頑張れ!という意味も込めてですが、元コクドで去年は日本人初のNHL選手としてプレーした福藤選手が、先日のECHL の試合で多分人生初のホッケーファイト (動画) をしました。両チームの氷上全選手での乱闘だったので、福藤選手には選択肢がありませんでしたね(笑)
最初はやっぱりファイト慣れしてないので劣勢でしたが、最後に右の一発を食らわせて相手をテイクダウンして、終わったら観客にガッツポーズ見せる余裕(ファンサービス精神旺盛)までありました (^^
Posted by japanstats on 2008 January 10日 Thursday
頑張れ!という意味も込めてですが、元コクドで去年は日本人初のNHL選手としてプレーした福藤選手が、先日のECHL の試合で多分人生初のホッケーファイト (動画) をしました。両チームの氷上全選手での乱闘だったので、福藤選手には選択肢がありませんでしたね(笑)
最初はやっぱりファイト慣れしてないので劣勢でしたが、最後に右の一発を食らわせて相手をテイクダウンして、終わったら観客にガッツポーズ見せる余裕(ファンサービス精神旺盛)までありました (^^
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Posted by japanstats on 2008 January 10日 Thursday
Former Asia Leaguer with Kokudo, and the first Japanese born and trained NHL player (though he was called up by the Kings last season because LaBarbera who dominated the AHL would not have cleared waivers under the new CBA when getting called back up) Yutaka Fukufuji got into a goalie fight (probably had no choice what with everyone on the ice going at it) in an ECHL game where he plays for the Bakersfield Condors. He seemed to have fared poorly, not being used to hockey fights at all. But upon closer inspection, he does land the final right and takes down the other goalie. He also hams it up for the crowd for good measure 🙂
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cWFmiu0fKk
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Posted by japanstats on 2008 January 10日 Thursday
まずは王さんのホームラン集動画、昔のカメラアングルは見にくいですね。長嶋さんはもちろん超一流なんだけど、やっぱり(国籍絡みの思春期も性格に影響したのか?)ストイックな世界の王さんですね、世界の野球ファンから尊敬されているのは。
そして疑惑無し(笑)のホームラン王ハンク・アーロンとのホームラン競争の映像。アーロンがいかにも楽に打ってるように見えますね。王さんの通産本塁打868本は、王さんの現役時代の球場と相手投手のレベルを考慮すると、メジャーでは527本換算になるそうです。これは堂々と米国野球殿堂入りできる本数です。(当時のセリーグとメジャーのレベルの比較は、60-80年に両リーグを行き来した66選手の成績を比較して行ったそうです、完璧な手法ではありませんが、日米で良く見られるありがちな主張「プロ野球はメジャーと同レベル」や「日本なんてAAレベル」よりはかなり正確です。ソース:Jim Albright さんの研究結果(英語))
現在の日米球場比較は後ほど…
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Posted by japanstats on 2008 January 10日 Thursday
Japan’s homerun king Sadaharu Oh’s milestone homeruns on YouTube. The early Japanese camera angles make it difficult to see his funky stance and step in the batter’s box until near the end of the clip when we reach more modern times.
Oh vs Hammerin’ Hank homerun derby highlights. Aaron won it 4-2, Hank makes ’em look easier. Oh translates to a 500+ HR hitter in the majors when taking league competition and park effects into account. A Hall of Fame calibre career in any league.
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Posted by japanstats on 2008 January 10日 Thursday
Japanese ballparks are often accused of being tiny bandboxes where routine outfield fly balls slapped by weak hitters turn into homeruns. Is this actually true, or is this just an outdated myth similar to “Tokyo/Japan is expensive” (it’s not, especially now with the weak yen, tax inclusive pricing, various deregulations that brought down tariffs and prices, and the no tipping culture.)
Let’s take a look at actual ballpark dimensions because otherwise they’re just mere speculations and anecdotes.
