Monthly Archives: September 2010

Well, my adventures through the NPB in 2010 have drawn to a close. I’ll be stuck reading highlights about the rest of the pennant race and playoffs online. However, having visited all the active home stadiums this season, here are … Continue reading →

Despite ominous skies and some passing showers, the baseball road trip gods smiled down upon us as the Yakult Swallows and the Yomiuri Giants were able to get the full nine innings in tonight at Meiji Jingu Stadium.  Meiji Jingu was the … Continue reading →

Welcome to the northern most ballpark in the NPB! The wonderful little city of Sapporo, home to Sapporo Beer, is also the home of the Nippon-Ham Fighters and the Sapporo Dome. We have spent two days in the city and … Continue reading →

For some reason, it always feels like I am scrambling to get the Tokyo Dome. On my last trip in the spring, I went to the Tokyo Dome a mere four hours after landing at the airport. Today, we had … Continue reading →

The Chunichi Dragons have been red hot down the stretch. Having won 8 of their last 10 games heading into the Saturday afternoon contest at the Nagoya Dome against the Yokohama BayStars, the Dragons looked to keep there first place … Continue reading →

A packed house filled the Fukuoka Yahoo! Dome for the Friday evening tilt featuring the southern most team in Nippon Professional Baseball (the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks) and the northern most team (the Nippon-Ham Fighters).  The Hawks came into the contest just … Continue reading →

At the recently renovated Koshien Stadium, the first place Hashin Tigers and the second place Chunichi Dragons battled through extra innings to end at a 2-2 tie. Yes, games in Japan can end in a tie as the rules dictate … Continue reading →

For the second time this season, I find myself at the Seibu Dome.  While it was drizzling during the last visit, the remnants of a typhoon were swirling around the ballpark today.  Fortunately, thanks to the great planning by the JapanBall … Continue reading →

The Orix Buffaloes and Chiba Lotte Marines played the most exciting game of the trip, according to the consensus of the JapanBall fans at the Kyocera Dome this evening. After the Marines jumped out to an early 3-0 lead, the … Continue reading →

After four hours of riding Shinkansens, we arrived in Hiroshima to see the Cincinnati Reds, errr, I mean the Hiroshima Carp take on the Hashin Tigers at Mazada Zoom-Zoom Stadium.  I personally think that Mazada Zoom-Zoom Stadium is the coolest name … Continue reading →