Both teams make final adjustments for professional baseball Japan series | NHK News

For the professional baseball Japan series, both teams made final adjustments October 18 21:54

Before the start of the Japanese series of professional baseball on the 19th, Softbank aiming for the third consecutive victory and the giant aiming to become Japan's best for the first time in seven years make final adjustments at Yahoo! did.

The players of both teams adjusted at the Yahoo auction in Fukuoka City on the afternoon of the 18th, and Softbank, aiming for the third consecutive victory, was prepared for the climbing by the starting pitcher Chiga Minoru Chiga on the 19th.

In the batting practice, Iki Yanagida, the central axis, was making a big hit.

Yanagida talked about his enthusiasm, saying, “I don't have the chance of a third consecutive victory and I want to motivate to achieve it.”

On the other hand, the giant did not play at the Yahoo auction dome in the regular season, so he spent time on defensive practice.

Pitchers such as pitcher Shun Yamaguchi, who pitched with Chiga pitcher, confirmed the linkage play, and the outfielder carefully checked the cushion ball.

In the batting practice, Captain Hayato Sakamoto played a sharp line-up.

Sakamoto showed his willingness to say, “I don't think it ’s an easy opponent to win, but I ’d like to work together as a team.”

It is the first time in 19 years that Softbank and Giant will be competing in the Japan Series since the so-called “ON Confrontation” in 2000, when Daiei and Director Shigeo Nagashima competed.

SOFTBANK Director Kudo “Lastly Wins Japan”

Softbank director Kudoyasu Kudo expressed his enthusiasm at the conference, "I want to make a great Japanese series that will please fans."

Director Kudo, in the Japan series since the so-called "ON confrontation" in 2000, "19 years ago I feel nostalgic to belong to the giant. Now as a director of Softbank to make a wonderful Japan series with the feeling of a challenger, I want to make fans happy. ”

And the opponent giant said, “It ’s a well-balanced team, where you can score points from anywhere, and if you have a chance from anywhere, I ’ll use my legs. "I have to be careful about this," he said.

After that, “I missed the league championship and won the finals with a disappointing feeling and came to the Japan series. I want to fight with a strong feeling that I will finally win the best in Japan by hitting that thought.” I said.

Softbank Yanagida "Do what you can do"

Softbank player chairman Iki Yanagida said, “I want to do my best as a team, and if the pitcher is struck, the batting point will be scored. I don't think so, and I want to be motivated to achieve it. "

Giant Hara “I want a tenacious battle”

Giant director Yasunori Hara expressed his enthusiasm at the interview, "I want to make the Japanese series play like a pennant race".

In this, Director Hara said, “You can play baseball until the very end of the 12 teams of professional baseball.

And, for the first time in 19 years against Softbank, “I was also on the bench as a head coach at that time, but I remember that Director Wang and Director Nagashima were sparked by rivalry as a rival. "We will inherit it, so we want to fight well and imposing."

On top of that, “Since it is a short-term decisive battle, I would like to have a more tenacious momentum in the game, and to have a tenacious fight that takes it back to the wind when the headwind blows. , I want to make it a Japanese series that lets you play with ease. "