Pitcher Yu Darvish of the World Baseball Classic (WBC) Japan National Team “Samurai Japan” answered questions from reporters on the 23rd after practice on the 3rd day of the 2nd course of Miyazaki Camp. Q: How is your week going? Darvish: Really, especially the pitchers, but we get along well and have fun practicing together. Q: What kind of time does it take for Darvish to practice with Japanese pitchers? Darvish: I’ve been away from Japan for a very long time, so it’s completely different to actually see the ball and how to adjust it in person, and to get information from the United States. So, I’m pretty happy with the gap there. Q: How will you adjust for future battles? Darvish: I think I’ll be throwing a live BP on either the 25th (Sun) or 26th (Sun), so I also worked on communicating with the hitters and catchers. I think Q: Do you have any plans to pitch from the director/coach? Darvish: If you could ask the director about that. Because it’s not for the players to answer. Q: What are your thoughts on the competition? Darvish: I think everyone is doing it in a great atmosphere, so I think it would be nice if we could enter the tournament with this atmosphere, and I also want the fans to have a great time, so we are also working towards that. I would like to make a firm adjustment. Q: What level do you think the current Japanese pitchers are at? Darvish: No, I don’t think we’ve lost. Compared to the Americans and the major players over there, I think that there are many things that are superior, such as straight strength, breaking balls, and control. Being able to see such places up close like this is very reliable. Q: What do you think is necessary to regain the world title? Darvish: I think it’s about not thinking about being the best in the world. Looking ahead, I think things will get weird. I think it’s really important to not look ahead because I think it’s really the accumulation of working hard today. Samurai Japan will play a warm-up match against Softbank in the “Samurai Japan Series” on Saturday 25th.
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