EPTSports Drama - Japanese Highschool Baseball - Page 3
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Eniram
Sudan3166 Posts
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thedeadhaji
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HonestTea
5007 Posts
1. There are only three tournaments that matter in Japanese highschool baseball. Spring Koshien, Summer Koshien, and the National Tournament in the fall. Of these, Spring Koshien is the most important (Japanese students graduate after the Spring) So yeah, Daisuke's crazy Koshien happened in the same year as this clip. No conflict. 2. Baseball is still the number 1 sport in Japan. Soccer is sort of catching up, especially amongst the younger crowd, but baseball is the national sport of Japan without a doubt. 3. haji's description of the balk is accurate. The pitching motion has a series of positions. The problem is the pitcher was about to enter a position, then stopped and returned to his previous stance. Balk. | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
The summer tournament is THE Koushien (it's going on right now and I see glimpses of it on TV) The spring tournament is called the Senbatsu (the select) Taikai (tournament). The fall one is totally irrelevant, if i understand correctly. Acutally the last Taikai the seniors play in is the Summer Koushien (in most cases), b/c the seniors all retire after the summer and start cranking for college exams. The fall tournamnet (again, irrelevant) and the spring tournaments are contested largely of 1st and 2nd year HS students. | ||
Hot_Bid
Braavos36369 Posts
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HonestTea
5007 Posts
Cool, I learned something new on TLnet today~ | ||
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baal
10502 Posts
anyway, they had 0 outs... they probably were going to loose anyway. | ||
Manifesto7
Osaka27118 Posts
In Japan, this tournament is bigger than proffessional baseball. Every high school has a shot at representing its prefecture in the final tournement, and the single elimination qualification games are the only meaningful games they play all year. To put it in perspective, the winning team had to win 17 games in a row to win the national championship. When you lose, you always see a lot of tears. That is because the third year players have to retire and study for the university entrance exams after the tournament. The tears are the same whether they lose in their first game or the seventeenth. To pitch like that and then balk at the last instance... heart breaking. | ||
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YoUr_KiLLeR
United States3420 Posts
On August 22 2006 11:27 Illuvatar wrote:I just said that people losing doesn't make me sad, it's a part of sport and if you want to be a sportsman you have to lose a lot dying is a part of life and everyone who takes part in life has to die, so why is that sad? | ||
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Manifesto7
Osaka27118 Posts
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On August 22 2006 15:45 Manifesto7 wrote: I think there is only Spring and Summer outries haji, I think the fall one is for jr high school maybe... Hmm, i think there's "Something" in the fall, maybe like one of those "stay sharp" tournamnets. It's not a Koushien tournament, but I think there is some kind of event for the HS teams. let me checkkkk edit: PS mani i'm SUPER jealous that you get to watch that live =((((( I'd trade you the world series for it. | ||
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ZaplinG
United States3818 Posts
he wont ever get that chance again. | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On August 22 2006 16:41 ZaplinG wrote: he wont ever get that chance again.  that hurt me ... for some reason. Those are heavy words my friend... heavy words T_T | ||
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SuperJongMan
Jamaica11586 Posts
On August 22 2006 15:44 Manifesto7 wrote: When you lose, you always see a lot of tears. That is because the third year players have to retire and study for the university entrance exams after the tournament. The tears are the same whether they lose in their first game or the seventeenth. To pitch like that and then balk at the last instance... heart breaking. I know... how can some people be so cold hearted to a young kids failure? I mean.. not failure but defeat. If anyone saw Slam Dunk Mangas.. this reminded me of it lol~ But what hurts more is what the kid said after he was forced into retirement without making a name for himself - The Kid who Balked... OWCHS. | ||
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Illuvatar
254 Posts
On August 22 2006 15:45 YoUr_KiLLeR wrote: dying is a part of life and everyone who takes part in life has to die, so why is that sad? there's difference between chosing a way and being born. | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
If you cant get a hold of it, plz PM me. I'll see what I can do for you. | ||
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comabreaded
United States2166 Posts
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comabreaded
United States2166 Posts
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
On August 22 2006 14:56 Hot_Bid wrote: roflroflrofli heard one time during the Spring Koshien the league was infiltrated by a team that schemed to take down the organizers, but one righteous player with a great spirit who wasn't very talented but wouldn't give up saved the day... because THAT IS HIS WAY OF THE NINJA | ||
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thedeadhaji
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