A painful moment revealed by the former director in charge who is closely related to the players
In 2021, many professional baseball players were at the crossroads of their active lives. You have the decision to retire, or you have the option of taking a tryout and aiming for a comeback. The TBS-based “Notice of Out-of-Professional Baseball Forces” that follows them will be broadcast from 11:00 pm on the 28th. This year, he is closely associated with former Rakuten / Kazuhisa Makita, former Softbank / Hiroyuki Kawahara, and former Hanshin / Keisuke Takano. Behind the scenes of a popular program that carefully depicts the subtleties of the heart, there are also painful moments.
I record the days since I was out of force while turning the camera all the time. I often sleep and eat together, so I’m happy to be a member of my family. I used to watch movies together all day long. A position that is both an interviewer and a companion. “The players really don’t give up until the end.” Kuniko Yamada, who has been the director of the program for five years from 2016, has been touched recently.
However, only a handful of people can “re-employ” the NPB baseball team. As the day goes by from the tryout, the facial expressions of the players tend to become cloudy. A player who didn’t have a single phone call, including working people, independent leagues, and club teams, was frustrated on the fourth day.
“Why do you hear the same thing when it doesn’t take 3 days? Don’t turn the camera anymore.”
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