Friday, October 13, 2006

(1) Mongolia 7 (3) Indonesia 4

VWBC
TOKYO - After the lengthy rebuilding required to make the huge Tokyo Arena fit to play in after an earthquake struck in close proximity to it, the Asian final was played under the newly installed lights tonight. Both teams had been on ice for almost three months, and doubters on both sides worried that the break would produce a substandard game, however it was anything but that.
In the first few innings, the teams did show signs off rustiness, with both sides committing errors. In the 3rd, however, Indonesia seemed to shake off the dust with a shattering 3 run inning. After that the Mongolian defense closed up, allowing only one more run all game, but the offense was still quiet going into the 6th, but then the Mongolian Machine finally ground into action with a 5 run innnig highlighted by a grand slam, which was all they would need. Once they get clicking, its hard to see how anyone will be able to beat the Mongolian Machine, a team that insists on never having individual names mentioned in the media, or anywhere else for that matter, including there uniforms. The Mongolian sense of team is so strong that they suppress all information about their names, and only a few diehard fans know them. They even eliminate the sense of individual identity that numbers give, all wearing the number zero. Next they will clash with Liechtenstein in what seems like the ultimate climax of their respective storylines, which seems to happen with almost every VWBC game here in the last rounds. With this win, Mongolia claims the Asian title.