Shohei Otani - Page 2

okumeister · 10-17-2016, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by dhcollecting

probably irrelevant question...are all Japanese baseball stadiums indoors?

No, not all.

But 5 out of 12 teams have closed dome stadiums, and 1 have semi closed dome stadium (between the roof and seats are little bit open).

Softbank Hawk's stadium can open up the roof, but they do it only once/twice in a season due to high electricity cost involved.

okumeister · 10-25-2016, 02:52 PM

Another Shohei Otani video for you all if interested.
This time, batter version.
He hit the walk off single for the team on bottom of 10th inning, putting the Nippon Ham Fighters back on track of the Nippon Series (still trailing 1-2 in the series).
DHed throughout the game, went 3 for 4. He was also intentionally walked once.

By the way, the starting pitcher for the opposing team Hiroshima Carp was Kuroda who played in Dodgers and Yankees before.
Could have been his final game, as he announced retiring after the Nippon Series.

Here is all of his 5 at bat.
His walk off is at around 7:10 in the video.

hychang5 · 11-14-2016, 10:20 AM

Giving this a little bump because tak about a "moon shot"! Dude hit it into the freaking dome roof, haha.

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/news/sh...175401060.html

okumeister · 11-14-2016, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by hychang5

Giving this a little bump because tak about a "moon shot"! Dude hit it into the freaking dome roof, haha.

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/news/sh...175401060.html

He did, and the only other player that have done the same in this Tokyo Dome was Hideki Matsui.
The moment is right around minute into the below video.

SethMurphy · 11-14-2016, 10:43 AM

Did that ball go through a crease in the roof and disappear? Seriously, that's crazy high up there

I am very excited for this guy to make it to the US

okumeister · 11-14-2016, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by SethMurphy

Did that ball go through a crease in the roof and disappear? Seriously, that's crazy high up there

I am very excited for this guy to make it to the US

It did, not only did it hit the ceiling, it went into that crease lol
As per the official rules, balls hitting the ceiling is counted as 2 base hit, but it would obviously have been a home run if that roof wasn't there.
Damn those stupid Japanese dome stadiums

10-25-2016, 02:52 PM	#27
okumeister Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 11,472	Another Shohei Otani video for you all if interested. This time, batter version. He hit the walk off single for the team on bottom of 10th inning, putting the Nippon Ham Fighters back on track of the Nippon Series (still trailing 1-2 in the series). DHed throughout the game, went 3 for 4. He was also intentionally walked once. By the way, the starting pitcher for the opposing team Hiroshima Carp was Kuroda who played in Dodgers and Yankees before. Could have been his final game, as he announced retiring after the Nippon Series. Here is all of his 5 at bat. His walk off is at around 7:10 in the video. Last edited by okumeister; 10-25-2016 at 02:57 PM.

11-14-2016, 10:20 AM	#28
hychang5 Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,512	Giving this a little bump because tak about a "moon shot"! Dude hit it into the freaking dome roof, haha. https://www.yahoo.com/sports/news/sh...175401060.html __________________ hychang5.webs.com

11-14-2016, 10:43 AM	#30
SethMurphy Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Centerville/Erie, PA Posts: 19,504 smurf_8 sethmurphy	Did that ball go through a crease in the roof and disappear? Seriously, that's crazy high up there I am very excited for this guy to make it to the US __________________ Twitter - @seth_murphy8 PCs - Ryan Callahan, Reggie Lewis, Funko Pops (a little), a few other things that catch my eye