Interview with Yosuke Hiraishi (Part 1)
Yosuke Hiraishi’s 2021 season has come to an end, surrendering to the place he once played and the team he led as a manager.
October 23, Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi. The 4th place Softbank could connect their hopes for advancing to the climax series if they won all the remaining three games. However, on this day, he lost the direct confrontation with Rakuten in 3rd place, and instead of missing the best in Japan for 5 consecutive years, the B class was decided for the first time in 8 years.
Yosuke Hiraishi who left Softbank only last season
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[I am keenly aware of the difficulty of fighting in an organization]
“Oh, I was disappointed.”
Hiraishi said that the opening was the best.
Somewhere innocent. It sounded as if last season’s defeat was a harmonious result.
“Baseball isn’t that sweet. It’s not that the players are bad, but that it’s difficult to fight as an organization called the Hawks. There may be various causes.”
One of the causes of the defeat reported in the media is that the force was unstable.
The Cuban secession of Yurisbel Gracial, Alfredo Despaine and Liván Moinelo. The failure of lead-off man Ukyo Shuto and guardian god Yuito Mori also echoed. Coupled with the slump in the mainstays such as Nobuhiro Matsuda and Akira Nakamura, there were few games in which throws were engaged.
In addition, bench work was also a challenging year for SoftBank. So to speak, it is a “two giants” system.
Director Kimiyasu Kudo, who led the team to the top five times in Japan, and Hiroki Kokubo, who commanded the WBC (World Baseball Classic). This year’s Softbank was the first time that the commander of the top Japanese national team became a coach at the NPB baseball team.
That is not all. Kokubo is a man who has led the team as an absolute leader during his active career. If the centripetal forces of the two charisma were intertwined, it would have been possible to show off the dignity of “Tsunekatsu” Softbank.
However, the result is 4th.
“Isn’t that the responsibility of our coaches?”
Hiraishi opens his mouth to deny the rumors whispered by the world.
