The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks aren't playing the same game as everyone else.
How else to explain their domination of Japanese baseball — of the Climax Series and Japan Series in particular — for almost a decade? If everyone is taking the same test, SoftBank walked into the classroom with the answers in its back pocket.
The Hawks' latest show of strength was a 13-2 demolition of the Yomiuri Giants in Game 2 of the Japan Series on Sunday night. They'll head into Game 3 Tuesday with a 2-0 advantage.