On July 30, Motonobu Tanishige and Tomoya Satozaki appeared on the official Persol Pacific League TV YouTube channel 'Monday Goes to Patele'. In the latter half of the program, under the title 'First Half Sharp Tongue Assessment & Second Half Bishiro Conference,' Tanishige and Satozaki discussed the first half and their future outlook. They introduced the 'shining stars' of each team's pitching and batting teams, and from the pitcher of the Fukuoka Softbank, talked about Yugo Maeda pitcher.
Although his first appearance of the season was on May 3, Maeda pitcher has continued to pitch well so far, posting an 8-0 record with a ERA 1.41 ERA. Tanishige nodded at being selected as a "shining star" in the first half of the season, saying, "This is flawless," and praised it highly, saying, "It's a great pitcher."
During the program, Satozaki passionately responded to viewers' questions such as, "Why can you closer when Yu Maed pitcher a's pitch isn't fast?" and replied, "It's not speed." In fact, Yu Maeda's pitcher fastball averages in the mid-140 km/h range, which is considered slow for an era when speeds over 150 km/h were the norm.
However, Satozaki argues that the reason Yu pitcher Maeda can excel lies in his technical skills. He argues that fast pitch speed is not enough, and pitcher Maeda said, "His control is good, and his fast, low drops have perfect landing spots."
Yu Maeda pitcher is in his third year after high school, and his innings pitched until last season was 14.1 inning, earning him the Rookie of the Year award. Both agree that 'Rookie of the Year is solid.' We look forward to seeing the young left-hander's pitching in the second half as well.
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Even on Mondays, when there are few games, we started with the hope of creating time for pro baseball and Pacific League fans to have fun. This time, we brought you this trip with sponsorship from Reebok and Persol Career.
LIVE Streaming Program 'Monday Goes to Patele'
・Streaming date: Every Monday at 21:00~ (scheduled to stream until October during the season)
・Streaming location: Persol Pacific League TV Official YouTube Channel
・Performers: Weekly rotating professional baseball alumni duo
(Ryota Igarashi & Sho Nakata / Ginji & Yuji Kaneko / GG Sato & T-Okada / Motonobu Tanishige & Tomoya Satozaki)
The next broadcast will be Monday, August 10, the week after next. The first episode in August, featuring shuffled cast members, will feature Ryota Igarashi and Yuji Kaneko. Don't miss it!
