Flying Condoms and Japanese Baseball

Yokohama stadium -- there's nothing like walking up the concourse
ramp in a baseball park, no matter where.  This looks the same, but oh, my is it
different!

Take us out to the ballgame, Japanese style - A couple of weeks before we left, Paul Skenazy suggested that we explore attending a Japanese baseball game.  You know, as a cultural experience, which it is.  So Kaori got a block of tickets - over in the visiting team's section along third base, and almost the entire group charged off into the subway and train system to race out to Yokohama to immerse ourselves in beer, hot dogs, and baseball Japanese style.  Here's some pictures, with some more to come as I have time to upload.

Getting there -- rush hour on the subway.

Rosie King, upper left, Diana Rothman, Ric De La Cruz, Jack Stevens (in the hat),
and buried, literally, Susie Elder.  Rush Hour Crush.

Howard Nelson, hanging on for dear life.

The ball park of the Yokohama Bay Stars, the home team and one of this season's best teams.

The ballpark - looking toward the home team rooting section.  They
have rooting sections, team outfits, drums and songs.

I shoulda known.  It was really the ballpark food that Paul Skenazy
was after.  Selfie with Jeff Waldron lower right.

The hot dog stand girls.  They infusing the hotdogs with looks like
an adapted enema device -- really just catsup and mustard. 

Beer makes it glow -- left to right - Howard Nelson, standing is
Diana Rothman, and then front, Terry Eckhardt, Yoshie Morrissey, Annie Lydon,
self, and Jeff Waldron. 

Jeff Waldron, Jon and Alice Drier.

Stay tuned for the flying condoms!  More to come - gotta go and roam through Tokyo.
As you can see, we're doing just fine, thank you.