I stumbled across this great article about Japanese baseball (worth a read!) and it informed me…
Built in 1924, Koshien was designed to resemble the long-gone Polo Grounds in New York City. …….I
It is open to the elements, has a limited roof over a fraction of the 42,000 seats and steep stands whose top sections are sarcastically called “the Alps.” It has one of the few grass outfields, though like that of most Japanese ballparks, the infield is dirt. Koshien is revered as the site of the annual high school baseball championship games, the most important sports event in the country.
So I thought I’d take a look!
Looks kinda cool.
I wonder if Hanshin Tigers fans complain about this?
Looks like the Tigers have heard about that statue technology that eludes the Mets.
Did I mention it’s a long off-season?
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