Jingu Stadium was mostly silent on the eve of the Japan Series — save for the constant drone of bats hitting balls and the other assorted sounds of a Japanese baseball practice.
The scene will be different Saturday night when the fans — some draped in blue and gold and others clutching small umbrellas — file into the venerable old ballpark for a rematch of last year’s epic six-game showdown for the title.
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Source : Baseball – The Japan Times