Kind of a sad week in baseball, wasn't it?

In New York, they played the last game at Yankee Stadium on Sept. 21, maybe the last one at Shea Stadium will be played on Sunday, and Sadaharu Oh announced his retirement on Sept. 23, after 14 years managing the Fukuoka Daiei/Softbank Hawks and 50 years in professional ball in Japan.

The final regular-season game at Hiroshima Civic Stadium, known locally as Shimin Kyujo, was also to be played on Sunday, the 28th, with the Hiroshima Carp hosting the Yakult Swallows.