The Japanese know their baseball. I can see them sitting in the stands scouring baseball magazines about the majors. They just don't have the exposure to it that we do. Lynch didn't make the trip to take care of Cubs business from the states. Andrew, the alcohol selection at Tokyo Dome outpaces that of Wrigley.
Vendors come around with whiskey and beer, and a lot more selections are inside.
The crowds were much more mellow at the exhibitions against the American teams than at the Giants-Lions game I attended. I did not find a precise Japanese equivalent of Ronnie Woo Woo, but I'll admit I was too afraid to look. I spoke to a MLB official about this and he said the whole point of the trip was to cater to the Japanese audience. That's why they made the trip in the first place. Don't miss a minute of Chicago sports news.