According to the requirement of Takano Ren, before the start of the Summer League games, the supervisors of both teams must submit a starting lineup of offense and defense to the association's staff—on one hand, this is for the main referee to conduct his work smoothly; on the other hand, it's convenient for the broadcasters and media journalists.
In the media box at Koshien Stadium, the frontline journalists from major media outlets had just received the freshly minted starting lists and began a heated discussion.
"Wow—Waseda Jitsugyo is really bold; before, they didn't do rotations, making Lin Guanglai pitch six to seven innings no matter what, and now they're sending Uchida as the starter for the semi-final. Is this pitching strategy really okay? Aren't they afraid of slipping up at such a critical point?"
