I've watched every Imanaga start this season (besides this last Pittsburgh start) and I'm a Cardinals fan. By far my favorite pitcher in the league, maybe even my favorite player period.
Love the deep dive on Shota. Something I love that he does is bow to the ump every time he throws him a ball. Not sure I’ve seen other Japanese pitchers ever do it. Also look up what he did with the fans who painted their chest and obvious shirts.
@@titusgroen They have been decimated by injuries. If Adbert and Merryweather were healthy, that slides back Leiter and Neris. Instead Neris is thrust in a role we don't love, and we are moving Wesneski into leverage on the fly. They need to make some moves.
I fell in love with him from his 1st press conference. He's been much better than I ever imagined he would be! Asked what surprised him most about America he thought for a second and said, That I can turn right on a red light. 🤣
He was one of my favorite pitchers to watch in npb and I desperately wanted the Cardinals to sign him. Of course he went to the cubs and instantly became a Star
I know Imanaga can't keep up this pace all season but man is it fun to watch while it's happening. I haven't regularly gone out of my way to watch a Cubs SP since Arrieta in 2015.
Shota is awesome man. I know it sounds like really narrowing it down to a niche category, but its one that includes Hideki, Ichiro, Ohtani, Masa, etc... and Shota is already my favorite of all Japanese born players
Imanaga is not cocky. I think what he meant was, he is concentrating on the task at hand to succeed and a try to contribute to a win for the team, than trying to make point by making some individual records. Plus, you do not want to talk about an ongoing no-hitter to a pitcher, if you do, it might get ruined, you know, like a jinx. He did not want to talk about it as well. His comment came out of modesty, man!
Before our Fantasy Draft I heard his name a few times, decided to check out some highlights from Japan. What a pitcher! When I heard the "Pitching Philosopher" nickname I immediately jumped on him: Drafted 113th overall in the 10th round (5th pick)
Good job, Jimmy. Us Cub fans love us some Shota. He is an awesome dude as well as an amazing pitcher. What he has been doing is really remarkable. Unfortunately, he really has not gotten much run support but he still has managed to win his games. Hope he can keep it up.
I remember when everyone was excited about Yamamoto being signed. As a cards fan we knew it wasn't happening with us. But I read a few articles talking about the other Japanese pitcher that is going to be a pretty good pitcher, and how the cardinals should go after him for a #2 with sonny. The guys got everything going for him, look forward to seeing him in the league.
It would be nice if the cubs could give him some run support. His last 4 starts they have score 5 runs total for him. He deserves the wins for what hes doing. Only 5 ER in 9 starts.
I drafted Imanaga for my fantasy team because I believed in these NPB guys. My expectations were high but Shota exceeded them anyway. Being a Cards fan, I absolutely hate that he plays for the Cubs but he is becoming one of my favorite players anyway.
Love this coverage. Excellent breakdown as always. But that live search to uncover who got the one hit in the nine hole, that was exceptionally awesome 👏👏👏
Love everything Shota is doing, but it feels a bit weird to call these guys who come over rookies. They’ve been playing pro ball for a while. Just like Ichiro. I don’t have a solution, but feels like they aren’t exactly rookies in the traditional sense of the word.
@@Pepe-dq2ib Not sure about other countries. But we don’t force the players to participate. It’s up to the players. And if you think Betts, Trout, Turner, Alonso etc as some of our best then who would you have forced to play.
I'd love to see a deep dive into the Mariners' offensive woes. I see a lot of similarities with the Yankees' issues before this season, and since you're watching them this week in their series maybe you have some insights!
Talk about Ranger Suarez and the Phillies. Having a ridiculous year and you media people aren't talking about it. He's 9-0 with a 1.3 ERA (2nd), a WHIP of 0.79 (2nd), and 68 K's (7th). Most innings pitched, a shutout, a complete game, and so much more. Easily the Cy Young frontrunner right now. Watching him pitch is something special and feels like a throwback.
