It was my first time watching a game since Samsung in South Korea the other day.
(I couldn't watch the practice match against Nippon-Ham, so...)
Their opponent is Yokohama DeNA, whose open game has already started.
I was watching the exhibition game against the Giants, and it looks like that new foreign player, Austin, will be quite a threat this season.
February 18th practice match VS Yokohama DeNA match
I think it's just a practice game and I'm currently at the stage where I'm crushing the issues, so I'd like to quickly write about the parts that I'm a little concerned about.
By the way, you can watch missed practice matches on Eleven Sports.
??February 18th Yakult vs DeNA Highlights??
A practice match between Tokyo Yakult Swallows and Yokohama DeNA BayStars was held today at ANA BALL PARK Urasoe.
??Here are the highlights?? pic.twitter.com/6U9zo8iWKy
— Eleven Sports (@ElevenSportsJP) February 18, 2020
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The pitching staff seems to be doing well...
How many games did you win 1-0 last year? (lol)
Even though it was a practice match, as a fan it felt good to win with a shutout.
Among the pitchers, I was particularly concerned about pitcher Suarez.
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Yokohama DeNA Baystars practice match??# Suarez Pitching five innings and six scoreless innings?
Stream here??https://t.co/soOC068Lsf# Tokyo Yakult Swallows # Yokohama DeNA Baystars# Eleven Sports# practice match pic.twitter.com/MEqPF3pdoS
— Eleven Sports (@ElevenSportsJP) February 18, 2020
I've been thinking this since last season, but for some reason I can't get hit (lol)
His pitches aren't particularly fast, and even though he throws them into the strike zone, he doesn't get hit.
When you joined the team, there were many different types of pitches, and the "sinking fastball" that sinks vertically at 150 km was said to be a magic ball, but is that ball difficult for batters to hit?
As long as there are no injuries, renewing the contract is the right decision! I feel like it's going to be.
I don't do any squeezing.
It's just a personal image, but I was impressed by the scenes where he practiced squeezes a lot during camp, so I wonder if he'll do it in situations where there's one out, 1st and 3rd base, or 2nd and 3rd base. I thought about it, but I didn't do it.
Was it Nishiura or Matsumoto who took the turn to bat in that situation? So I had high hopes for it, but unfortunately it wasn't there.
I'm still traumatized by last year's double play with bases left on base...
Who will be Yakult's starting pitcher in 2020?
Another thing that caught my attention during this practice match was the opening pitching battle between pitchers Ogawa and pitcher Ishikawa.
Manager Takatsu declared in a recent camp interview that he would be thinking about the starting pitcher until the last minute, but it will probably be one of these two.
My personal prediction is that it will be pitcher Ogawa 90% of the time.
This year, he will be a free agent, so he must be fired up.
The image of an ace has faded due to the mysterious arrangement of being selected as a guardian deity under former manager Manaka.
I want Ishikawa to pitch as far away from the rotor's head as possible in order to win 200 games.
If it's not a prediction but my desire, it's pitcher Suarez (lol)
I want him to throw it while he can, and I don't have much in mind of him getting hit right now.
By the way, Hanshin's opening pitcher has already been announced, pitcher Yuki Nishi.
Last year, we lost 1 win and 2 losses, but I don't think we're that bad.
Having said that, there's still a month left until the season starts, so I'd like to start the season without any injuries.
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