On July 28, Tomoya Satozaki appeared on the official YouTube channel of Pacific League TV program “Monday is also Pate-tele-iki” and talked about Hokkaido Nippon-Ham. Hiromi Ito He spoke about his expectations for pitcher.
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“Monday is also on Patere” was started with the desire to create time for professional baseball and Pacific League fans to enjoy even on Mondays, when there are few games. This week, titled “Warning! Attack on Summer Men!”, Satozaki and Tanishige picked out players from each team who they expect to do well in the summer and introduced them.
Among pitcher of the top-ranked Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, Satozaki mentioned pitcher, saying, “I hope he will clear all the criteria for the Sawamura Award (selection criteria).” As of the 28th, pitcher has started in 17 games, with an impressive record of 10 wins and 5 losses, an ERA 2.89, 124.2 innings pitched, 123 strike out, 4 complete game, 1 shutout game, and a winning percentage of .667.
In contrast, the seven criteria for the Sawamura Award are: 15 or more wins, ERA of 2.50 or less, 150 or more strike out, 10 or more complete game games, inning innings pitched, 25 or more games pitched, and a winning percentage of 60% or more. Satozaki emphasized, “He’s coming at a pretty good pace right now, so there’s a good chance he could clear all the criteria and win the Sawamura Award.”
He continued, “I don’t think there’s any chance of lowering the selection standards.If there are no applicants, it’s fine to just say ‘no applicants.'” He expressed his strong expectations, saying, “In that sense, I hope he will clear all the criteria this year and, together with Manager Shinjo, will change the history of baseball also hope that he will reach the standards.”
LIVE broadcast program “Monday is also Pate-tele”
・Streaming date: Every Monday from 9pm (scheduled to be available until October during the season)
・Streaming destination: Pacific League TV official YouTube channel
・Cast: A pair of former professional baseball players will appear each week
(Ginji and Yuji Kaneko / GG Sato and guests / Ryota Igarashi and T-Okada / Motonobu Tanishige and Tomoya Satozaki)
Next week on Monday, August 4th, in addition to Ginji and Kaneko Yuji, Imanari Ryota will also be appearing. Don’t miss it!
AloJapan.com