Besides speed, also needs brains: Kuo Tien-hsin breaks stolen base record, understands analysis better
Wei Chuan Dragons infielder Kuo Tien-hsin broke a 25-year-old CPBL record with 22 consecutive stolen bases. Manager Yeh Chun-chang praised his analytical approach, emphasizing that successful steals require brains alongside speed.
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(CNA Reporter Su Chih-she, Taipei, 18th) Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) Wei Chuan Dragons manager Yeh Chun-chang commented today on infielder Kuo Tien-hsin achieving a record of 22 consecutive stolen bases across seasons: "Besides speed, it also requires brains." Kuo Tien-hsin stated that he has moved past his past "hot-blooded" stealing and understands how to analyze opponents better.
The Dragons faced the CTBC Brothers yesterday at the Tianmu Baseball Stadium in Taipei. In the bottom of the first inning, after Kuo got on base with a hit, he quickly attempted a steal. Kuo has not failed a stolen base attempt since May 23 of last year. His 22 consecutive successful steals broke the CPBL record of 21 consecutive steals set by retired player Chen Jui-chen between 1998 and 1999.
Born in 2000, Kuo laughed and said he wasn't even born when the previous consecutive record occurred. Although he loves researching data, he only learned about this record during a media interview two weeks ago. He didn't think too much about it: "Just doing what I should do, and the coaches have given me the green light." Unless there's a special situation, there are no restrictions.
Yeh Chun-chang said, "It's really not easy. Some people can steal bases, but their failure rate is high. You have to be able to judge whether you can run and whether you should run. Although the team's overall success rate is high right now, it comes from absorbing experience from failures."
Kuo also mentioned that in his first few years in professional baseball, he was "running for the sake of running," not knowing how to analyze the game situation, the count, or the pitcher and catcher. Over the past two years, he has paid more attention to these aspects, leading to an improved success rate.
Before breaking the record, Kuo's last successful steal was on the 11th. During the away games against the Fubon Guardians in between, he surprisingly did not attempt any steals. He felt the opponents' heightened guard. During pre-game practice, he heard Guardians captain Fan Kuo-chen shouting, "You won't be able to catch Tien-hsin like that." Kuo laughed and said, "The pitchers were also hard to run against those two days, so I was a bit more well-behaved when I got on base."
(CNA Reporter Su Chih-she, Taipei, 18th) Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) Wei Chuan Dragons manager Yeh Chun-chang commented today on infielder Kuo Tien-hsin achieving a record of 22 consecutive stolen bases across seasons: "Besides speed, it also requires brains." Kuo Tien-hsin stated that he has moved past his past "hot-blooded" stealing and understands how to analyze opponents better.
The Dragons faced the CTBC Brothers yesterday at the Tianmu Baseball Stadium in Taipei. In the bottom of the first inning, after Kuo got on base with a hit, he quickly attempted a steal. Kuo has not failed a stolen base attempt since May 23 of last year. His 22 consecutive successful steals broke the CPBL record of 21 consecutive steals set by retired player Chen Jui-chen between 1998 and 1999.
Born in 2000, Kuo laughed and said he wasn't even born when the previous consecutive record occurred. Although he loves researching data, he only learned about this record during a media interview two weeks ago. He didn't think too much about it: "Just doing what I should do, and the coaches have given me the green light." Unless there's a special situation, there are no restrictions.
Yeh Chun-chang said, "It's really not easy. Some people can steal bases, but their failure rate is high. You have to be able to judge whether you can run and whether you should run. Although the team's overall success rate is high right now, it comes from absorbing experience from failures."
Kuo also mentioned that in his first few years in professional baseball, he was "running for the sake of running," not knowing how to analyze the game situation, the count, or the pitcher and catcher. Over the past two years, he has paid more attention to these aspects, leading to an improved success rate.
Before breaking the record, Kuo's last successful steal was on the 11th. During the away games against the Fubon Guardians in between, he surprisingly did not attempt any steals. He felt the opponents' heightened guard. During pre-game practice, he heard Guardians captain Fan Kuo-chen shouting, "You won't be able to catch Tien-hsin like that." Kuo laughed and said, "The pitchers were also hard to run against those two days, so I was a bit more well-behaved when I got on base."