After having watched Japan play the USA in the Olympic baseball gold medal game, the name Tyler Austin is now permanently on my radar. It might've just been my imagination, but every time he made contact, it looked like the ball went 400 feet. The dude has power for days, and I don't know why he couldn't hack it in AAA, but he clearly enjoys hitting Japanese pitching, and I wouldn't be surprised if he becomes the next Balentien.
This is the content I've been waiting for! I literally saw someone on Twitter once say Jabari Blash would hit 70 HR's in 1 year. Like, I'd wish! But just.......... no. lol
@@yakyutvenglish5055 Damn the whole gang's here. Marc is a bit of a clown yes, and his hot takes are legendarily bad, but his enegetic personality and simplistic view of the game for newbies is probably why his following got as large as it did. I'd still jump at the opportunity to work with him should he offer, maybe just kinda give him a rundown on the history of the league in a podcast style thing.
happens a lot with the Canadian Football League too. NFL has beens come up here and think they will beat entire teams by themselves. Meanwhile you can count the "name" NFL players who had success in Canada on one hand. It's a different game and if you don't adjust, you won't succeed. Just like Japanese pro ball.
I remember when a foreign player who just signed with the Hanhwa Eagles said he is gonna hit 60HR I think but proceded to become the worst player ever to play for them
I think its a combination of the shitstorm those incidents caused plus the fact that he'd retired as manager. That and the fact Oh said he wanted his record to be beaten convincingly, and Balentien was the only one in a position to do that.
@@GaijinBaseball That could be but also it migiht be because didn't he break the record with like 20 games left in the season? You can't intentionally walk a guy for 80 straight PAs!!! In Bass' case it was 2 games, not sure about the others.
Hey John, would love to jump on the podcast some time in the future, but the fact that I don't live alone atm makes setting up a time when I could jump on a call with y'all and talk shop pretty hard. I'm definitely down to do so sometime in the future tho, I'll keep you posted.
I think NPB is way underrated. It’s not easy. Im not ready to go out on a limb and say it’s MLB level over all. But per capita? Sure. I will. Their talent spread way thin across 2 leagues with a much smaller talent pool from which to draw. If their were as many Japanese players as Americans, Latin and Canadian players they would steam roll everyone.
First dislike woot woot
Guarantee they're related to one of the players in the lightning round.
After having watched Japan play the USA in the Olympic baseball gold medal game, the name Tyler Austin is now permanently on my radar. It might've just been my imagination, but every time he made contact, it looked like the ball went 400 feet. The dude has power for days, and I don't know why he couldn't hack it in AAA, but he clearly enjoys hitting Japanese pitching, and I wouldn't be surprised if he becomes the next Balentien.
This is the content I've been waiting for! I literally saw someone on Twitter once say Jabari Blash would hit 70 HR's in 1 year. Like, I'd wish! But just.......... no. lol
Sounds like GiraffeNeckMarc 🥸
His back gave out from carrying the Eagles in 2019 /s
@@YakyuCosmopolitan Marc is a clown and why he has a following, I have no clue
@@yakyutvenglish5055 Damn the whole gang's here.
Marc is a bit of a clown yes, and his hot takes are legendarily bad, but his enegetic personality and simplistic view of the game for newbies is probably why his following got as large as it did.
I'd still jump at the opportunity to work with him should he offer, maybe just kinda give him a rundown on the history of the league in a podcast style thing.
@@GaijinBaseball I think we all would
Hell I'd do a podcast with someone with half of his following
Or a quarter
Or an eighth
2:51 Elite Miko!?
based shrine maiden
Trevor Bauer is going to rake
It makes me so happy to see Tyler Austin crushing the ball. Always liked him in the Yankees system and wished he could break through and hang around.
Great video. Japan's league gets disrespected unfairly.
happens a lot with the Canadian Football League too. NFL has beens come up here and think they will beat entire teams by themselves. Meanwhile you can count the "name" NFL players who had success in Canada on one hand. It's a different game and if you don't adjust, you won't succeed. Just like Japanese pro ball.
If I went to play baseball in Japan I would get an actual rake and I will be raking in Japan.
Bam.
I remember when a foreign player who just signed with the Hanhwa Eagles said he is gonna hit 60HR I think but proceded to become the worst player ever to play for them
Who?
I do wonder why Balentien never got the Rhodes/Cabrera treatment of being intentionally walked almost every at bat once he got to 55.
I think its a combination of the shitstorm those incidents caused plus the fact that he'd retired as manager.
That and the fact Oh said he wanted his record to be beaten convincingly, and Balentien was the only one in a position to do that.
@@GaijinBaseball That could be but also it migiht be because didn't he break the record with like 20 games left in the season? You can't intentionally walk a guy for 80 straight PAs!!! In Bass' case it was 2 games, not sure about the others.
Really nice video. It’s cool to look back on these former big leaguers and see how they turned out.
Blows my mind that we all forgot about Alcides Escobar and now he’s back to being an MLB starter on the Nats. Weird how baseball works.
This video had a 300 OPS+ in Japan.
I’m about to binge watch literally every single one of your videos this channel is great
I love your content! I would love your video about Kintetsu-Orix fusion. Please upload more videos!
*read the title, not even started watching it yet
"It about Balentein, isn't?"
Great video, i think Elian played two seasons in Yokohama?
I'm a long-time (20+ years) Red Sox fan, and also Japanese, and had no idea Kevin Youkilis played in Japan for a year before he retired.
good to see Sushi Boy is on the good list.
My create a player in 2014 PSP Pro Yakyu Spirits is the best hitter that ever lived, you should cover him
As a Marlins fan, I had no idea that Jeremy Hermida and Gaby Sanchez made the jump to Japan
I'm HUGE in Japan!
What I learned is that there's far too many baseball players
Bass .660 OBP geez Louise!
GB, please hit me up on Twitter or the JBW pod address 👍🏽👍🏽
Hey John, would love to jump on the podcast some time in the future, but the fact that I don't live alone atm makes setting up a time when I could jump on a call with y'all and talk shop pretty hard.
I'm definitely down to do so sometime in the future tho, I'll keep you posted.
I think NPB is way underrated. It’s not easy. Im not ready to go out on a limb and say it’s MLB level over all. But per capita? Sure. I will. Their talent spread way thin across 2 leagues with a much smaller talent pool from which to draw. If their were as many Japanese players as Americans, Latin and Canadian players they would steam roll everyone.