With the Dragons' surprising 2-0 start to the ongoing Japan Series, their loyal fans may be able to see something they hadn't expected before it began: manager Hiromitsu Ochiai being tossed in the air at their home house.
The fans surely would believe that Chunichi would win the NPB championship banner, giving the outgoing Ochiai a fitting final prize.
But perhaps they wouldn't imagine that the reigning Central League champions would wrap up the series in Nagoya, the site for Games 3, 4 and 5, against the strong Fukuoka Softbank Hawks.