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In a thread about the Giants-Tigers game at Tokyo Dome, the early innings became the hot topic. The Giants scored first in a scoring chance, but after opting for an aggressive at-bat instead of a sacrifice bunt, they failed to add another run, sparking a wave of criticism over the manager’s decisions. Cabbage’s continued struggles at the plate also came up, with one sarcastic comment calling him “the national vegetable” for always tasting the same. News that a large group of supporters had gathered from Tokyo, Osaka, Hokkaido, and Hiroshima was also shared, and the thread buzzed with both game commentary and debate over strategy.
What people said
Giants Acting Manager Thread #132
Departures
Released: 26 Imamura, 28 Takahashi, 36 Baba, 54 Otsaka, 95 Toda
Free agency (released): 29 Griffin, 33 Keller, 39 Fulp, 42 Hernandez, 50 Okoe
Active Player Draft (taken): 68 Kikuchi
Player compensation (sent): 48 Tanaka C.
Trade (sent): 59 Wakabayashi
Posting system: 25 Okamoto
Retired: 7 Nagano, 30 Kondo, 43 Shigenobu
Demoted to developmental roster: 69 Sasahara, 90 Ishida Mitsuru, 94 Kita, 98 Suzuki, 99 Kyomoto
Arrivals
Draft picks: 21 Takemaru, 30 Tawa, 33 Kohama, 36 Yamashiro, 39 Minagawa, 99 Fujii
Free agent signings: 9 Matsumoto, 43 Norimoto
Active Player Draft (acquired): 54 Matsuura
Trade (acquired):
Other: 26 Whitley, 28 Howard, 29 Dalbec, 42 Mata, 56 Kitaura, 98 Ogasawara
Promoted to first-team roster: 25 Daiki, 48 Luciano, 50 Tima, 59 Suzuki, 68 Utsunomiya, 69 Hirayama, 94 Chinen, 95 Sasahara
2025 first-team roster count: 69
2026 first-team roster count: 70
Available uniform numbers
7 18 55 83
Starting Lineups
[Giants] [Tigers]
4 Urata 8 Chikamoto
8 Cabbage 7 Tateishi
3 Dalbec 9 Morishita
2 Oshiro 5 Sato
5 Sakamoto 3 Ohyama
6 Izumiguchi 4 Nakano
7 Maru 2 Sakamoto
9 Matsumoto 6 Motoyama
1 Takemaru 1 Murakami
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Just get the barbershop owner to put the baseball game on the radio!
Thanks for the thread
Just win
That's all that matters
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/398f1865f4350bf975491308930987a4eeb72b8d
Gotta hand it to the veterans.
With the pitcher's spot coming up next, it was basically already 2 outs anyway.
This is probably going to come back to haunt us.
Why throw a fastball to Tateishi
He could've just stuck to forkballs and sliders.
As long as he doesn't miss his spots at key moments, he's fine.
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/97c17c372e95d7ab2a3c12a7bf40aa1c63621999
Can't tell if that's a lot or a little.
Jammed it.
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
The thread title “Acting Manager” reflects that the Giants are currently being led by an interim manager rather than an officially appointed one. The lineup shown includes draft pick pitcher Takemaru and high-school-drafted outfielder Urata, suggesting a roster that has undergone major turnover after the offseason release of players like Imamura and Takahashi and the free-agent additions of Matsumoto and Norimoto. Opinion in the thread split over whether it was right to swing away instead of calling for a sacrifice bunt with runners on first and second and no outs — a decision that drew heavy criticism once it failed to produce an extra run. Meanwhile, Cabbage’s ongoing slump kept coming up repeatedly, with talk even turning to whether his contract should be extended. That said, the final result of the game isn’t known from this excerpt alone — this is only a reaction to how the early innings played out.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello Pro) thread “Giants Acting Manager 133“.
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