Tai Pei-feng's Exclusive Seat Close to Yamasaki Tetsuya, Absorbing More On-Field Details
Fubon Guardians catcher Tai Pei-feng has an exclusive seat next to pitching coach Yamasaki Tetsuya, where he absorbs subtle on-field details and analysis, contributing to the team's improved winning percentage under the Japanese coach's guidance.
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(Central News Agency reporter Su Chih-she, Taipei, 30th) In the Fubon Guardians' dugout at Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium, catcher Tai Pei-feng has an exclusive seat next to pitching coach Yamasaki Tetsuya, listening to him analyze changes on the field. Under the close guidance of the Japanese coach, Tai Pei-feng is like a sponge, absorbing micro-details he hadn't noticed before.
Last year, when Tai Pei-feng started as catcher in the Chinese Professional Baseball League, the team's winning percentage was only 34.7%, lower than the team's overall season record of 38.3%. However, since the beginning of this season, the Guardians have a 50% winning percentage after 20 games, and Tai Pei-feng's starting winning percentage is 63.6%. Although it's still a small sample, a change can be seen.
"In previous years, as a catcher, I really wanted to help the team," Tai Pei-feng said in an interview with the Central News Agency, expressing his feelings about the team's poor record when he was catching. "I think it's very important for a catcher to help the team win games."
Although things look good so far this year, Tai Pei-feng emphasized that the team as a whole has improved, "it's not that I've become particularly good." The pitching strategy is also a collective discussion, "it's not that we win just because I'm catching."
This year, the Guardians brought in Japanese coach Yamasaki Tetsuya to guide the catchers. Tai Pei-feng believes that different coaches have different coaching styles. Yamasaki Tetsuya's approach is to collectively discuss pitching directions before the game, with all catchers executing them, and then reviewing the results, regardless of whether they were good or bad. "Just do it first, then review it."
Tai Pei-feng showed a densely packed team pre-game schedule, sharing, "So, like every day before practice, the catchers have a one-hour meeting first to review the shortcomings of the previous game, and then it's the pitching strategy meeting for the relief and starting pitchers."
When Tai Pei-feng is starting, Yamasaki Tetsuya will constantly shout reminders from the sidelines. When he's not starting, Yamasaki Tetsuya assigns him to sit nearby and analyze on-field situations in real time. Tai Pei-feng admitted that he benefited greatly, noticing details he had overlooked before, such as what to pay attention to on the first pitch to a batter under different circumstances, "he can list over 20 points," or the batter's eyes, stance, etc. "I realized, this is how a catcher is supposed to look at things."
However, this exclusive sideline coaching seat has recently changed occupants. Tai Pei-feng laughed, saying that now 19-year-old catcher Chang Yu-hao sits next to Yamasaki Tetsuya, "because he's the newest." But once Chang Yu-hao has absorbed enough experience and returns to the minor league, "it will be my turn to go back." (Editor: Chang Ya-ching) 1150430
(Central News Agency reporter Su Chih-she, Taipei, 30th) In the Fubon Guardians' dugout at Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium, catcher Tai Pei-feng has an exclusive seat next to pitching coach Yamasaki Tetsuya, listening to him analyze changes on the field. Under the close guidance of the Japanese coach, Tai Pei-feng is like a sponge, absorbing micro-details he hadn't noticed before.
Last year, when Tai Pei-feng started as catcher in the Chinese Professional Baseball League, the team's winning percentage was only 34.7%, lower than the team's overall season record of 38.3%. However, since the beginning of this season, the Guardians have a 50% winning percentage after 20 games, and Tai Pei-feng's starting winning percentage is 63.6%. Although it's still a small sample, a change can be seen.
"In previous years, as a catcher, I really wanted to help the team," Tai Pei-feng said in an interview with the Central News Agency, expressing his feelings about the team's poor record when he was catching. "I think it's very important for a catcher to help the team win games."
Although things look good so far this year, Tai Pei-feng emphasized that the team as a whole has improved, "it's not that I've become particularly good." The pitching strategy is also a collective discussion, "it's not that we win just because I'm catching."
This year, the Guardians brought in Japanese coach Yamasaki Tetsuya to guide the catchers. Tai Pei-feng believes that different coaches have different coaching styles. Yamasaki Tetsuya's approach is to collectively discuss pitching directions before the game, with all catchers executing them, and then reviewing the results, regardless of whether they were good or bad. "Just do it first, then review it."
Tai Pei-feng showed a densely packed team pre-game schedule, sharing, "So, like every day before practice, the catchers have a one-hour meeting first to review the shortcomings of the previous game, and then it's the pitching strategy meeting for the relief and starting pitchers."
When Tai Pei-feng is starting, Yamasaki Tetsuya will constantly shout reminders from the sidelines. When he's not starting, Yamasaki Tetsuya assigns him to sit nearby and analyze on-field situations in real time. Tai Pei-feng admitted that he benefited greatly, noticing details he had overlooked before, such as what to pay attention to on the first pitch to a batter under different circumstances, "he can list over 20 points," or the batter's eyes, stance, etc. "I realized, this is how a catcher is supposed to look at things."
However, this exclusive sideline coaching seat has recently changed occupants. Tai Pei-feng laughed, saying that now 19-year-old catcher Chang Yu-hao sits next to Yamasaki Tetsuya, "because he's the newest." But once Chang Yu-hao has absorbed enough experience and returns to the minor league, "it will be my turn to go back." (Editor: Chang Ya-ching) 1150430