WBC Warm-up
Highlights from Japan’s 10-0 drubbing of the Yomiuri Giants in theire WBC warmup. This clip focuses on representatives from the SoftBank Hawks. Enjoy.
Baseball in Japan & Around the World
Highlights from Japan’s 10-0 drubbing of the Yomiuri Giants in theire WBC warmup. This clip focuses on representatives from the SoftBank Hawks. Enjoy.
23/02/2009 at 9:27 pm Permalink
Wada got dropped despite performing well, eh.
23/02/2009 at 10:10 pm Permalink
And Ichiro struck out on three pitches at 2:30 but gets to stay.
23/02/2009 at 10:12 pm Permalink
That Wada guy is quite smooth. I’d never seen him pitch before, but based on the admittedly small sample I just saw, he locates well and his delivery is pretty natural. Too bad he got dropped.
23/02/2009 at 10:38 pm Permalink
Here’s more from YouTube footage. Wada starts at 2:58 and ends around 6:30. Incidentally, the first guy in the video is Nagisa Arakaki, who I thought would become one of the best pitchers in Japan. Last year he really struggled with his control.