Get the Man to San Fran
The signed behind home plate transliterated said, “Okajima-senshu ni tōhyōshiyō.” Translated to English it exhorted, “Let’s vote for Okajima!” Here’s the link to vote.
Senshu is the honorific applied to athletes, tōhyō means vote, and the verb ending shiyō is the volitional or hortative conjugation.
Or, as Jonathan Papelbon said, “Let’s get my man to San Fran, it’s closer to Japan.” By the time the game started Okajima pulled ahead of Jeremy Bonderman. This sign probably helped, along with my constant prodding.
