March 30 is Opening Day for Japan's Central League, and there is a new anticipation as the CL enters its first year with postseason playoffs on the docket.
Kosuke Fukudome, last year's Central League MVP, is poised to lead the Dragons back to the Japan Series
in 2007.
KYODO PHOTOLike in the Pacific League, the "A-Class" or top three finishers will meet in a "Climax Series" in October to determine which team will win the right to participate in the 2007 Japan Series.