Hsu Jo-Hsi's Good Condition, Bad Results Lead to Frustration; Manager Yeh Analyzes Emotional Trigger Point
Hsu Jo-Hsi, a pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in Japan, has given up a large number of runs in two consecutive starts. Former manager Yeh Chun-Chang of the Wei Chuan Dragons understands Hsu Jo-Hsi's emotional trigger point as the frustration of being in good condition but not getting good results. He also analyzed the reasons for this situation.
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(Central News Agency, Taipei, May 5) Hsu Jo-Hsi, a pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in Japan, has given up a large number of runs in two consecutive starts. Former manager Yeh Chun-Chang of the Wei Chuan Dragons understands Hsu Jo-Hsi's emotional trigger point as the frustration of being in good condition but not getting good results, and he also analyzed the reasons for this situation.
Hsu Jo-Hsi began his career in Japan, joining the NPB's Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. Yeh Chun-Chang continues to follow his progress. Yesterday, Hsu Jo-Hsi started, pitching 4 innings, giving up 2 home runs and 7 runs in total, taking the loss. He gave up a large number of runs in two consecutive games, and his eyes were teary after the game.
Yeh Chun-Chang stated that in the past, during his time in the CPBL, he would see Hsu Jo-Hsi show more emotions of being unconvinced. Yesterday's emotional trigger point should be Hsu Jo-Hsi feeling that he was in good condition, but the results were not as expected, leading to frustration.
Yeh Chun-Chang said that observing Hsu Jo-Hsi's performance yesterday, his condition was actually quite good, and his fastball velocity was also there. Basically, there were no major problems. In the at-bat where he gave up a home run, the previous pitch also had room for a good strikeout. Sometimes it's like that, one good pitch not called a strike causes damage, which makes Hsu Jo-Hsi recall the previous game's large run-scoring situation. At that point, it felt like Hsu Jo-Hsi's confidence had indeed somewhat collapsed.
Yeh Chun-Chang stated that about half of the hits Hsu Jo-Hsi gave up yesterday were actually successful pitching strategies, but perhaps defensive positioning and other factors led to such results, interspersed with damaging hits. Hsu Jo-Hsi's condition itself was not a major problem, but it is possible that some of his movements or pitch calls were figured out by the opponent, which is something that needs to be adjusted later.
Yeh Chun-Chang believes Hsu Jo-Hsi has the ability, but perhaps facing the higher level of the NPB environment, the methods that worked in the CPBL are no longer sufficient. Adjustments are inevitable. There might be many Hsu Jo-Hsis in the NPB, and the amount of scouting personnel deployed by each team is astonishing, so batters' abilities and responses are naturally better. He can no longer rely solely on instinct to get batters out; he needs to put in more effort to improve the quality of his pitching.
Yeh Chun-Chang still has great confidence in Hsu Jo-Hsi. In a high-level professional baseball environment, a continuous slump for a certain period is unavoidable. He believes that adjusting and changing some patterns will be effective, and there is no need to worry too much. (Edited by: Chen Jen-hua) 1150505
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(Central News Agency, Taipei, May 5) Hsu Jo-Hsi, a pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in Japan, has given up a large number of runs in two consecutive starts. Former manager Yeh Chun-Chang of the Wei Chuan Dragons understands Hsu Jo-Hsi's emotional trigger point as the frustration of being in good condition but not getting good results, and he also analyzed the reasons for this situation.
Hsu Jo-Hsi began his career in Japan, joining the NPB's Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. Yeh Chun-Chang continues to follow his progress. Yesterday, Hsu Jo-Hsi started, pitching 4 innings, giving up 2 home runs and 7 runs in total, taking the loss. He gave up a large number of runs in two consecutive games, and his eyes were teary after the game.
Yeh Chun-Chang stated that in the past, during his time in the CPBL, he would see Hsu Jo-Hsi show more emotions of being unconvinced. Yesterday's emotional trigger point should be Hsu Jo-Hsi feeling that he was in good condition, but the results were not as expected, leading to frustration.
Yeh Chun-Chang said that observing Hsu Jo-Hsi's performance yesterday, his condition was actually quite good, and his fastball velocity was also there. Basically, there were no major problems. In the at-bat where he gave up a home run, the previous pitch also had room for a good strikeout. Sometimes it's like that, one good pitch not called a strike causes damage, which makes Hsu Jo-Hsi recall the previous game's large run-scoring situation. At that point, it felt like Hsu Jo-Hsi's confidence had indeed somewhat collapsed.
Yeh Chun-Chang stated that about half of the hits Hsu Jo-Hsi gave up yesterday were actually successful pitching strategies, but perhaps defensive positioning and other factors led to such results, interspersed with damaging hits. Hsu Jo-Hsi's condition itself was not a major problem, but it is possible that some of his movements or pitch calls were figured out by the opponent, which is something that needs to be adjusted later.
Yeh Chun-Chang believes Hsu Jo-Hsi has the ability, but perhaps facing the higher level of the NPB environment, the methods that worked in the CPBL are no longer sufficient. Adjustments are inevitable. There might be many Hsu Jo-Hsis in the NPB, and the amount of scouting personnel deployed by each team is astonishing, so batters' abilities and responses are naturally better. He can no longer rely solely on instinct to get batters out; he needs to put in more effort to improve the quality of his pitching.
Yeh Chun-Chang still has great confidence in Hsu Jo-Hsi. In a high-level professional baseball environment, a continuous slump for a certain period is unavoidable. He believes that adjusting and changing some patterns will be effective, and there is no need to worry too much. (Edited by: Chen Jen-hua) 1150505
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