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Giuliani Helps Throw Out First Pitch
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TOKYO — A few enterprising New York Yankees fans successfully
executed the “Roll Call’’ from the left-field
bleachers, and of course, the Yankees themselves were wearing their
pinstripes. Rarely has a visiting team been made to feel so much at
home.
But the clincher came in the arrival of the Yankees’ most
public fan.
Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani joined Japan’s
prime minister, Junichiro Koizumi, in throwing out the ceremonial
first pitches before Tuesday night’s season opener at the
Tokyo Dome. Giuliani watched the game with Yankees officials as
their club took an 8-3 beating at the hands of the Tampa Bay Devil
Rays.
“I can’t think of anything that solidifies the very
strong and enduring friendship between the United States and Japan
than our mutual interest in this great sport of
baseball,’’ Giuliani said in a pregame news
conference.
en Davidoff
2004, Newsday