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The story
This roundup gathers reactions from the 5ch thread “Giants Acting Manager 126,” which was live-commentating the road game against Hiroshima on September 5. Early on, attention centered on how long pitcher Daichi Ishii could stretch his scoreless-innings streak, but it finally snapped late in the game. On offense, Yusei Ishizuka — just harshly criticized as having “no sense at all” — answered immediately with a timely hit, silencing the very posters who’d trashed him. On defense, Yuta Izumiguchi’s error stood out, and the thread swung between highs and lows the whole game.
What people said
Giants Acting Manager 125
Departures
Released: 26 Imamura, 28 Takahashi, 36 Baba, 54 Otosaka, 95 Toda
Unconditional release: 29 Griffin, 33 Keller, 39 Furup, 42 Hernandez, 50 Okoe
Active Player Draft (out): 68 Kikuchi
FA compensation (out): 48 Tanaka Chi
Trade (out): 59 Wakabayashi
Posting (out): 25 Okamoto
Retired: 7 Chono, 30 Kondo, 43 Shigenobu
Demoted to development roster: 69 Sasahara, 90 Ishida Mitsuru, 94 Kita, 98 Suzuki, 99 Kyomoto
Arrivals
Draft picks (regular): 21 Takemaru, 30 Tawa, 33 Kohama, 36 Yamashiro, 39 Minagawa, 99 Fujii
FA signings: 9 Matsumoto, 43 Norimoto
Active Player Draft (in): 54 Matsuura
Trade (in): none
Other: 26 Whitley, 28 Howard, 29 Dalbec, 42 Mata, 56 Kitaura, 98 Ogasawara
Promoted to first-team roster: 25 Shiroki, 48 Luciano, 50 Tima, 59 Suzuki, 68 Utsunomiya, 69 Hirayama, 94 Chinen, 95 Sasahara
2025 first-team registrations: 69
2026 first-team registrations: 70
Vacant uniform numbers
7 18 55 83
Starting Lineups
[Giants] [Hiroshima]
4 Urata 8 Nakamura Sho
6 Izumiguchi 3 Sato Kei
3 Masuda Riku 7 Fabian
2 Oshiro 5 Sakakura
5 Ishizuka 4 Kikuchi
7 Matsumoto 9 Sasaki
8 Suzuki Dai 2 Mochimaru
9 Sasaki 6 Katsuta
1 Tanaka Masahiro 1 Tamamura
*Dalbec out of the lineup, not feeling well
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/19c53829d344f538d37a7e7268aedf7946d4601e
Where's your apology?
Lol, acting like some kind of expert
Background and talking points
The “acting manager” in the thread’s title is the nickname reflecting that the Giants are currently playing under an interim manager rather than a fully appointed one, and it’s carried straight through this ongoing series of live-commentary thread titles. As the roster news at the top of the thread (post 2) shows, this season is seeing a major roster overhaul spanning the draft, free agency, and released players, and the thread’s mood reflects just how closely fans are following the front office moves. “Our team” is standard internet slang Giants fans use for their own club, with no deeper meaning intended. Pitcher Daichi Ishii’s “scoreless streak” refers to the number of consecutive scoreless innings he’s built up appearance after appearance, and it’s a frequent talking point in live threads as a gauge of a reliever’s consistency. The exchange around Ishizuka — getting harshly criticized only to deliver a timely hit moments later — is a classic case of an anonymous-board post getting instantly undercut by results, and is better read as part of the thread’s live energy than as any real verdict on the player. Likewise, the error attributed to Izumiguchi on defense was a one-off moment in a game-deciding situation, and should be viewed separately from any judgment on his season as a whole.
*This article is compiled and summarized from excerpts of the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “Giants Acting Manager 126.”
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