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The story
Central League games were played across the circuit on September 25. At Mazda Stadium, the Giants faced the Carp in a showdown, starting Makoto Kadowaki for the first time in about two months, with Darbec, Ohshiro, and Sasaki forming the cleanup trio in hopes of a comeback. Around the same time, Hanshin’s Morishita was hit by a pitch — his 20th of the season, tying him for 8th all-time in NPB history — sending a stir through the stadium. Meanwhile, the Yakult-Chunichi game at Meiji Jingu Stadium turned into a slugfest, with comments flying in the live-thread about the interim manager’s performance, including takes like ‘a 3-3 record would be a solid result.’
What people said
Giants Interim Manager Thread 151
Starting Lineups
【Giants】 【Carp】
7 Matsumoto 8 Nakamura Sho
6 Izumiguchi 4 Kikuchi
3 Darbec 9 Suekane
2 Ohshiro 3 Sakakura
8 Sasaki 5 Sasaki
9 Sasahara 7 Sato Kei
4 Yoshikawa 6 Katsuta
5 Kadowaki 2 Ishihara
1 Inoue 1 Akagi
Giants bench players (not starting)
Shiroki, Nakagawa, Norimoto, Tanaka Ei, Morita, Funasako, Hirauchi, Hotta, Martinez
Kai, Kobayashi
Sakamoto, Ishizuka, Masuda Riku, Hirayama
Maru, Minagawa
*Not even on the bench: Nishidate, Togo, Taketomaru, Ogasawara, Ishikawa
Today's umpiring crew
Home: Nako
First base: Tsuchiyama
Second base: Yoshimoto
Third base: Yamaguchi
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/fa6c1c6156c4e8b8499154061596862d55729b31
(Swallows-Dragons) Takanashi Hirotoshi vs Wakui Hidekazu
(BayStars-Tigers) Ogata Takato vs Saiki Kojin
(Lions-Marines) Sugai Shinya vs Kojima Kazuya
(Buffaloes-Fighters) Espinoza vs Ito Hiroumi
(Hawks-Eagles) Moinelo vs Koja Itsuki
A 3-3 record would be a solid showing for an interim manager
18:00
CBC Radio
Analyst: Ogasawara Michihiro / Play-by-play: Miyabe Kazuhiro
TOKAI RADIO
Analyst: Manaka Mitsuru / Play-by-play: Yamauchi Hiroaki @ Nippon Broadcasting
Yakult 0-2 Chunichi
160 million yen (signed a multi-year deal last year, but the number of years isn't public)
Can this thing actually score runs
Today's Swallows, powered by a young cleanup trio in action
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/ce0c75b1d7e0886e3fff52e67dc1c4e588407fce
Bottom of the 1st
Yakult 1-2 Chunichi
Actually heard he got scouted because they mistook him for Tatsu lol
Yakult 4-2 Chunichi
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Background and talking points
The Giants have been playing out the season’s final stretch under an ‘interim’ manager following a recent managerial change, and the ‘152’ in the thread title reflects how a new live-thread gets created for every single game, with fans weighing in on the interim skipper’s handling each time. The hit-by-pitch news shared in the thread — Hanshin’s Morishita being plunked for the 20th time this season, tying him for 8th all-time in NPB history — is easy to dismiss as just bad luck, but it’s worth noting he’s closing in on a genuine historical mark. Opinions on the interim manager range toward ‘a 3-3 record would be a solid result,’ though there’s surprisingly little discussion of his actual in-game decisions, with much of the commentary boiling down to just the win-loss tally. An image of the Central League pennant race standings was also shared, and with Hanshin’s title now looking all but decided, the starting lineups suggest several teams are already giving younger players a look down the stretch.
*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “Giants Interim Manager Thread 152.”
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