2008-01-22, 01:06 | Link #741 | |
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2008-01-22, 02:08 | Link #742 |
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Watching Americans speaking Japanese feels better when there is subtitles. That is for sure. Soon, we probably may not even notice the language differences much...
Regarding the opening theme, I have started to change my opinion (maybe partially). It has started to trigger emotions like I get when I listen to the song Poison from GTO live action. Different from what you expect, not feel different the first few times you listen to, but, still capturing you more and more each time you listen to it. |
2008-01-22, 19:56 | Link #743 |
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Geez goro meets the nicest Americans...So far he's been robbed by a professional scammer and now he's met up with a racist...
I noticed they showed are old Catcher friend in the OP...Does that mean they won't completely forsake the character's back in Japan. That was one of my biggest worries about shifting the story overseas was them throwing away all the old characters that they spent all these seasons letting us get to know...
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2008-01-23, 00:12 | Link #745 |
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I can see how Goro's personality could throw some people off the show but personally i LOVE IT and i think its what makes the show so good ). It would be a real shame if Goro had to switch from just fastballs, i love that about him, wether it be unrealistic or not i want to see him pitching fastballs only on that big majorleague field so we can see everyones :O reactions xD.
I can easily say major is my favorite anime, i just love goro and his courage, spirit and arrogant attitude! Its also really cool we've seen him grow since small . EP - 3 is pretty good, apparently goro is a lot better than i thought |
2008-01-23, 01:23 | Link #746 |
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Watching Major requires a little suspension of disbelief - to bring in the mythology aspect again, Goro really is like a character from the Greeks or an Icelandic saga. Baseball just happens to be the modern vehicle for him to complete his journey. Is it likely a Japanese kid fresh out of high school could blow away professional ballplayers - albeit minor league ones - with nothing but fastballs? No - but it wasn't likely like a 10 year-old boy could strike out adult semi-pro players or that Hercules could have completed any of his feats. In Goro's case, it's just close enough to the edge of being possible - and the knowledge of the game of baseball so obvious in the writing - that you want to believe it, and it's a lot of fun to watch.
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2008-01-27, 18:44 | Link #747 |
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Wow, I just have to say that this show is great, and it is very entertaining. The story has excellent flow. Its kind of strange that the conflict is repeated each season, but there is enough differences between the previous ones it seems fresh and new.
Is it just me or does it seem like this is one of those great animes that just fall through the cracks? (subbing audience) I'm assuming it must be very popular in japan, since there have been 4 seasons so far. Well, thats all I have to add to this discussion. How far does a good fastball go? Well I'm pretty sure that a combination of good fastball/control will let you dominate high school baseball, and it can get you into the majors, but I don't really think that you would have a chance making into the starting rotation. More than likely, making it as a closer or a set up man would be your role with just a fastball. |
2008-01-28, 18:36 | Link #749 | |
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In the majors though it's a different animal. One pitch pitchers are destined for the bullpen. And since he has a fastball that's not straight he should have some success in that role. To be an effective starter you generally need 3 above average pitches. However some starters have been very good with just two as long as both are very good (Randy Johnson comes to mind) but those are rare. Goro is obviously going to make the majors as a starter at some point. He's going to have to learn another pitch. I'm not sure which pitch they are going to have him use but a power slider or splitter would be the most ideal since he's a power pitcher. |
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2008-02-01, 10:16 | Link #752 |
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Nice episode. It's not totally unrealistic for them to bring foreign pitchers directly to their big league camp in spring training, especially those with the ability like Goro. Although most of the ones they do are already in their late 20's.
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2008-02-02, 04:29 | Link #754 |
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that's true. there have been cases of teenagers being signed and immediately going to the majors. hall of famer Bob Feller comes to mind. but that was 70 years ago. it's just something that is too risky nowadays with players of that talent.
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2008-02-02, 12:49 | Link #755 |
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The recently passed Joe Nuxall pitched for the Reds - at 15 years old! Admittedly this was during the war years, of course. His dad worked for the organization and they needed arms, so - one day he was pitching to junior-high kids who weighed 100 pounds, and the next he was pitching to major-leaguers. Needless to say he was terrified, and got lit up pretty good. But he ended up back in the majors 7 or 8 years later and had a pretty good career, going on to become a legendary broadcaster after that.
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2008-02-02, 16:05 | Link #756 |
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This show is so great, and ep. 81 was good too. Thank god they got rid of the english speaking, although I wouldn't oppose them if they had used voice actors with american accents. This series really is one of the best sports shows I've ever seen.
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2008-02-02, 22:09 | Link #758 | |
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However, I don't think he's gonna stay with the Salmons. The ED showed him with some other people (if I remember correctly). |
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2008-02-03, 05:13 | Link #760 |
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Wow. I guess the mangaka is following the modern Japanese baseball world very closely because the WBC is such a new tournament.
I doubt they'd play up any opponent other than the US though. I wonder if other huge teams (mainly Cuba and Korea as per the last WBC that gave Japan the most trouble) will be featured at all. |
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