Japan becomes world champion in WBC
San Diego, Calfornia—Hoisting the champion trophy, made by Tiffany, Japan celebrates the championship of World Baseball Classic. Although Japan lost against South Korea twice, it won on the second time, to win against Cuba and get to the championship. 
They tossed the manager, Mr.Oh, into the air, and soaked themselves in champagne..literally! (In Japanese tournaments, they usually use beer to celebrate the championship.) Even though I’m not a baseball fan, I was pouring over the tv during the final…and got so excited, as did whole the country.
Baseball is by far the most popular sport in Japan…there are 2 separate leagues, one consists of professional teams and the other of teams owned by companies. There are about a dozen teams for each, and they compete against each other the numer of the games they won. On baseball season, there take place more than 100 games..though I don’t know exact number:-P People play baseball from children to adults. So, imagine the excitement of being the world champion! A moment after Japan won, people on the street rushed to get the special souvenire edition of newspaper, resulting in more than 20 people getting hurt. The Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi expressed congratulations to the team, as well.
on March 22nd, 2006 at 10:06 pm
It should be a great winning for japan they love baseball!　But I ate it bleah：P
Did u feel so proud!!!!
on March 24th, 2006 at 3:43 am
yes, i felt proud…especially when they beat a neighboring country:-P
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