[Real-time comment]Taiwan’s baseball rankings have been dragged down, and Koo Chung-liang will not be without responsibility | Baseball | Sports

Taiwan in the latestbaseballrose to No. 2 in the world rankings. However, the chairman of the Baseball AssociationGu ZhongliangBut he believes that “professional baseball is dragging down our entire ranking.” In fact, Taiwan is ranked second in the world because Taiwanese student baseball has excellent results in international competitions. Of course, it is not the true level of Taiwanese baseball, but the overall baseball level is not as good as others, and Ku Zhongliang may have to bear some responsibility.

Koo Chung-liang on Taiwan BaseballsportsHis dedication is obvious to all. From serving as Chairman of the Baseball Association of the Republic of China, President of the Asian Baseball Federation, to Executive Vice President of the World Baseball and Softball Federation, Koo Chung-liang was not only willing to contribute money, but also helped Taiwan gain a lot of exposure in the international baseball world. opportunity; in addition, Gu Zhongliang’s support for the Chinese Professional Baseball League is also an indisputable fact. From the retirement of CITIC Brothers star Zhou Siqi, we can see Gu Zhongliang’s intention in running the professional baseball team.

But why do we still say that the overall baseball level in Taiwan is not as good as others, and that Ku Zhongliang has to bear some responsibility? It’s not because Koo Chung-liang is the chairman of the Chinese Baseball Association that he must accept it in general, but because since Koo Chung-liang is the chairman of the Chinese Baseball Association, he failed to see the fundamental problem that the overall strength of Taiwan’s baseball is still inferior to others.

The problem with Taiwanese baseball is that at that time, the international living space of the Republic of China was suppressed. From the Williamsport Little League World Series in the United States to the third-level baseball competition, the good performance of young players found an outlet for Taiwan’s pent-up emotions, but it also made Taiwan The curse of performance has distorted the development of baseball in Taiwan. The purpose of playing is only to win, not for happiness. As a result, Taiwanese student baseball has not been able to completely get rid of elitism and cannot be popularized and developed, which has limited the talent pool. Therefore, the higher the level, the higher the level. The higher the level, the fewer top players there are.

Take the recent Asian U18 and World U23 competitions as an example. Many domestic fans were excited for the Chinese team to win the U18 Asian championship, but they were also criticized for the U23 team’s worst 8th place finish in history, even losing to the United Kingdom. Although the Taiwan Youth Baseball League is indeed very strong, on the other hand, this time the U18 Japan only temporarily formed the Koshien Star Team, and the U23 United States did not even send a team to participate. You know the attitude of the world’s baseball powers towards this type of competition. They pay more attention to the overall domestic situation. As the baseball environment improves and more people love baseball, the strength will be better.

Koo Chung-liang was in high school in Japan, and he was also a student player who dreamed of playing in Koshien Stadium. However, Koo Chung-liang only saw Japan’s rigorous attitude towards baseball, but he was unable to use his opportunity as the chairman of the Baseball Association to further enhance the reputation of Taiwanese baseball. The breadth allows more people who love baseball to be willing and have the opportunity to play baseball, instead of just regarding game results as the only thing, which has killed many people’s baseball dreams early.

There is a joke circulating among fans that the two strongest middle school baseball teams in the world are both in Taiwan, one is Pingzhen and the other is Gubao. This also illustrates the problem of excessive concentration of Taiwanese student baseball elites, no matter how strong they are. Although the team has a student team, it does not have a large talent pool. Therefore, if it encounters a real competition like the World Baseball Classic, let alone being ranked second in the world, even returning to the top 8 may become a distant dream.