To commemorate Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers winning the World Series, TV Asahi's special program "Tamori Station" will be broadcast as an "emergency broadcast" from 8:00 pm to 9:48 pm on November 8th. The program's original interviews will take a look behind the scenes of Ohtani's historic achievement in 2024. World Series players Kazuo Matsui, Daisuke Matsuzaka, and Norichika Aoki will appear as studio guests and provide commentary.
The program will start with a recreation of Ohtani and his beloved dog Dekofin throwing the opening pitch. The program will begin with a heartwarming scene of MC Tamori high-fiving a Kooikerhondje puppy that looks just like Dekofin.
Ohtani has achieved the feat of hitting 50 home runs and stealing 50 bases in a season, making it a "50-50" season. The program will look back on all 54 home runs and 59 stolen bases that Ohtani has hit this season. With testimonials from teammates and opponents, the program offers a look behind the scenes at the achievement of this feat.
Tamori commented on Otani's extraordinary performance, saying, "This is beyond the fiction of manga and dramas... It's a development that seems a little too good to be true," to which Matsui agreed, saying, "It might not be as interesting in manga (laughs). It's that amazing!" Aoki also expressed his admiration for Otani's otherworldly performance, saying, "When I watch videos of Otani, baseball looks 'easy.' It's so shocking that I wonder if I was 'thinking it too hard.'"
In addition to looking back on Otani's overwhelming performance, the program also conducts its own analysis. The program will analyze Otani's comments about his batting in front of the camera this season, totaling 10 hours and 13 minutes, and explore the "evolution of batting" based on his comments. It turns out that Otani's "stance" has changed subtly.
In addition, his success rate in stealing bases this season was an astonishing 93.7%, and we conducted an exclusive interview with the Dodgers coaches who are familiar with Ohtani's play and training to find out why his stealing has increased so much. The coaches' demonstrations and explanations will reveal the secret behind the increase in stolen bases. In the studio, the three guests will examine the amazingness of Ohtani's stealing technique.
In addition, they will also focus on his wife Mamiko and his pet dog Dekofin, and consider the impact of his marriage. In addition, they will introduce the "image of Ohtani" as reported by the US media.
After the recording, Tamori said, "Listening to the commentary of the guests, I was reminded once again that baseball is a very detailed sport. Ohtani himself has extraordinary physical and mental strength, and is constantly evolving by adding the latest knowledge. I think that if you watch this program, your way of looking at baseball will change once again."
