In the live-thread for the Giants–Carp game, Hiroshima catcher Mochimaru’s shaky pitch framing repeatedly came under fire, while fans also voiced frustration over Giants starter Mori’s inconsistent command of the strike zone. Thread regulars also reacted to Yahoo!’s live update describing a groundout to third as “just making contact, nothing more,” and the game was picked apart from every angle.
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Giants Acting Manager Thread #110
Giants Acting Manager Thread #110
Tokyo Dome
Starting Lineups
【Giants】 【Carp】
4 Urata 8 Omori
8 Sasaki 4 Kikuchi
6 Izumiguchi 7 Fabian
2 Oshiro 3 Sakakura
5 Sakamoto 9 Akiyama
7 Matsumoto 5 Sasaki
3 Masuda Riku 6 Katsuta
9 Hirayama 2 Mochimaru
1 Ogasawara 1 Mori
Starting Lineups
【Giants】 【Carp】
4 Urata 8 Omori
8 Sasaki 4 Kikuchi
6 Izumiguchi 7 Fabian
2 Oshiro 3 Sakakura
5 Sakamoto 9 Akiyama
7 Matsumoto 5 Sasaki
3 Masuda Riku 6 Katsuta
9 Hirayama 2 Mochimaru
1 Ogasawara 1 Mori
Someone greased the plate for those Kyo-kasu bastards (虚カス, a mocking 5ch nickname for the Giants). Dirty move.
Mochimaru's framing is bad too, he's just mediocre all around.
When Sakamoto's in the lineup, you've got to be ready to write off three of his at-bats.
HERE IT COMES━━━━(ﾟ∀ﾟ)━━━━!! calling it now
The fact that they're this scared of us is a treasure in itself.
>>23
His prime was probably back when he was a kid
Sakamoto, huh… that's rough
Yeah, probably
His prime was probably back when he was a kid
Sakamoto, huh… that's rough
Yeah, probably
Just bring in the pitch clock already.
Mori, you're not even trying to throw strikes, are you?
Sure enough, the scoring chance swings right back around to the 6-hole
Apparently there's a team out there that used to bat "Cabbage" in that spot (a fan nickname for a weak-link hitter)
Apparently there's a team out there that used to bat "Cabbage" in that spot (a fan nickname for a weak-link hitter)
>>36
??: "The '6-hole is actually the strongest spot' theory isn't too far off, huh? (smug face)"
??: "The '6-hole is actually the strongest spot' theory isn't too far off, huh? (smug face)"
A Carp without Kozono vs. a Giants without their "Eel" (うなぎ, a fan nickname for one of the Giants' players)
Was there anyone this year who got the post-game interview podium two days running?
Not sure what there is to be wary of against a team with the worst home run total in August out of all 12 clubs.
.339 with runners in scoring position — by that logic, .600 or better would count as messing up.
The wording on Yahoo!'s live update:
"A groundout to third from bat-only-to-make-contact hitting"
How pathetic.
"A groundout to third from bat-only-to-make-contact hitting"
How pathetic.
That's because he missed his chances on a hittable first pitch and a juicy one down the third-base line.
Did Ogasawara ever get forgiven for peeling the breading off the kushikatsu that Waka brought in as a treat?
A barely-Double-A-caliber Japanese guy who's still a sweeter deal than a Triple-A foreigner.
Nagoya Dome: Dragons vs. Swallows, Game 19
CBC Radio
Color commentary: Takeshi Nakamura / Play-by-play: Toshihito Nishimura / Reporter: Kiyoshi Kadoue
A guest elementary schooler joins the broadcast booth as part of the CBC Dragons Sunday Kids Experience Program
TOKAI RADIO
Color commentary: Hitoki Iwase / Play-by-play: Tomoyuki Takahashi (Tokai TV) / Reporter: Kazuki Genishi
CBC Radio
Color commentary: Takeshi Nakamura / Play-by-play: Toshihito Nishimura / Reporter: Kiyoshi Kadoue
A guest elementary schooler joins the broadcast booth as part of the CBC Dragons Sunday Kids Experience Program
TOKAI RADIO
Color commentary: Hitoki Iwase / Play-by-play: Tomoyuki Takahashi (Tokai TV) / Reporter: Kazuki Genishi
Stop pulling it — that's exactly how you end up topping the ball.
Lol, they clearly have zero intention of letting us win the pennant.
TWO-WAY PLAYER HERE IT COMES━━━━(ᵒ∀ᵒ)━━━━!!
Last time they had a runner on third with no outs and still didn't score.
They could use Unagattsu in left field batting sixth, right? (ウナガッツ, literally "Eel Guts" — a fan nickname)
Their pitcher's already gasping for air — if we don't score now, this is the classic pattern where it just drags on forever.
Mochimaru's framing is just way too bad lol
Feels like Hiroshima's still giving their catchers old-school coaching too.
>>110
Wasn't the battery coach a fraud?
Wasn't the battery coach a fraud?
Mori will probably pull himself together eventually.
The classic pattern: he throws 30 pitches in the first inning, then somehow still goes seven.
[Hiroshima] "The Double Ishihara 30 Minutes" — Coach Yoshiyuki Ishihara gives catcher Takanori Ishihara, pulled mid-game on the 22nd, a lesson in "the catcher's mindset"
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/03e2789cae6c32859dffa27d238c52e876327fbc
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/03e2789cae6c32859dffa27d238c52e876327fbc
*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “Giants Acting Manager 111”.
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