Return of the dinosaurs

Gen has very kindly translated the interviews with Tigers next candidate for batting coach Mizutani over on Yakyu Baka. These are worth reading as they show what kind of fossil Tigers are hiring. His basic stricture is more swingng will get the players out of trouble. It is standard Japanese baseball philosophy as elaborated by Rob Whiting in 'You gotta have wa' and just as worthless now as it was then. The sheer ridiculousness comes through when Mizutani talks about Kanemoto - how did his number of practice swings increase his hitting especially in his final season? Come off it gentlemen, there may be problems but this is the 21st century.