Softball

I think my least favorite event was softball. I don't know if it was softball itself that made it the least favorite or everything that lead up to the game. We left early for the game, planning to stop for the lunch along the way. We got out of the subway for our lunch stop, and everyone was hanging around the subway exit. It was pouring outside. We didn't have time to wait around, so we pressed through in the rain. By the time we got to the restaurant, we were soaked. After trying to call and check if the game was still happening, we decided to just go to the stadium and find out there. We also decided to buy some rain ponchos. We couldn't find any normal rain ponchos, but we were able to get some made for riding a bike. After what seemed like forever, we finally made it to the stadium and found out the game was delayed a hour and 15 minutes. Now, on to the game...

Here is the field. We had nice seats on the 3rd baseline.

The first game was The Netherlands vs. Japan.

Here I am, all decked out in my bike poncho.

There were some serious Japanese fans at the game. They had their own cheerleader with gloves and all. By the end of the game, I could even say a few cheers in Japanese.

In the end, Japan won the game. The final score was 3-0. And Japan went on to win the gold medal.

Our tickets included a second game. It was Chinese Taipei vs Venezuela. We thought about staying for the beginning of the game, but after realizing it would be 30 minutes before the game started added to the fact that we were cold, tired, and still a little wet, we decided one game of softball was enough for the day.