NAGOYA — Baseball fans in Nagoya bleed Dragon blue.

Unlike other big cities, including Tokyo and Osaka, where fans of different teams are intermingled, baseball almost automatically means the Chunichi Dragons in this town.

The people in Nagoya and in this region are said to have a stronger love for their home districts. Baseball fans perhaps have the same tendency. For those who grow up in Nagoya, the Dragons are the only team to root for.