NPB Stadiums |
2007 | |||||||||
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Field Dimensions (feet) |
Wall Height (feet) |
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Franchise |
City |
Stadium |
Year |
LF |
CF |
RF |
LF |
CF |
RF |
Surface |
BayStars |
Yokohama |
Yokohama Stadium |
1978 |
308.4 |
387.1 |
308.4 |
16.4 |
16.4 |
16.4 |
Turf |
Carp |
Hiroshima |
Hiroshima Municipal Stadium |
1957 |
299.9 |
379.9 |
299.9 |
10.5 |
10.5 |
10.5 |
Grass/Dirt |
Dragons |
Nagoya |
Nagoya Dome |
1997 |
328.1 |
400.3 |
328.1 |
15.7 |
15.7 |
15.7 |
Turf |
Giants |
Tokyo |
Tokyo Dome |
1988 |
328.1 |
400.3 |
328.1 |
13.1 |
13.1 |
13.1 |
Turf |
Swallows |
Tokyo |
Meiji Jingu Stadium |
1926 |
298.6 |
393.7 |
298.6 |
11.5 |
11.5 |
11.5 |
Turf |
Tigers |
Osaka |
Hanshin Koshien Stadium |
1924 |
315.0 |
393.7 |
315.0 |
10.5 |
10.5 |
10.5 |
Grass/Dirt |
Buffaloes |
Osaka |
Osaka Dome |
1997 |
328.1 |
400.3 |
328.1 |
13.8 |
13.8 |
13.8 |
Turf |
Eagles |
Sendai |
Miyagi Baseball Stadium |
1950 |
333.0 |
400.3 |
333.0 |
13.1 |
5.9 |
13.1 |
Turf |
Fighters |
Hokkaido |
Sapporo Dome |
2001 |
328.1 |
400.3 |
328.1 |
18.9 |
18.9 |
18.9 |
Turf |
Hawks |
Fukuoka |
Fukuoka Dome |
1993 |
328.1 |
400.3 |
328.1 |
19.2 |
19.2 |
19.2 |
Turf |
Lions |
Saitama |
Seibu Dome |
1979 |
328.1 |
400.3 |
328.1 |
14.3 |
10.5 |
14.3 |
Turf |
Marines |
Chiba |
Chiba Marine Stadium |
1990 |
326.4 |
400.3 |
326.4 |
13.1 |
13.1 |
13.1 |
Turf |
NPB Average (feet) |
1973 |
320.8 |
396.4 |
320.8 |
14.2 |
13.3 |
14.2 |
Mostly turf |
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NPB Average (metres) |
97.8 |
120.8 |
97.8 |
4.3 |
4.0 |
4.3 |
Mostly turf |
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CL Average (feet) |
1962 |
313.0 |
392.5 |
313.0 |
13.0 |
13.0 |
13.0 |
Mostly turf |
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CL Average (metres) |
95.4 |
119.6 |
95.4 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
Mostly turf |
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PL Average (feet) |
1985 |
328.6 |
400.3 |
328.6 |
15.4 |
13.6 |
15.4 |
All turf |
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PL Average (metres) |
100.2 |
122.0 |
100.2 |
4.7 |
4.1 |
4.7 |
All turf |
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MLB Average (feet) |
1986 |
331.7 |
405.4 |
329.1 |
10.4 |
8.9 |
10.9 |
Mostly grass |
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MLB Average (metres) |
101.1 |
123.6 |
100.3 |
3.2 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
Mostly grass |
I tacked the MLB averages onto the bottom of the chart for the sake of comparison. Yes, I know MLB stadiums have tons of wonky dimensions, but this makes it interesting nonetheless.
There’s some interesting stuff here:
These are drawings of NPB fields to give you an idea of their outfield size, gaps and foul territories.
Foul territory sizes range from big in Sapporo Dome to tiny in Yokohama Stadium. Tokyo Dome’s gaps are not rounded like other stadiums, so that makes it easier to hit homeruns to left centre and right centre gaps.
Since I haven’t actually done any park factor calculations and whatnot, this is all for now.
So, there are bandbox stadiums in the CL, but there is no such thing in the PL where parks are modern with MLB dimensions but have higher walls. Interesting factors to consider when translating NPB player performances into MLB equivalencies (there are 24 interleague games each season now, 2 games each home and away, so PL teams get to play a few games in those small CL parks.)
It would also be interesting to compare this against Korean and Taiwanese stadiums.
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