baseball

I think everyone has experienced a called strike during a casual baseball game. However, if you don't properly analyze the reasons why you let it go, you'll only end up putting yourself under pressure. This time, I'd like to delve into various reasons why you might let a pitch go for a strike...

When looking for an opponent for a recreational baseball team, one of the biggest concerns is the strength of the opposing team. If a team publishes recent game results online, you can get a rough idea of their strength from the inning scores. However, unless they belong to a league, it's difficult to gauge a team's strength...

The 2018 professional baseball season has begun. Every year around this time, I think, "I wish I could watch all of my favorite team's games on TV..." Of course, I could watch all the games if I subscribed to SkyPerfecTV, but 4,000 yen a month is a bit expensive. So, starting this year...

I recently played in a casual baseball game for the first time in a while. Most of the team members had little to no game experience. This time, I'd like to write about the importance of vocal communication and encouragement during a game, something that's often difficult for those with less experience. For the sake of simplicity, this article will focus on the example of encouraging yourself...

The 2018 preseason games are nearing completion, and the season opener is just around the corner. Based on the results of the training camps and preseason games, I'd like to make some predictions about players I'm personally interested in. I plan to review this article after the season ends and rate my predictions. Table of Contents: ① Key Pitchers ② Key Players...

The news surrounding the Chunichi Dragons' acquisition of free agents this offseason, and the resulting human compensation, has been making headlines. While the truth of the matter is certainly intriguing, I'd like to share some points of interest and my personal opinion. Related article: Giants' Uehara: Allegations of avoiding free agent compensation...

When you first start playing amateur baseball, if you're a complete beginner, you're naturally inexperienced. However, everyone improves through practice and actual games. This time, I'll write about the growth process of how beginners improve, based almost entirely on my own experience and biases. It will include my own experiences as well as those of people I've encountered...

Determining effective practice methods for amateur baseball teams is a challenging problem for coaches. Ideally, practice should be enjoyable, engage players as much as possible, and be beneficial for games. I'd like to share some of the practice methods that have proven useful in the past. This time, the practice is "Toss Ball...".

In baseball, not just in amateur leagues, catch practice is a fundamental warm-up. However, simply doing catch practice haphazardly as a way to warm up your shoulders is a huge waste of opportunity. There's a lot you can practice while playing catch, and skillful catching...

To play amateur baseball, you basically only need a bat, glove, and cleats. However, there are other things that can be very useful. This time, I'll introduce some items I've purchased and found helpful. Related pages: ...