Can you make a video on how offenses either improve or worsen historically as the weather and conditions change over the season. E.g less wind, but more shadows. Or could do how teams do in night games as opposed to day games.
Topic suggestion that interests me personally: How do teams do the game after they score 10+ runs? I feel like my Phillies the last 4-5 years (maybe not as much this year) always struggle offensively after having a big game the day before. Curious if other teams do this or if I'm just imagining it
love the show! this might be more of a Stats That Exist But Don’t Matter, but i’ve always wondered whether teams with home dugouts on the 3rd baseline play better on the road at stadiums with road dugouts on the 3rd baseline versus a 1st baseline road dugout.
Kind of an obvious deep dive topic but I think it would be interesting to see which teams and players are best at moving the runner to 3rd with no outs and scoring the runner from 3rd with less than 2 outs
Shota is a real one just for recognizing the greatness that is Ben Zobrist. Not really a star player but a hero for the cubs that year in many spots, not least of which in the world series he won MVP.
At the same time, these people have agents and professional people who work for them and they want to find the best way for him to blonde in and have the fans love him maybe he is a good man but maybe that’s the things you have to do to win the fans over when you’re moving into a new country I don’t just roll over and told who are my heroes are… that’s a problem with people. They roll over so easily.
Basically ERA+ is (runs a league average pitcher would have given up)/(runs the player in question gave up, or should have given up based on advanced metrics). So given the opposition he faced in the stadiums he faced them, an average pitcher would have given up 5x as many runs.
Imanga seems like a good model for emigrants - if you try to acclimate to the culture, everyone will like you and appreciate you even in the US. Stop whining about racism
Me making a chefreacts reaction video to these would start every week with “please don’t say the coffee thing, just sip the coffee.. please. Don’t do it. Just drink it, drink the coffe Jim don’t tell us. Fuck me.
Anyone think the Cubs should sign one of his Baystars teammates that will give them much more depth with starting pitching? (If you do not know who I am referring to, it is am American who is currently pitching in Mexico right now)
I’m a hard person I don’t just admit someone is the best based off of a few starts. I need an entire full season a whole year for me to decide if you’re good or you’re not good just because someone had few good games that means nothing to me.
Imanaga is averaging less than 6 innings a starts HOWEVER the Cubs are 8-1 in those games so that's is plenty good enough. #ProTip Do NOT write his first name if you leave off the - above the "O". Because ***reasons!***
Against a strong team like the Braves or Dodgers, they are trying to prevent the lineup from seeing him 3 times, hence the shorter games. This in my opinion is a good strategy as it makes it difficult for hitters to adjust.
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I love when Jimmy does solo content on topics he’s interested in that I’d never hear about from any other sports content creator
Imanaga rules. Someone gotta teach the Cubs how to hit though
I've watched every Imanaga start this season (besides this last Pittsburgh start) and I'm a Cardinals fan. By far my favorite pitcher in the league, maybe even my favorite player period.
Love the deep dive on Shota. Something I love that he does is bow to the ump every time he throws him a ball. Not sure I’ve seen other Japanese pitchers ever do it.
Also look up what he did with the fans who painted their chest and obvious shirts.
Korean pitcher Chan Ho Park used to do it. He was the first to do that.
Loved this deep dive into Imanaga. He's been such a joy to watch on the Cubs.
As a cubs fan I couldn’t be more happy with the guy
Really has been such a great part of this rotation, which has been the strongest part of the team so far.
Now the bullpen on the other hand…
@@titusgroen They have been decimated by injuries. If Adbert and Merryweather were healthy, that slides back Leiter and Neris. Instead Neris is thrust in a role we don't love, and we are moving Wesneski into leverage on the fly. They need to make some moves.
I fell in love with him from his 1st press conference. He's been much better than I ever imagined he would be! Asked what surprised him most about America he thought for a second and said, That I can turn right on a red light. 🤣
Man you have to watch one of Shota's starts, hes so fun and had a lot of quirks
He was one of my favorite pitchers to watch in npb and I desperately wanted the Cardinals to sign him. Of course he went to the cubs and instantly became a Star
Thanks for talking about Shota. We love him in Chicago. But we hate the offense and the rest of the bullpen.
