out with the crowd"
(Kingdome / August 26,1991)

"Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jacks"
(Aneheim Stadium / August 27,1991)

"I don't care if I never get back"
(Dodger Stadium / August 28,1991)

"Let me root, root, root for the home team"
(Candlestick Park / August 29,1991)

"If they don't win it's a shame"
(Oakland Coliseum / August 30,1991)

"For it's one, two, three strike you're out"
(Dodger Stadium / June 6, 1993)

"At the old ball game"
(26 ballparks / July 28, 1995 - May 4, 2002)

" Take me out to the Ballgame "

伝説のＤＪハリー・ケリーの歌声にのせて、セヴンス・イニング・ストレッチ！　ああ、ナミダ、ナミダ.
Wrigley Field (Chicago, Illinois)

  Date : August 25, 1991, 1:20PM
  Seat : Terrace level, 224-11-107, $8.00
  Game : Padres 12, Cubs 9
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    San Diego  :  131 006 010  -  12  14  2
    Chicago    :  053 010 000  -   9  15  2
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  W: MMaddux (5-2)  SV: Melendez (2)
  L: Scanlan (5-7)
  HR: Caminiti (14)
  Time: 3:14    Attendance: 31,190 (38,765)

WRIGLEY FIELD TOUR (Pictures)
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" Take me out with the Crowd "

延長14回イニングの合間、この日２度目の " Take me out to the Ballgame " .
Kingdome (Seattle, Washington)

  Date : August 26, 1991, 7:05PM
  Seat : Box level, 101-28-109, $5.75
  Game : Mariners 5, Brewers 4
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    Milwaukee  :  300 000 100 000 00   -  4  12  0
    Seattle    :  000 301 000 000 01x  -  5   9  0
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  W: Schooler (1-2)
  L: Henry (2-1)
  HR: TMartinez (1)
  Time: 4:41    Attendance: 22,079 (59,702)

KINGDOME TOUR (Pictures)
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" Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jacks "

それにここでは、Sushi & Yakitori も味わうことができる. ビールは Asahi.
Aneheim Stadium (Aneheim, California)

  Date : August 27, 1991, 7:35PM
  Seat : Field Box, 16-W-2, $11.00
  Game : Angeles 4, Tigers 2
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    Detroit    :  000 010 001  -  2   6  1
    California :  000 200 20x  -  4   9  0
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  W: Finley (16-7)   SV: Harvey (32)
  L: Cerutti (2-5)
  HR: Fryman (17)
  Time: 3:00    Attendance: 27,494 (64,593)

ANAHEIM STADIUM TOUR (Pictures)
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" I don't care if I never get back "

Dodger Dogが毎日食べられるなら、もう日本に帰れなくたってかまわない.
Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles, California)

  Date : August 28, 1991, 7:35PM
  Seat : Loge Box, 136-H-3, $10.00
  Game : Pirates 6, Dodgers 4
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    Pittsburgh  :  012 000 012  -  6  11  1
    Los Angeles :  000 000 130  -  4   8  1
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  W: Rodriguez (1-0)   SV: Belinda (14)
  L: McDowell (4-8)
  HR: Redus (7), Butler (2)
  Time: 3:17    Attendance: 39,040 (56,000)

DODGER STADIUM TOUR (Pictures)
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" Let me root, root, root for The Beatles "

ここキャンドルスティック・パークは、ビートルズ　ラスト・コンサートの地.
Candlestick Park (San Francisco, California)

  Date : August 29, 1991, 12:35PM
  Seat : Lower Reserved, 13-18-23, $10.00
  Game : Cubs 5, Giants 4
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    Chicago       :  200 020 010  -  5  11  2
    San Francisco :  201 000 100  -  4   8  0
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  W: GMaddux (11-8)
  L: Oliveras (4-4)
  HR: GBelle (22)
  Time: 2:44    Attendance: 19,887 (62,000)

CANDLESTICK PARK TOUR (Pictures)
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" If they don't win , it's a shame "

" バッシュ・ブラザーズ" カンセコ＆マグワイアの競演.
Oakland Coliseum (Oakland, California)

  Date : August 30, 1991, 7:35PM
  Seat : Field Level Infield, 115-24-06, $13.00
  Game : Athletics 6, Tigers 3
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    Detroit    :  001 002 000 0   -  3   5  0
    Oakland    :  100 001 010 3x  -  6  10  0
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  W: Eckersley (2-2)
  L: Gleaton (3-2)
  HR: Tettleton (22), Incaviglia (9), RHenderson 2 (13), 
      Canseco (36), McGwire (20) 
  Time: 3:29    Attendance: 31,774 (47,313)

OAKLAND COLISEUM TOUR (Pictures)
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" For it's one, two, three strikes you're out "

1, 2, 3, え？ストライキ？

Oakland Coliseum Arena (Oakland, California)

チケットは当然ソールドアウトだったが、当日窓口、キャンセル待ち２時間で粘り勝ち、念願のＮＢＡ初観戦はゴールデンステート・ウォーリアーズ vs ポートランド・トレールブレーザーズ.

Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles, California)

  Date : June 6, 1993, 1:05PM
  Seat : Loge box, 159-K-9, $11.00
  Game : Braves 2, Dodgers 0
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    Atlanta      :  000 100 001  -  2   6  0
    Los Angeles  :  000 000 000  -  0   5  1
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  W: Smoltz (5-5)
  L: Candiotti (3-5)
  Time: 2:48    Attendance: 48,882 (56,000)

Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NewYork)

マンハッタンのホテルに荷物を放り出し、スタジアムへ直行。しかし到着したのは、ストライキ前最後のゲームが終了したあとだった．

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" At the old ball game "

準備はととのった... そして旅がはじまる．

1995年春、野茂英雄、極東の地をけって、西海岸へ飛ぶ.

" ほんじゃまアタクシも、ちょっくら様子うかがいに、行ってみましょか"

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