Is there a change in the guardian deity of Yakult? What is Takatsu’s “belief” that he knows because he is a former coach | Full-Count

“I bet on the player’s desire to recover from his mistakes. That’s the manager.”

Yakult and Orix are in a fierce battle in the “SMBC Japan Series 2021”, where Yakult leads Orix with 3 wins and 2 losses, and from the 27th, the stage will be relieved to move to Field Kobe. What are the notable points in the direction of Yakult Shingo Takatsu and Orix Satoshi Nakajima after the 6th round? Analysis was made by Toshihiro Noguchi, a baseball critic who has been active as a catcher for four teams including Yakult and Nippon-Ham for 21 years and has also served as a coach at Yakult.

For Yakult, who has been the number one player in Japan for the first time in 20 years, the biggest concern is probably the guardian god Scott McGough. In the 5th round on the 25th, he pitched in the 9th inning with a tie and was hit by the lead hitter Jones in the final solo. In the 9th inning of the first round, he was overturned by a two-point lead and suffered a come-from-behind goodbye defeat, and now he has suffered a second loss in the series.

Still, Mr. Noguchi said, “I don’t think it’s possible for Takatsu to remove McGough from the closer position. In the 3rd and 4th rounds, he keeps the runners safe, and above all, he flutters and makes the team stand out. You shouldn’t do that. “

Mr. Noguchi served as Yakult’s 2nd Army Battery Coach in 2017, and the 2nd Army coach at that time was Takatsu. “For example, let’s say there is a player who has made a big mistake like a goodbye timely error. In the next day’s game, I will definitely appoint that player. I bet on the player’s desire to recover from the failure. That’s it. ” The rest is whether McGough can respond to the commander’s will in this Japan Series.