😂😂😂😂😂 painfully true as I wear my Seiya x Shota shirt
I’m not even a Cubs fan but you can’t not love Shota. Guy is awesome. He’s gonna go down as an absolute legend for the Cubs one day.
I know Imanaga can't keep up this pace all season but man is it fun to watch while it's happening. I haven't regularly gone out of my way to watch a Cubs SP since Arrieta in 2015.
Shota is awesome man. I know it sounds like really narrowing it down to a niche category, but its one that includes Hideki, Ichiro, Ohtani, Masa, etc... and Shota is already my favorite of all Japanese born players
Imanaga is not cocky.
I think what he meant was, he is concentrating on the task at hand to succeed and a try to contribute to a win for the team, than trying to make point by making some individual records. Plus, you do not want to talk about an ongoing no-hitter to a pitcher, if you do, it might get ruined, you know, like a jinx. He did not want to talk about it as well. His comment came out of modesty, man!
そうです！ 今永は個人の記録やNo1など全く気にしていません😂 とにかくチームが勝つ事を優先しています。
I love Jimmy's three things! I'm a stats nerd and your work has helped me fall in love with baseball again, keep 'em coming!
Before our Fantasy Draft I heard his name a few times, decided to check out some highlights from Japan. What a pitcher! When I heard the "Pitching Philosopher" nickname I immediately jumped on him: Drafted 113th overall in the 10th round (5th pick)
Damn how many picks do fantasy baseball drafts go to?
Good job, Jimmy. Us Cub fans love us some Shota. He is an awesome dude as well as an amazing pitcher. What he has been doing is really remarkable. Unfortunately, he really has not gotten much run support but he still has managed to win his games. Hope he can keep it up.
Shōta's amazing 🤭 I remember he saved me from a burning building and helped build 2000 homes for the homeless 🤩🤭
Catcher segment made my day. It’s 8:59PM.
Bless you Jomboy
I remember when everyone was excited about Yamamoto being signed. As a cards fan we knew it wasn't happening with us. But I read a few articles talking about the other Japanese pitcher that is going to be a pretty good pitcher, and how the cardinals should go after him for a #2 with sonny. The guys got everything going for him, look forward to seeing him in the league.
It would be nice if the cubs could give him some run support. His last 4 starts they have score 5 runs total for him. He deserves the wins for what hes doing. Only 5 ER in 9 starts.
Imanaga is a great and fun Player.
I drafted Imanaga for my fantasy team because I believed in these NPB guys. My expectations were high but Shota exceeded them anyway. Being a Cards fan, I absolutely hate that he plays for the Cubs but he is becoming one of my favorite players anyway.
Shota Imanaga is probably the greatest human ever
These break downs are awesome, love em!
Love this coverage. Excellent breakdown as always. But that live search to uncover who got the one hit in the nine hole, that was exceptionally awesome 👏👏👏
"Shō" means rising. "Ta" means "the man".
So Shōta means " The man who is rising " in japanese.
True!
The rising fastball!!
Love everything Shota is doing, but it feels a bit weird to call these guys who come over rookies. They’ve been playing pro ball for a while. Just like Ichiro. I don’t have a solution, but feels like they aren’t exactly rookies in the traditional sense of the word.
Ichiro Suzuki award for best foreign professional's debut
Don't people say Japanese baseball (NPB) is equivalent to our AA league?
@@Pepe-dq2ib I have seen the NPB referred to as AAAA. People need to respect that league more, they have won 3 of the 5 WBC titles
@@illinfinite to be fair, we never sent out best players to the wbc or olympics.
@@Pepe-dq2ib Not sure about other countries. But we don’t force the players to participate. It’s up to the players. And if you think Betts, Trout, Turner, Alonso etc as some of our best then who would you have forced to play.
Great episode!
