CS Final Stage Game “1”: Blown Out, Down Two Games

Let’s not kid ourselves. The Yakult Swallows delivered a powerful message to our team tonight. “Walk us, and we’ll hit multiple-run home runs. We are the champions. You finished below .500 this year. Good luck.” Starter Yuki Nishi did himself no favors by putting plenty of men on base and then letting most of them score. But allow me to have a little whine with the cheese I had to watch… the umpires looked like Robert De Niro calling the game in that final scene of The Fan. Just… let’s put this game in the rearview mirror and start afresh tomorrow, Tigers. Down 0-2 (because the pennant winners get a one-game advantage) but not out! Shintaro Fujinami starts Game 2 for us… let’s shut them down!