Hanshin! TIGERS! Hanshin! TIGERS!

Monday evening Colleen came home and said she had a surprise. She then proceeded to whip out free tickets to the Hanshin game on Tuesday. We've wanted to go to Tigers game since first tuning in to their division-winning season in '05 (aka the last time they were actually good). These tickets were ACE. Row 5, right between home plate and the Tigers dugout. And they were playing their Rivals the Yoriuri Giants, so this was basically the Japanese baseball equivalent of free Yankees/Red Sox tickets. It was a killer time even though the Tigers got the tar beat out of them, 7-1.

If they sold Tigers hats in normal MLB/New Era sizes that'd be nice too. Unfortunately their cap is a goofy mix that is both short and has an enormous oversized bill. I want a hat really bad, but can't stand to wear that style. Minorly bummed on that account, but I got a nice tee shirt instead.


Giants getting ready to score one more


Fans all decked out


7th Inning Stretch balloon launch


Too little, too late


Lucky and To-Lucky, da mascots