Takaaki Ishibashi
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TBS Radio “SPORTS BULL presents Takaaki Ishibashi’s GATE7” (Sunday 7:00) was broadcast on the 10th, and the personality, Takaaki Ishibashi (62) of the comedy duo “Tunnels”, said that children who are good at baseball are “Edogawa”. He advocated a theory that the number of cases is biased toward some areas, such as the wards, and also explained the reason for this theory.
On this day, Daisuke Motoki (52), who served as a coach for the Giants until last season and returned to talent, appeared on the program for the first time as a guest. The two had a fun talk with Motoki, who was known as a songwriter during his playing days, on the theme of “The appeal of baseball as told by a songwriter.”
Regarding the current situation where the number of young baseball players is decreasing year by year due to the declining birthrate, Ishibashi said, “Coaching is important,” and “Kids fall in love with baseball the first time, but sometimes they hate it the first time.” , introduced a phrase that a famous overseas soccer coach once said, “The idea is to make the kids go home with a smile every day at the end of practice,” and he said, “I thought this person was great,” and “That’s profound.” I growled.
In addition, a baseball game requires at least 18 players on both teams, but in soccer, which originally requires 22 players on both teams, children are forced to play a 5-on-5 game on a small field. There are also scenes where he expresses a sense of crisis, saying it’s no wonder children are turning to soccer because it’s fun to play.
There is also the reality that elementary school students cannot swing bats because they are too heavy. However, Motoki said that in the first place, “there is no place to swing a bat,” and because of the danger, “I can no longer play catch,” and “There are fewer places to play baseball.” I touched on the situation.
In response, Ishibashi said, “Tokyo, in that sense, there really isn’t any (place). There’s no vacant land.” He added, “We’ll do it on riverbeds like the Tama River or Arakawa. That’s why we’re from Setagaya. Or kids from Edogawa Ward, kids from Arakawa Ward, etc. Those kids are really good at it,” he continued.
Motoki completely agrees with this, saying, “It’s delicious, isn’t it?” Furthermore, Ishibashi said, “(Those kids) are always close to the ground. Isn’t it the same with Daisuke? Daisuke Matsuzaka is also from Edogawa. Yasuaki Yamazaki is also like that. Yoshioka (Yuji) is also from Adachi Ward.” He named a famous player who is close to him.
These days, Ishibashi says, “I don’t see any kids hitting the ball against the wall.” Motoki also said, “That’s enough to make me good,” and expressed his sadness at how modern times have changed since their childhood.
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2024-03-10 16:07:49
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