Sadaharu Oh vs. Hank Aaron
Home run derby before an exhibition game at Korakuen Stadium in 1974.
Found this while looking for Yu Darvish vids.
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I’d kind of forgotten how different Oh’s swing is from most US players (I guess thats true for most Japanese players?)
Around 0:25-0:26 it looks like he’s kind of falling or collapsing in on his front leg. Doesn’t look like that ball should have left the yard to me.
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by raisingcain on Mar 17, 2009 9:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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by Giant among Angels on Mar 17, 2009 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh had that flamingo stance. Then his legs would cross.
The Hammer looked like he efficiently used his upper body.
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by SoFa King Mike on Mar 17, 2009 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In Oh’s autobiography he talks about how he wasn’t an effective hitter until he developed the flamingo stance.
Also I think it’s funny how they raise a big stink about non-Japanese players approaching or breaking the single season home run record in NPB, when Oh set the record himself. Oh being half Chinese, which was not a good thing for him in his playing days.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Mar 18, 2009 12:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah the Darth Vadar Syndrome. No Ally is as beloved as one that used to scare the crap out of you. Jim Butcher is fun reading.
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by daveinexile on Mar 18, 2009 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That brought to mind Ichiro’s Happy Gilmore swing.
With the homerun record, it was defitely a pride thing even if Oh was half Japanese.
I definitely will have to pick up Oh’s autobiography.
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by SoFa King Mike on Mar 18, 2009 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s really good. I think I have my copy around somewhere. If you promise to get it back to me at some point I can loan it to you.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Mar 18, 2009 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Definitely.
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by SoFa King Mike on Mar 18, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Killer
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Mar 18, 2009 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Aaron had such an effortless swing. Great to watch.
by cheno on Mar 18, 2009 2:02 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh sad is this. When I first saw the pic I was trying to tell if it was the old Montréal Olympic stadium.
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by daveinexile on Mar 18, 2009 10:17 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
awesome
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by The Gene Hackman on Mar 18, 2009 3:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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