Sometimes it seems to me that with each new year of the 21st century, Japanese media makes more and more references to baseball than any American media.
The main thing is to remember to say that you've only been gone for a short time and can't be blamed for anything. Ah, that's not what you were talking about...
as an american, it's hilarious seeing another country so devoted to the sport of baseball to the point of having their own rituals and stuff since baseball is NOTORIOUSLY SUPERSTITIOUS.