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This is a must-see for anyone, even if they're not a Hanshin fan. It's uncut, from the bottom of the 8th inning with two outs to the hero interview! A mysterious out call in the top of the 9th inning, followed by a mysterious safe call in the bottom of the 9th inning, almost led to a showdown with the umpires! Manager Okada had his players withdraw and refused to continue the game. The game finally resumed after persuasion from Hanshin team president Makita, and... Starting lineup for the day: 8 Akahoshi 6 Toritani 3 Sheets 7 Kanemoto 5 Imaoka 9 Hiyama 2 Yano 4 Fujimoto 1 Shimoyanagi September 7, 2005, 19th game between Chunichi and Hanshin (Nagoya Dome, 38,200 spectators)