Or, as the translated story puts it, “Eight times, hammering a reversal.” Indeed.

Revelers in Hiroshima’s infamous なま臭いマイル (“The Fishy Mile”) district celebrated the glorious victory by pouring into the streets in groups as large as three people. Several chants of “Go Carp” were briefly heard, and in a moment of high-spirits, a happy fan brushed against a trash receptacle, causing it to teeter alarmingly before settling back in an upright position.

This unbound collective effervescence recalls similar demonstrations in North American cities following sporting events, but less stabby. Hiroshima Police Department squad cars remain, against all odds, uncharred.

The game itself was a spirited affair. If the Google translation is to be believed, there were 7 bean balls in the game and a suicide squeeze. Also, the Swallows are apparently a bunch of degenerate criminals, or something:

Another point, in this vicious attack, Yakult painful mistakes of a crime. 4 batter in two returned, first and third base. This gave SHIBORU hit by a pitch. This game, everything is SHIBORU cut the flow of the order. Here is how to connect to the big inning was the turning point. – Hit hit by a pitch in the low expectations [Ouch! -- ed.]. Here, the flow is suddenly tilted to say Hiroshima.

“Is not strong. Baseball is not good. All for the best. Still, no good, is it something that is lasting expectations. Hiroshima is now 塞翁が馬 [something "old man horse"??? -- ed.] baseball. ” (Akira Konishi)

Go Carp!

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