[Grandpa is thrilled!] Shohei Ohtani is the AL MVP!?

On November 18th local time, Shohei Ohtani was selected as this year's MLB American League MVP. Amazing! Congratulations! 😊

Twenty years after Ichiro won the MVP in 2001, a new superhero has emerged. 👇

Ichiro was a player who left his mark in numbers and records.
On the other hand, I think Ohtani is a player who leaves his mark in our memories.

Just as it was said that if Sadaharu Oh was the man of records, Shigeo Nagashima was the man of memories among the treasures of Japanese professional baseball, if Ichiro is the man of records, Ohtani is the man of memories.

Ichiro's total number of hits in Japan and the US is incredible.

However, Ohtani is an extraordinary player who cannot be measured by numbers alone.

After all, he is a "two-way" player with no comparison, a player who remains in everyone's memory as being super-elite as both a "pitcher" and a "batter".

While Ichiro was a player favored by experts for his stubbornness in his attitude, actions, and words, Ohtani is a player who appeals to the general public with his honest and bright personality, and an attitude, actions, and words (his interview responses and brilliant comments) that make everyone like him, the kind you would want to use as educational material for children.

Ohtani's performance this year was so outstanding that he was selected unanimously, with all 30 members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America who voted for the AL Most Valuable Player (MVP) award casting their first-place votes (14 points) <a personal charm that even wins over American reporters> for him.

◎ Achieving 20 home runs, 20 stolen bases, and 20 pitching appearances in a season is something Ohtani did this season for the first time in MLB history.

◎ Among players who have achieved 20 pitching appearances and 20 stolen bases, the one with the next most home runs after him was Bob Caruthers in 1887 with 8.

◎ Even 30 home runs and 30 strikeouts in a season is a historic feat, yet Ohtani recorded "46 home runs" and "156 strikeouts" this season.

He is an extraordinary player with no comparison.

Ichiro never talks about the memories of being taught by his Spartan father (Chichiro) as if they never existed.

Even at his retirement press conference, he said, "I truly only have feelings of gratitude for my wife and Ikkyu," and while he thanked his dog Ikkyu, he did not express any gratitude toward his parents.

On the other hand, it seems Ohtani also received guidance from his father for seven years, so let's look forward to how he will express his gratitude to his parents when he retires.

Well, after all, I think Ohtani blossomed his talent after entering Hanamaki Higashi High School under Manager Sasaki, who taught theory and focused on coaching.

What Manager Sasaki, who coached Ohtani, teaches his students is, I believe, a "thinking" method of backcasting to achieve goals.

Should we say that teaching is daily cumulative instruction, while coaching is instruction in the way of thinking to make future dreams come true?

I'm sure we want to teach it to elementary school students at the same level as reading and writing.Shohei Ohtani learned the 'way of thinking to make dreams come true' in high school.

Of course, it was because he had talent himself, but while many talented young people have had their potential crushed by 'teaching' managers, Ohtani's talent blossomed under a 'coaching' manager.

The sight of Ohtani picking up trash on the field became a hot topic in the Major Leagues.

I believe this is simply him continuing to practice 'picking up trash' and 'cleaning his room,' which he imposed on himself as 'things to do' to acquire 'luck,' as decided in the dream-realization goal sheet he created.

That behavior, which makes everyone like him, is not something that can be done through acting; it is natural.

I think that natural behavior is a gift from the guidance of Manager Sasaki, who skillfully coached a young person striving toward his dreams.

The 'coaching' common to Manager Sasaki and Manager Hara of the Aoyama Gakuin University Ekiden team.

Let's make sure we Showa-era people understand well and don't impose our own values,so we don't crush the talent of Gen Z. 😊

Otherwise, we will end up repeating over 30 years of economic stagnation!?

Please, next season,I'm counting on '10 wins' & 'Home Run King' for a second consecutive MVP.Please.

Good luck, 'Ohtani-san'! 😊😊

Go for it, Gen Z!

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