How did the dynastic team come to this...Seibu on the verge of losing eight consecutive games, will be humiliated for the first time in the Pacific League
Aug 13, 2024
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The Seibu Lions of the Japanese professional baseball Pacific League are on the verge of losing eight consecutive games again. Seibu, which has recently lost seven consecutive games, will face the Softbank Hawks at its home stadium, Beruna Dome, on the 13th. If he loses in this game, he will lose for the fourth time this season in a row.
If Seibu falls into eight consecutive losses again, he will be the hero of a humiliating record. Japanese sports magazine Nikkan Sports reported that `Seibu is the fourth team to lose eight consecutive games in four seasons after Hiroshima in 1950, Daiyo in 1955, and Yakult in 1970' and that `Seibu will be the first Pacific League team to play.'
Seibu is a team that built the dynasty in Japanese professional baseball history.
Founded in 1949 as Nishitetsu, Seibu won three consecutive Japanese Series titles in the 1950s (1956-1958), 1980s (1986-1988), and 1990s (1990-1992). It is the second team to win the most after the Yomiuri Giants with 23 Pacific League wins and 13 Japanese Series wins.
However, he is in the worst slump since his foundation this season. As of now, he has won only 29 games (two draws and 71 losses). The team has not been able to build wins amid its disastrous offense, with a team batting average of only 240-ri. Although there are 41 games left in the season, the winning rate is only 0.290 and the gap with the fifth-place Orix (45 wins, 3 draws, 54) is 16.5, so it seems that they have booked the lowest place early.
ppark@sportschosun.com
