Murakami and Chikamoto's successes will help the CS break through!
Uzu no Oka Onaruto Bridge Memorial Hall" was introduced in Kobe Shimbun!
With the Hanshin Tigers winning the league championship on the 7th, the Uzu no Oka Onaruto Bridge Memorial Museum, a tourist facility in Minami Awaji City, decided to put up posters promoting the blessing. Awaji City-born Kouji Chikamoto and Minami-Awaji City-born pitcher Ryoe Murakami are currently playing for the Hanshin team.
Last year, the facility set up a special corner displaying uniforms and other items to cheer the two pitchers. The facility is enthusiastic about the game in which Murakami, who honed his skills as an elementary school student on the city's youth baseball team, pitched, including a board that tells the winners and losers of the game. Masakazu Tanima, 53, the manager of the facility who conceived the idea for the special corner, has of course been a Tiger fan for 40 years. He said, "Murakami is a local star. There was a time when I thought I would quit being a Hanshin fan, but when Murakami and Chikamoto came on the scene, I was rekindled," he said.
On the evening of the 7th, Mr. Tanima watched the championship game on TV. I really wanted Murakami to win the championship with his pitching," he said, adding that he hoped the Awaji Island duo would continue to play well and win the Climax Series (CS).
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