As soon as wood met rawhide, Alex Ramirez threw his arms up in celebration.
There was no doubt about this one.
Ramirez hit a towering three-run home run that caromed off the back wall of Tokyo Dome in the first inning and pushed him over 100 RBIs for a record-breaking eighth straight season in the Yomiuri Giants' 10-4 win over the Chunichi Dragons on Thursday.