When I went to see a professional baseball game in America for the first time I really enjoyed the atmosphere in the park.
The way the fans cheered the home team is a little different than Japan.
In Japan at the games the teams have an official cheering section including a pep band.
They wave flags and also sing team songs.
One thing the same is the concession people selling beer,food and soft drink etc.
But the beer selling are mostly girls with a tank of draft beer strapped to their back pouring fresh beer.
But one big difference is the way fans in America leave all their trash behind in the seats including uneaten food.
Last year at the Japan-America major league friendship games in Japan.
A japanese reporter pointed an article about how the American players left the dug out looking like a garbage dump (including spit all over the floor!)after they played.
He had never seen anything like it !
The Japanese players dugout was spotless.
Because players are expected to respect the game and park too.
Japanese youth baseball team bow towards the ground after the game.
That is the tradition.
The fans for the most part throw their trash away as well.
Maybe ticket prices would go down in America if the parks did not have to pay so many people to pick up trash after games !!
