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Subscribe to RSSYou don't normally think of pro athletes as graceful, but this moment reminds me more of ballet than baseball. Each player has a great expression. I wonder why their team names on the uniforms are in English?
KYODO NEWS/AP
Lotte Marines second baseman Daisuke Hayakawa, center, slides into second safely before Rakuten Eagles shortstop Naoto Watanabe (2) treads on the base after fielding a grounder in the second inning of their game in Sendai, northern Japan, Saturday, May 19, 2007. The Marines beat the Eagles 12-4. At right is second baseman Tatsuya Shiokawa.