From 2004 to 2006, at Koshien in the summer, there were championships, championships, and runner-up finishes, including becoming the first Hokkaido team to win the national championship. Yoshifumi Koda (52 years old), who once led Komadai Tomakomai and shocked the high school baseball world. Responded to a long interview with NumberWeb. It’s been 16 years since he abruptly resigned as the manager of Komadai Tomakomai, but what did Koda think of this year’s Koshien?
――I think it was part of your scouting activities during your working days, but did you watch Koshien a lot?
KodaI was watching it. I watched a lot this summer. There were days when I didn’t have practice, and I watched it all day long.
KodaI didn’t watch the whole thing because I was practicing, but I did catch a glimpse of it when I got back to the clubhouse. In the 5th inning, Sendai Ikuei’s outfielders made a quick play, making it a big inning. I was just watching that scene. That earth-shaking cheer made me think, “It’s been a long time since I’ve seen this.” The match I lost was revived.
――In the summer of 2006, when you faced Hayami, who had Yuki Saito (former Nippon Ham player), in the final, the cheering for Hayami was amazing, wasn’t it? At that time, Hayami was also on the third base bench like Keio.
KodaIt almost feels like it’s coming to my intestines. It was shaking from the left field stand to the back of the net. When we score a point, we’ll be with Keio and we’ll sing shoulder to shoulder. That shaking is already making me feel sick. Both Wasami and Keio will continue to sing cheering songs when they score a point. Until it is completed no matter how long it takes. Then, when a point is scored again, the song begins. I thought it was a little violent. It’s been a while since he was like that, even at Koshien. Just one hit can make the ground shake.
–Komadai Tomakomai, who had won two consecutive championships, collided with Wasami as the northern champion, and this summer, Tohoku’s Sendai Ikuei, whose consecutive championship was on the line, collided with Keio. After 17 years, I was wondering if I could ever find myself in a similar situation.
2023-09-28 08:26:02
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