After winning the first match of the climax series, the SoftBank players were incredibly excited—when Lin Guanglai returned to the locker room after the post-match interviews, he found many teammates in high spirits, singing and dancing wildly, half-naked.
For the SoftBank Team, which had been under pressure for nearly an entire regular season, this victory in the climax battle was truly a huge boost to the team's morale!
Talking about the regular season encounters with Seibu, SoftBank was actually behind them in terms of direct victories; even in the games won, most were narrow, hard-fought victories unless they occasionally caught the opponent on their bullpen days, which made the win slightly easier.
Who would have thought that in the intensely competitive climax match, even tougher than the regular season, the SoftBank Team would crush the Seibu Lions in the first game, leaving them no room to fight back?