I'd love to see a deep dive into the Mariners' offensive woes. I see a lot of similarities with the Yankees' issues before this season, and since you're watching them this week in their series maybe you have some insights!
Shota mania!
Talk about Ranger Suarez and the Phillies. Having a ridiculous year and you media people aren't talking about it. He's 9-0 with a 1.3 ERA (2nd), a WHIP of 0.79 (2nd), and 68 K's (7th). Most innings pitched, a shutout, a complete game, and so much more. Easily the Cy Young frontrunner right now. Watching him pitch is something special and feels like a throwback.
Imanaga is better and more charismatic. Sorry.
And Yan Gomes just got released for Nido (despite his strong defensive metrics)
Fun fact: the two kanji in Imanaga (今永) mean "now" and "eternal."
Shota rules!! If only the offense was half way competent.
Can you make a video on how offenses either improve or worsen historically as the weather and conditions change over the season. E.g less wind, but more shadows. Or could do how teams do in night games as opposed to day games.
Topic suggestion that interests me personally: How do teams do the game after they score 10+ runs? I feel like my Phillies the last 4-5 years (maybe not as much this year) always struggle offensively after having a big game the day before. Curious if other teams do this or if I'm just imagining it
I don't know if Jimmy already has an episode about Ranger Suárez, this guy is unbelievable....if not, what the that are you waiting for Jimbo?
love the show!
this might be more of a Stats That Exist But Don’t Matter, but i’ve always wondered whether teams with home dugouts on the 3rd baseline play better on the road at stadiums with road dugouts on the 3rd baseline versus a 1st baseline road dugout.
Imanaga is 31 yo
I really wanted him to come to our team, but he'll probably be past his prime by the time his contract with the Cubs ends...
He doesn't rely on velo at all so he'll be able to pitch for many many more years.
impossible not to love shota
Bo naylor is becoming one of the best defensive catchers right before our eyes and it rules. He’s already the best framer in the league.
Catcher Data! Hell Yes!
Thats my spot.
Yan gomes is legit. I was so mad when Cleveland traded him. But I'm happy he got himself a ring with the nats
Kind of an obvious deep dive topic but I think it would be interesting to see which teams and players are best at moving the runner to 3rd with no outs and scoring the runner from 3rd with less than 2 outs
What teams play the best/worst when key guys are hurt could be interesting but also could see how that would be a hassle to do.
Shota is a real one just for recognizing the greatness that is Ben Zobrist. Not really a star player but a hero for the cubs that year in many spots, not least of which in the world series he won MVP.
At the same time, these people have agents and professional people who work for them and they want to find the best way for him to blonde in and have the fans love him maybe he is a good man but maybe that’s the things you have to do to win the fans over when you’re moving into a new country I don’t just roll over and told who are my heroes are… that’s a problem with people. They roll over so easily.
Basically ERA+ is (runs a league average pitcher would have given up)/(runs the player in question gave up, or should have given up based on advanced metrics). So given the opposition he faced in the stadiums he faced them, an average pitcher would have given up 5x as many runs.
Com'on Jimbo. Greg Maddux IS THE PROFESSOR of baseball.
Foreign players that (try to) speak english are always more relatable and likeable imo
Really enjoy these he is nasty. I wish Senga was pitching this year even if he’s not as nasty as Imanaga cause he’s also a fun watch
Just for yourself Jimmy, go ahead and watch every comebacker that Ranger Suarez fields. It's baseball gold
I have and I think I may do this on the show next week bc they are that amazing
Bc he's the second best pitcher in the league behind Skubal
'Shota fell in love with Zobrist' Ah, so he's just like all of us.
Shota should be in the lead for the Cy Young.
Imanga seems like a good model for emigrants - if you try to acclimate to the culture, everyone will like you and appreciate you even in the US. Stop whining about racism
Cashman!!! You dropped the ball AGAIN!! Desperately trying to get Yamamoto to sign ... you didn't even give this guy a look.
How do catchers perform against their former teammates? Does catching a guy give you an advantage against him at the plate?
