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A sports-tabloid article claiming that Masumi Kuwata, who just stepped down as manager of the Yomiuri Giants’ farm team, revealed he’d been told by team executives that he “could take over as (first-team) manager” became a hot topic on 5ch. The article framed the story with a romance analogy, but it wasn’t clear which part was actually the “bombshell remark,” leaving commenters confused. Discussion centered on whether Kuwata is actually cut out to manage the Giants’ top team, with opinions split between those praising his coaching ability and skeptics who think he wouldn’t fit the current regime.
Masumi Kuwata’s “Bombshell Remark” After Saying He “Could” Manage the Giants — Behind His Exit as Farm Team Manager: “Maybe He’ll Never Get the Top Job Now”
“If you won’t marry me, it’s over!”
The scene of a woman laying down the law like that to a man she’s stuck in a toxic on-and-off relationship with is something you see in novels and movies. Is this supposed to be that kind of thing?
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
by people in the baseball world.
a lot of the players there are pretty mellow, seems like it'd suit his style.
his advice to Sasaki Roki was amazing.
But from Tsutsumi's (the Seibu Lions owner's) point of view, that was basically the ultimate 'please stay on' offer.
Sounds like a '?' to regular people, but think of it as a lord granting permission to a vassal, and it's completely normal phrasing for him.
Tsutsumi's 'do it if you want to' line showed up more than once even in the manga Kattobase! Kiyohara-kun.
Manager Mori was shocked every single time he heard it.
No need to show up.
I'd personally like to see it.
I think the Giants only function with a power-harassment type like Abe running things.
A businesslike, cold-blooded type like Hara is actually the best fit.
this article's style feels dated.
Its sense of humor is stuck somewhere between late Showa and early Heisei.
just buying up other teams' star players with stacks of cash.
The manager's just a figurehead.
Feels like it'll settle on fudging things with Saito Masaki for one round before bringing Takahashi Yoshinobu back for another go.
Not even Saito Masaki.
It's either Yoshinobu or Hara coming back.
It's written in a way where even people who can read Japanese can't tell which part is supposed to be the bombshell.
Better to skip it.
He might love the team, but he probably resents it even more.
Come on, that's a seed he planted himself.
That gloomy image of Kuwata was probably built up by the media.
Kiyohara's not really the tough-guy 'bancho' type in real life either.
Watch Kuwata doing food reviews on the Oisix channel — he's just a chatty Osaka uncle.
He's just the son of 'Pistol' Yasujiro (Tsutsumi's father, the ruthless real-estate mogul), acting all high and mighty.
That's exactly why he turns out this way — he's the son of new money.
If he were truly old-money aristocracy, he wouldn't talk like that.
Maybe so, but he'll still get more chances than some guy with no results to show, lol.
Have you never had a job before? lol
Exactly. Making Ishii Takuro the farm team manager was absolutely the right call.
Furuta aside,
Kuwata's definitely better suited to that kind of supporting role.
Uehara's making good money on YouTube so he's not too keen, but Naonari (Takahashi) would gladly do it
— though who knows if he'd actually be good at it.
Matsui surrendered to Ichiro's camp, after all.
MLB's one thing, but actually wearing a non-Giants uniform domestically carries real weight.
Background and Key Points
Masumi Kuwata, a former Giants pitcher, had served as the team’s farm (second-team) manager since 2023, and this time his departure from that role was reported. The article frames the circumstances of his exit around a claim that team executives told Kuwata “you could take over (as first-team manager)” — billing this as a “bombshell remark” — but the text alone doesn’t make clear exactly which statement is meant, leaving commenters confused, with one writing, “Even people who can read Japanese can’t tell which part is supposed to be the bombshell.” The gap between the sensational headline and the actual substance is a familiar pattern for this kind of sports-tabloid exclusive. There’s also a history of front-office phrases like “stay on if you want to” being read in very different ways — as a genuine offer to continue, or as a polite dismissal (as in the old anecdote about Seibu’s Yoshiaki Tsutsumi) — and this time, too, opinions split further once the discussion turned to whether Kuwata is actually cut out to be a manager.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “[Baseball] Masumi Kuwata’s ‘Bombshell Remark’ After Saying He ‘Could’ Manage the Giants — Behind His Exit as Farm Team Manager: ‘Maybe He’ll Never Get the Top Job Now’.”
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