Japan is 58, but Korea is 0… The level is different, should I take a long breath and follow it?

Until the 2006 World Baseball Classic (WBC)토토사이트 or the 2008 Beijing Olympics, there was no feeling that Japanese pitchers’ balls were ‘very fast’ than ours. Of course, the overall level of pitchers was and is still above, but it was not to a ‘different level’ in velocity.

Most of the players playing in Japanese professional baseball threw mid/late 140km per hour, and there were such players in Korea as well. However, in just 10 to 15 years, this gap has widened enormously.

At this WBC, Japanese pitchers announced their improvement to the world. “The hitting is slightly inferior to the United States or the Dominican Republic, but the quality of the mound is better than the United States and the Dominican Republic, which did not summon the best pitchers,” he said. It wasn’t just relying on major league pitchers. It was Japanese domestic pitchers who blocked the American batting line, which was considered the strongest, with only one run until the 7th inning of the final.

The saying that “all pitchers can throw up to 150km or more” was not a lie. In the final, Shota Imanaga’s best speed was 94.3 miles (approximately 151.8 km), Dogo Shōsei 93.5 miles (approximately 150.5 km), Takahashi Hiroto 97.5 miles (approximately 156.9 km), and Ito Hiromi 94.1 miles (approximately 151.4 km). , Ota Taisei was 95.7 miles (about 154 km). Rather, they boasted faster balls than American pitchers and induced more misses.

Japan was one of the countries that threw the fastest ball in this tournament. According to Mike Petriello, a columnist on the MLB.com official website, Japanese pitchers threw balls over 100 miles (about 161 km) a total of 58 times. Of course, Otani and Sasaki accounted for all the weight, but they were overwhelming compared to other countries. Venezuelan pitchers pitched 20 pitches, Dominican Republic pitched only 13 pitches, and the United States, where most of the nation’s top-notch pitchers did not participate, did not have a single pitch over 100 miles.

Petriello expressed his surprise about Japan, saying, “Japan’s pitching was at the next level.” However, in Korea, there has been no major change in arrests for 10 years. While Japan’s restraint continued to rise, South Korea was at a standstill. In addition, Japanese pitchers were better in terms of command. Korean pitchers often lose command when they throw with all their might, regardless of poor physical condition.

The reason why Japanese pitchers have increased restraint is that the combination of various technologies such as tracking system and biomechanics is selected as the decisive driving force for Japan’s traditional internal performance of systematic basic exercise and training system. Development would not have been possible without the power of leaders who not only brought in cutting-edge equipment, but also interpreted the numbers derived from the equipment and translated it into a change in coaching technique. Officials who have interacted with each other say that not only professional but also amateur coaches are not easy to deal with.

While Japan flew, Korea walked, and now it is suffering from the pursuit of latecomers. This WBC confirmed that there are quite a few players who throw the ball faster than our players even in other countries that we thought were not as good at baseball as we were.

In fact, this difference cannot be caught up quickly. Some point out that it is necessary to take long breaths and continuity. Fortunately, we also have more young players throwing fast balls of 150km or more than before. It will be the homework of players and coaches how to maintain their pitch and how good they can go with command.