Tomohito Ito and Shinya Miyamoto talk honestly about the prospects for the 2019 season "High-speed slider THE FINAL"
The event "Kousoku Slider THE FINAL" hosted by Tomohito Ito, who was active as a pitcher for the Yakult Swallows and was appointed as a pitching coach for the Rakuten Eagles from this year, was held on a cruise ship operating in Tokyo Bay. The guest of the day was Shinya Miyamoto, who is also a teammate in the Yakult era. The behind-the-scenes story of the 2018 season spent as the director of an independent league and the head coach of a professional team, and a real talk about this season were unfolded.
Junichi Swan
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2019/02/04
The moderator for the day was Patrick Yu, who is also a DJ at Jingu Stadium. When Mr. Ito and Mr. Miyamoto appeared along with the call, the venue was wrapped in a big applause.
Looking back on the 2018 season of the two who spent their time in different situations as the manager of the BC League Toyama Thunderbirds and the head coach of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, secret episodes that can only be heard at this event, and furthermore the ambition and goals of the 2019 season. Various real talks were held about.
2018Mr. Ito, who was the manager of the BC League Toyama Thunderbirds in 2016.
He talked about the days he spent for the first time in a uniform other than the Swallows, his memories of winning the late league, and his impression of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, who will be appointed as the pitcher coach from the 2019 season. Some of the contents were filled with surprised voices at the venue.
Next, Mr. Miyamoto made a leap from the bottom to the 2nd place, and even won the interleague tournament victory in the 2018 season of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, the challenges and goals for the 2019 season, and the draft that can only be heard here. The episodes and other episodes were told in earnest.
Next, in the "Questions from Fans Corner", various questions were asked, and the audience cheered endlessly on the outspoken comments of the two.
Among the questions, there was also the name of Hiroyasu Tanaka, who ended his active career at the end of the 2018 season.
Two people of the same age (Mr. Ito entered the professional career two years later) talk about the episode when they first met.
The event proceeded in a peaceful mood from beginning to end,After this, the event rushed into a quiz competition with luxurious gifts.
As it was an event where baseball fans and Swallows fans gathered, there was a high-level battle.
A question to answer Mr. Ito's birthday, which is "same as Maradona" (according to Mr. Ito). I got the impression that most of the people in the hall were correct.
This is a question about Mr. Miyamoto's acquisition title. It seems like a difficult question, but I got the impression that the percentage of correct answers in the venue was high.
The quiz was not limited to the Swallows, but encompassed all professional baseball.
The quiz competition on this day rushed into a rock-paper-scissors competition with a large number of correct answers. Valuable items such as autographed uniforms were handed to the winners by both parties.
At the end of the event, Tomohito Ito's active days were reproduced.A match between "VR Tomohito Ito Legendary High Speed Slider" and Mr. Miyamoto was also held.
Mr. Miyamoto challenged the "VR Tomohito Ito Legendary High Speed Slider" which reproduced Mr. Ito's ball in his prime.I put on my own standard goggles and challenged a three-ball game, but unfortunately I couldn't capture it.
This machine is characterized by a sharp slider to a low interior angle and a fastball. Why don't you all try to play against pitcher ito in the active era somewhere?
"Kosoku Slider THE FINAL" was a great success with Mr. Ito and Mr. Miyamoto's honest talk.
In 2019, I would like to expect further success from the two who have gone their separate ways as coaches of different leagues.
Photo by Shusho Sato
