ＡＨＬ史上最長試合

AHL 史上最長試合が行われました。 ５OT、142:58 にフィラデルフィアが決勝ゴール！

…これって軽く２試合＋１ピリ＋α じゃないですかっ！！！

スコアシートが凄い事に、負けたけどシュートを98 本も防いだAlbany のゴーリーは立派だよ。

試合中、どうやって栄養摂取してたんだろう？

実時間５時間３８分だったそうです…お疲れ様でした m(_ _)m

Early season PL attendance and the Giants

westbaystars at Japanesebaseball.com does a logical analysis on the early season PL attendance figures.

Compared to the same time period last year (up to games ending April 24), SoftBank takes the biggest hit, down 10.3% (27,036 per game). But Nippon Ham makes up for that, up 10.2% (23,362). Orix, having moved to Osaka Dome, is up a whopping 45.7% (16,429).

While the article attributes moving to Osaka as the cause for the rise for Orix, I’ll contend that it was their great start that got people coming out. SoftBank, on the other hand, has had its worst start in years, thus the downturn. I think that when you compare results on the field with results in the seats, that there will be a close correlation – which the press doesn’t seem to get for some reason.

Yeah, that seems like a way more plausible reason. I’ve only been to 2 games so far this season. A half empty Jingu for a midweek Swallows-BayStars tilt, and a Sunday afternoon Hawks-Fighters game in Sapporo that drew well (just north of 30,000).

Meanwhile, sports journalists are desperate to write good things about the Giants. Sure having your first 4 game winning streak of the season is a good thing, scoring 6 runs each in the first 3 wins, but that series sweep was against the lowly BayStars, the worst team in Japan, so that’s nothing to write home about. Now, the 3-1 win against the Tigers last night is a good thing for the club, though only getting 3 runs on 10 hits is rather inefficient. The Giants are the least patient team in the league with only 41 walks while Hanshin leads the league and almost doubles that with 78. Hmm…