Sengoku Page Boy's Reiwa Observations 0020

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Kasugayama Castle, Narumi Shogunate

Oyakata-sama: Uesugi Domanmaru Kagetora

Observations by Page Boy

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April 30, year 451 of the Tenbun era

"It has long been said that "he who chases two rabbits catches neither."

 Although Miyamoto Musashi wrote about it in "The Book of Five Rings," in a serious match with swords weighing two to three kilograms, he probably would have lost if he used two swords. The one-sword style, which allows for complete concentration, is truly powerful. Babe Ruth, who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in America, has been compared to Mr. Shohei Ohtani, who is currently making headlines in MLB with the Angels, but when you look at his lifetime records, while some of Mr. Ohtani's achievements stand out, it may only be a matter of time before his limits as a two-way player are reached. From 1914 to 1935, Babe Ruth had 714 home runs, a batting average of .342, 2,214 RBIs, 123 stolen bases, a slugging percentage of .690, an OPS of 1.164, and was the home run king 12 times in his 22 seasons. Even looking at Mr. Ohtani's records from 2013 to 2022, it would be extremely difficult to approach Babe Ruth's level. It may be that Mr. Ohtani has the power to make baseball in the 21st century more entertaining, but it is important to have a stance of enjoying baseball from that perspective rather than focusing solely on records. In the Warring States period, my lord at the Oyakata residence probably watched MLB games in between battles.

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