A picturesque start by Tsuyoshi Wada in Game 1 of the Japan Series in November was marred by one bad pitch to Kazuhiro Wada that allowed the Chunichi Dragons to steal a win in the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks' home park.
Wada stewed over the mistake afterward, noting wistfully, "It was like, we lost today's game with just one pitch."
Truth be told, he got away with a few other mistakes that night, they just weren't as costly. Then again, that's the beauty of pitching in the Pacific League, and Yahoo Dome especially.