The game between the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and the Hanshin Tigers has ended, but outside the field, various factors from this game have sparked further public debates.
[SoftBank·Hanshin Chaos! Lin·Messenger Direct Conflict!]
[Randy Messenger: Lin Lacks Respect for Opponents, He Shouldn't Be Celebrating]
[Akiyama Koji: Retaliatory Hit-by-Pitch Actions Are More Disgraceful]
[Bat Flip Celebration vs. Intentional Hit-by-Pitch—A Discussion on Baseball's Unwritten Rules]
As is well known, due to national characteristics and what is imbibed from a young age, compared to the wild style and prominent player personalities in Major League Baseball, most local players in Nippon Professional Baseball, aside from foreign players, are relatively mild-mannered and seldomly cause large-scale bench-clearing incidents. Situations like the one yesterday between SoftBank and Hanshin are indeed quite rare, naturally leading to broader discussions.
