Japanese little league baseball!

As I mentioned previously, my brother Aaron came out to interpret for a little league baseball team. We rode the train with him to Tokyo and went to one of the games. The game we went to was team U.S.A. vs. Team Korea. Unfortunately, Team U.S.A. got their tails handed to them on a plate. Part of the reason for the slaughtering, is that baseball in Asia is played slightly differently. The biggest difference is that they play with a rubber ball. I guess the american team didn't practice with that ball, so they weren't prepared for how much the ball bounces and ended up chasing a lot of balls.

One funny story from the day, when we were leaving the field, we had a couple of japanese ladies come up and start looking at Kailey, pinching her legs, touching her hair, and gesturing that she was so cute. They sat there and talked for a minute and then they started holding up fingers trying to figure out how old she was. Well Aaron turns to them and in Japanese said, "she is one and she is so cute." One of the ladies jumped back and gasped because she was so shocked he spoke Japanese--it was so funny. After we walked away, I asked Aaron what they were saying and he said they were saying how cute Kailey was and that she was going to get sunburned because it was so sunny outside! The japanese people are obsessed with having white skin. You see women walk around outside on sunny days with their umbrellas and then they also wear coverings on their arms. It is like a tube sock they put on their arms so they don't get sunburned--it is crazy!

Aaron was a celebrity, because he is a big white guy that can speak Japanese. When we were walking up to the field, the Japanese baseball team mobbed him. You can't really tell, but most of the players have Aaron's autograph somewhere on their shirt.

Here is Aaron on the field arguing a call--kick some dirt on their shoes!!!

My future baseball player--out on the field practicing with Uncle Aaron!

The games were on top of the roof of the building behind me. As a result of Japan being so crowded, they had at least 8 fields up on top of this 2 story building to play on. You didn't feel like you were on top of a building at all, it just seemed like a huge park with a ton of baseball fields.

Eric and I walking down the steps home. I am turning into a Japanese lady and carrying my umbrella all the time, to protect me from the sun--just kidding!!