"No way! Is the umpire blind? How can that be a strike?"
"Is this really our home game? Is this how you call it, umpire?"
"You've got to be kidding me, calling a black whistle blatantly here at Koshien? How much did Sun Zhengyi and Wang Zhenzhi pay you?"
"×&%￥#@..."
When Lin Guanglai threw the baseball, and Toriyama Kei in the batter's box remained unmoved and walked towards first base, the crowd in the Koshien stands erupted with cheers. As die-hard fans of the Hanshin Tigers, they knew well the ball-selection abilities of their number three hitter, firmly believing that any ball Toriyama Kei let go could not possibly be a strike.
That is why, when the umpire raised his right hand, signaling the batter out, the reaction from these Tiger fans was so immense.
In an instant, boos and curses even louder than during the SoftBank offensive phase in the top half of the inning surged like a tide, echoing through the entire Koshien.
