SAPPORO — Forty-two thousand, two hundred and twenty two. That's the listed maximum capacity of Sapporo Dome. Apparently somebody forgot to tell the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters fans.
Fighters manager Trey Hillman talks to The Japan Times in an interview in March 2005. Hillman has paid tribute to Fighters fans for their role in the team's performances this year.
YOSHIAKI MIURA PHOTOWith the dome's 42,222 seats occupied, fans took to standing in the aisles during the Fighters' regular-season home finale on Sept. 26 against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles when spectators packed out the house.