"In the new year, the SoftBank team's goal has and only has one—winning the Pacific League, and becoming Japan's Number One! Do you have any objections to this goal?"
"No! Coach!" the players roared with the loudest decibels, their eyes burning with boundless fighting spirit.
Even if Akiyama Koji didn't say it, the SoftBank players would have set the same goal in their hearts: Last season, even with a shortage of players, they fought their way to the finals of the climactic battle and only narrowly lost to the final champion, Tohoku Rakuten;
After comprehensive reinforcement during the off-season in all weak positions, on paper strength alone, this brand-new SoftBank team is undoubtedly the strongest in the Pacific League, strong in all aspects of base running, offense, defense, and pitching without any weakness; now, the only thing lacking is some degree of mutual understanding and coordination.
