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The story
A report that the Giants were booed by fans during their post-game bow to the right-field stands sparked discussion on 5ch. The thread centered on the team’s future under its ongoing acting-manager setup, with posters venting frustration that the club’s payroll — second-highest in the league — hasn’t translated into results, alongside personal takes on candidates floated for the next manager job. Some doubted whether the booing really happened, but replies from people who said they were at the stadium filled in the details, leaving opinions in the thread split.
What people said
Giants Acting Manager Thread 172
Hirauchi's getting priority, so is there even a roster spot for you?
You're bad against the BayStars, aren't you
He'll be gone before that even happens
He'll have already announced he's stepping down before that
The 2024 Hanshin Tigers
Didn't catch the broadcast so I can't say for sure — was the booing real?
If so, I'll have to bump up my opinion of the home crowd a little lol
Memozairu's making a comeback (a nickname fans use for a certain player/coach)
People keep saying the Giants have no talent, no talent —
but their payroll is 2nd highest in the whole league,
so let me say this loud and clear: this performance is pathetic.
They're just overpaying past-their-prime veterans, that's the real issue
For real — it happened during the bow to the right-field stands
Nice work!
Great job out there!
Why not go cheer for the Dodgers instead?
Just go watch Game 3 of the Pacific League series instead
9:00 MIL vs LAD
14:00 Seibu vs Nippon-Ham
What even is that at the end
He probably swung with his eyes closed lol
Don't go choking on us, Tigers scrubs lol ("珍カス" — a derisive nickname rival fans use for Hanshin supporters)
there's no way they fire and dump someone who finished 2nd in the league —
keeping him on as a coach seems like the reasonable call.
What is this
He's not an alum of either team, right?
That's because he's a manager who doesn't even know his own players lol
There was zero coordination with the farm team at all
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
In Japanese pro baseball, an “acting manager” takes over when the regular manager can’t lead the team due to suspension, health leave, or similar circumstances — a setup that tends to make the team’s management less stable than usual. Figures named in the thread, like Kimiyasu Kudo and Hashigami, are typically discussed as team alumni with coaching backgrounds. Booing itself is relatively rare in NPB, so when it was reported as a reaction from the stands, some questioned whether it actually happened — though replies from posters claiming to have witnessed it firsthand backed up the account. It’s also common for fans to question the quality of reinforcements or how players are being used when a team’s payroll ranks near the top of the league but its standing and results don’t measure up, and this thread is a textbook example of that pattern.
*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “Giants Acting Manager Thread 173.”
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