Takahashi Levels the Score in Game 6
Taiwan were ahead 3-0 until the Seventh when Takahashi hit his 3-Run Homerun. Taiwan had their backs against the wall as a loss in the game meant elimination from the finals. Japan seemed a little casual in their apporach to the desperate taiwanese, probably because they were the opponents they knew the most from the preliminary rounds. There has also been a tendency since Game 3 that the Japan relies on the long ball, but in this game all apsects of their offense were explored.
Still, the Japanese press are having a field day with this one. "Why was it so close?" "What went wrong?" - For heaven's sake how wrong can a win be?You know, sometimes an opponent fights tooth and nail and makes good game out of it. I wish the world sports press would stop harping on about the weirdness of Olympic Baseball. Much more than Olympic Tennis, this is a legitimate International Comeptition; the teams that play deserve respect from their opponents. It's all good.
- Art Neuro
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