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frustration.

If I were to describe the University of Tokyo baseball club, that would be it.

This is my impression after watching Tokyo Big 6 baseball games since 1974.

This impression did not change even after watching the match against Waseda University in the second round of the league match this spring.

have a good match. There is also a scoring machine.

Some good players.

In particular, the first batter, Masaru Sakai (Sendai Ni), has 5 hits in 14 at bats after the second game, and hits a home run from Waseda’s ace Kotaro Kato (Hajime Shimotsuma). Looking at him running, you wouldn’t think his athletic ability is that high, but his at-bat appearance is impressive. He had a charm that other University of Tokyo players couldn’t see, and it was clear that the opponent’s battery was wary.

However, the team is weak.

Errors always lead to points. Mishandling bunt, falling ball of fly, and crossing. “There is no mysterious loss in losing”, this phrase applies to the University of Tokyo baseball club.

Last place for 50 consecutive seasons = “disagreement of goals”

So what is the identity of the frustration?

“The University of Tokyo baseball team does not have a ‘baseball brain’.”When I read (Bungeishunju), I felt like I was drinking less.

Based on the testimonies of fourth-year students who fought in the fall 2022 league match–their words are so real that it makes you uneasy to read–this book highlights the structural weaknesses of the University of Tokyo baseball club. Let

In the fall 2022 league match, although they won one win against Keio, they were at the bottom with 1 win, 10 losses and 1 draw. Unfortunately, in the league match, it has been at the bottom for 50 consecutive seasons since the spring of 1998.

If I dare to sum it up roughly, the true frustration of the University of Tokyo baseball club lies in the mismatch between targets and goals.

Director Takashi Ide, who was once active in Chunichi and supported the Dragons led by Hiromitsu Ochiai from the management side, thinks that it is part of the activities of the educational institution and provides guidance. If it’s the same power, it’s an attitude to use upperclassmen.

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