On August 4th, Ryota Imanari appeared on the official Pacific League TV YouTube channel’s “Mondays on Patele” segment, where he looked back on the battle for the top spot between Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and Fukuoka Softbank, which took place from July 29th to 31st.
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“Monday Pate-TV” was started with the desire to create a time for professional baseball and Pacific League fans to enjoy even on Mondays, when there are few games. This week, Ginji, Kaneko Yuji, and guest Imanari Ryota appeared and looked back on the week of Pacific League.
Imanari, who was on-site commentating on the games on the 29th and 30th, commented on the game on the 29th (Fukuoka Softbank win 5-2), saying, “It was a game that made me feel the strength of The Hawks. The Hawks are really strong.” Specifically, he said, “pitcher is amazing. At that time, Moinelo But he has great speed, good control, and the ability to vary the speed of his pitches, so it’s impossible to compete with him,” he praised.
He continued, “The batters always hit the ball at the point where they thought, ‘I don’t want them to get on base here, I don’t want runner to come back here.’ Even as I was commentating, I could tell that a strong team was going to beat them.” He seemed to feel threatened.
On the other hand, he also commented on the game on the 30th, which Hokkaido Nippon-Ham win 5-4, saying, “It was a dramatic see-saw game. Kiyomiya”(Kotaro) hit it, and it was like a movie-like game, making me think, ‘It would be amazing if he could hit it here.'” Imanari continued, “For me, this is The Fighters’ No. 1 game of the year. It’s the decisive battle, so it feels like watching the Climax Series.” Ginji nodded, saying, “It’s interesting because standings change with just one game.”
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 the 11th (Monday), GG Sato and Wada Kazuhiro will be appearing. Don’t miss it!
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