Hey Chicago
What do you say??
He made that comment that you found cocky in a humble way. I blame his interpreter for his comment sounding a little cocky and arrogant.
Me making a chefreacts reaction video to these would start every week with “please don’t say the coffee thing, just sip the coffee.. please. Don’t do it. Just drink it, drink the coffe Jim don’t tell us. Fuck me.
This is a joke btw I love the series lol
Dude's pitching looks similar to Julio Urias
Wow is Jomboy a Danette now
Week 3 of asking for best catcher frame jobs
5'10" is short or is that a pitcher thing?
Anyone think the Cubs should sign one of his Baystars teammates that will give them much more depth with starting pitching?
(If you do not know who I am referring to, it is am American who is currently pitching in Mexico right now)
I’m a hard person I don’t just admit someone is the best based off of a few starts. I need an entire full season a whole year for me to decide if you’re good or you’re not good just because someone had few good games that means nothing to me.
Come for the Jimmy-lytics, stay for the Jimmy commentary on every mistake he makes.
498 ERA+ is disgusting, 5 times better than the average mlb pitcher 😂😂
レッドソックスでワールドシリーズを制覇した上原浩治投手と、カブスの今永昇太投手は、共にフォーシーム・ファーストボールのスピードは、トップクラスに速いわけではない。
だが、世界最高水準の威力があり、著しく異質である。
さらに上原浩治投手は、今永昇太投手よりも、ファーストボールのスピードが遅いが、三振を奪取できる。
上原浩治投手は、SFFな球種を混ぜながら、ファーストボールをストライクゾーンに投げまくり、打者が打てなかった。
理由は、投げるボールの回転軸や、スピンレートの高さが、大きな要因だろう。
上原浩治投手は、四球も極めて少なく、同時に、奪三振も多かった。
上原浩治投手の2012年シーズンは、「K/BB」（奪三振数/与四球）の数値が、「43/3」=「14.33」であり、恐るべき数値であった。
上原投手は、2013年6月9日のエンゼルス戦で、与死球を記録したが、これがメジャー移籍後、183試合目、打者920人目にして初めての与死球であった。
34人連続アウトの球団記録も更新。
連続アウト37人は、メジャー史上10位（救援投手では2位）。
また同時に連続無失点試合は27試合。
連続無失点イニングは30回1/3連続無失点を達成した。
救援投手では、レッドソックスの球団史上初となるシーズン100奪三振に到達。
救援投手でのメジャー記録となるWHIP0.57を記録した。
今永昇太投手の場合は、リリースポイントが、地面からの距離（高さ）が低い。
さらに加えて、ボールの回転軸、スピンレートの高さ、これらの特徴の組み合わせが、今永昇太投手が三振を取れる大きな要因である。
★ もし、よかったら、お楽しみくださいませ！
❶ 上原浩治投手。2013年の奪三振集
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❷ 上原浩治 メジャーで評価される理由（日本語の動画）
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❸ 【カブス・今永昇太 51奪三振】
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★ 野茂英雄投手のフォーシーム・ファーストボールも、浮き上がるような軌道が特徴で、ボールの回転軸、スピンレートが特徴だったと、私は推測しています。
Jimmy can’t pronounce Valenzuela?
Too much talk
The Yankees suck
My favorite pitcher is the guy that the Braves need to EXTEND MAX FRIED!!!!!!!
Imanaga is averaging less than 6 innings a starts HOWEVER the Cubs are 8-1 in those games so that's is plenty good enough.
#ProTip
Do NOT write his first name if you leave off the - above the "O". Because ***reasons!***
Not really. Most Japanese people usually spell his name "Shota".
@@hikarins Oh? Good to know.
Against a strong team like the Braves or Dodgers, they are trying to prevent the lineup from seeing him 3 times, hence the shorter games.
This in my opinion is a good strategy as it makes it difficult for hitters to adjust.
Shota is new to the league. Let the league adjust and let's talk in August
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