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[Lucumo]

Like give up a bunch more runs!

They didn't do it though

 

[Beckx]

They didn't do it though

Haha, that was clutch

 

[Lucumo]

Ouch, that cry.

 

[Lucumo]

Two outs into two outs, all bases loaded via two deaders and a 4-ball. Koshien nerves.

 

[Beckx]

Well

Hiramatsu decided to make this interesting

 

[Kalor]

They're going out of their way to make this inning interesting.

Edit: And last years champions are out.

 

[Lucumo]

What an intense final inning. 1-4, Morioka DaiFu eliminates the previous champion.

 

[Beckx]

What an intense final inning. 1-4, Morioka DaiFu eliminates the previous champion.

This is moment I learned my stream was 30 seconds behind lol


Amazing game

 

[Syf]

Thought they were gonna make the last inning comeback for a bit there. Good game.

 

[Beckx]

あああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああ

Best bot

 

[Lucumo]

This is moment I learned my stream was 30 seconds behind lol

I thought you would have noticed after I quoted you before you edited your comment

 

[YesNOnoNOYes]

They're going out of their way to make this inning interesting.

Edit: And last years champions are out.

What an intense final inning. 1-4, Morioka DaiFu eliminates the previous champion.

OMG I'm so jealous

* wants see sooooooo badly *

 

[Lucumo]

Nice bunt there.

1-0 so far.

 

[SDBurton]

That was pretty slick.

 

[Lucumo]

Liking the pressure by Matsusho Gakuen. 2-0 now.

 

[Envelope]

wait i thought this started in 10 minutes

how much did i miss today X__X

 

[Lucumo]

Haha, that was slightly optimistic. Still like it though.

 

[Beckx]

Wow, laserbeam for the out

wait i thought this started in 10 minutes

how much did i miss today X__X

Defending champs played and lost, great game too

 

[Lucumo]

Hit into base steal into wild pitch into another hit = 3-0.

 

[Lucumo]

Those errors are killing them, 4-0.

 

[Envelope]

yeah a pretty onesided match so far

 

[Lucumo]

Ouch, that pitching.

/edit: Looks like the players getting together helped a bit. At least he got one strike. Still got hit in the end.
/edit2: Switching the pitcher at the beginning of the inning didn't help. 5-0 now.
/edit3: Finally the first out, third and second bases loaded.
/edit4: Sacrificial fly into 6-0.
/edit5: Second and first base loaded, no outs, chance for Tsuchiura NichiDai incoming?
/edit6: All bases loaded now, no outs, after a wild pitch into 4-ball.
/edit7: Sacrificial fly into 6-1, then my streamed crashed. Looks like they didn't get another run. Stream seems messed up for me now, just like yesterday at some point...

 

[Syf]

At least they broke the shutout.

 

[SDBurton]

At least they broke the shutout.

True that.

 

[Earthbound64]

I will say it's great seeing how happy these kids are to be there compared to the grumpy old dudes that populate MLB. lol.

I mean, high school versus a major professional league.
Kids playing high school Baseball in the US probably look pretty happy too.

 

[Lucumo]

Apparently 8-1 now. Thanks stream for not responding...

/edit: Nice hit into 9-1.

 

[Ottaro]

This game is brutal.

 

[Envelope]

they're already dead BibleThump

 

[Lucumo]

10-1 now, haha.

/edit: Changing back to their previous pitcher didn't help, 11-1.

 

[SDBurton]

11-1 now, good grief this is a slaughter

 

[Envelope]

Where's the mercy rule (

 

[Envelope]

lol wasn't expecting to hear Yankee doodle

 

[Lucumo]

11-3, that mistake earlier really came back to bite them.

 

[Envelope]

yeah it's nice to see them running back some points even if it's too little too late, at least go home with some pride in your play

 

[Lucumo]

yeah it's nice to see them running back some points even if it's too little too late, at least go home with some pride in your play

If it's because your opponent made a mistake, that wouldn't feel good though (at least in my case).

 

[Lucumo]

Story of the game, 12-3.

Only inning they didn't manage to get a run was the 3rd.

/edit: And the game is over, Matsusho Gakuen wins 12-3 against Tsuchiura NichiDai.

 

[Syf]

So is there a story behind gathering up the dirt from the field that they're doing now?

 

[Monumma]

Best bot

it really is.

let's check what happened today...
oh, wow, Sakushin Gakuin is out.

 

[YesNOnoNOYes]

just got back from work omg

12-5

.... i can still catch one match afterwards!!! \o/

 

[Monumma]

So is there a story behind gathering up the dirt from the field that they're doing now?

In the 1937 Summer Kōshien, Kumamoto Tech (Kumamoto) advanced to the championship game, but lost. After the game, Kumamoto Tech player Tetsuharu Kawakami grabbed a handful of dirt from the playing field of Kōshien Stadium and put it in his uniform pocket as a memento. Some years later, in the 1949 Summer Kōshien, after Kokura High (Fukuoka) lost to Kurashiki Tech (Okayama) in the semifinals, Kokura pitcher Kunio Fukushima scooped up some Kōshien dirt and took it home. This has become known as the original scooping of "the dirt of Kōshien" (甲子園の土 Kōshien no tsuchi). Since then, as a memento of their fleeting time on the hallowed grounds of Kōshien, players from the losing teams take home a pouch of the precious soil.

At the 1958 Summer Kōshien, Shuri High (Okinawa) became the first school to represent Okinawa (then under U.S. government rule) in a Kōshien tournament. They were eliminated in their first game by Tsuruga High (Fukui). After the game, they collected souvenirs of dirt and took them home. However, due to quarantine regulations of the Ryūkyū government they were not allowed to keep the dirt, and it was confiscated. Some Japan Airlines flight attendants heard about this, and had a sea stone lying outside Kōshien Stadium sent to Shuri. Even today this "Monument of Friendship" lies in the yard of the school as a reminder of the first trip to Kōshien by a team from Okinawa.

Wouldnt you want something Ichiro has collected?

 

[Syf]

Thanks for that. Figured there had to be a reason for the tradition just didn't know what it was. I like it.

 

[Monumma]

Final game of the day, Meitoku Gijyuku vs Nichidai Yamagata. 2nd year ace alert: Morita Nanato on the mound.

 

[YesNOnoNOYes]

1-0 1st inning~

 

[YesNOnoNOYes]

wow all bases loaded but couldnt convert

1-1

 

[YesNOnoNOYes]

^ ____ ^

nice hit

2-3

 

[Monumma]

3-2 Nichidai Yamagata in the second inning. Both pitchers dont inspire trust. they both max out at 130km/h and are being hit around.

 

[YesNOnoNOYes]

3-2 Nichidai Yamagata in the second inning. Both pitchers dont inspire trust. they both max out at 130km/h and are being hit around.

yeaaaaa

seems like a batters' game more than pitchers' showcase so faaaaaar

 

[YesNOnoNOYes]

the game's tightened up soon after i agreed with monucchi

lol

. __ .

 

[Monumma]

As always, every time i write something the opposite happens. XD

The team with the second year pitcher is winning so we can stop here as far as i am concerned.

Runners on first and second, 2 outs, bottom of the fifth. Chance for Nichidai Yamagata to put some more runs on the scoreboard. Full count... Grounded out.

3-2 Nichidai Yamagata after 5.

edit:second time's the charm for the 3rd base notcoach as he sends Kugo home to tie the game
edit2: Meitoku Giyuku's coach decides to put in their second year pitcher, #11 Ichikawa Yuuta. he is pitching in the 140s.

Lol at the kick.

 

[YesNOnoNOYes]

3-3 now

and a cute catch just now ^ ___ ^