On September 19, 2026, a 5ch live thread following the Giants–Dragons game at Tokyo Dome lit up. Early on, a tense glove play had fans debating a pitcher’s reflexes — “Reaching out with your hand there was a mistake, that’s a grounder you have to trust the second baseman on and let go through” — but the lineup then flipped the game with three straight RBI hits. “How long has it been since we saw three consecutive RBI hits?” fans marveled, with some calling for starter Masahiro Tanaka to stay in the game, and a bit of banter with Tigers fans over the Giants having swept the Dragons in a three-game series that same week.
With the infield playing in, a double play's off the table.
12AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:33
If Mikiya had been out there, he probably wouldn't have reached for it.
14AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:33
Reaching out with your hand there was a mistake…
and that's a grounder you have to trust the second baseman on and let go through anyway.
22AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:34
Izumiguchi's fine as long as he doesn't pull something dumb on a 2-0 or 3-0 count.
25AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:34
Sorry, but that's not a ball you're stopping bare-handed…
26AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:35
Some pitcher once said your head knows better, but your body reacts on its own.
27AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:35
Even high school pitchers tend to reach for balls like that.
Meanwhile, the ones who are going to be real prospects know to just let it go by.
72AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:40
Re: #27
Reaching on reflex at a come-backer liner is just
a pitcher's habit.
29AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:36
A shortstop who can actually hit, finally!
39AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:36
Re: #29
Sakamoto: "Wait, you talking about me?"
36AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:36
Because even at this point they're still playing the infield in.
38AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:36
What are you doing out there — want me to lend you a Tigers pitcher?
40AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:36
Apparently there's a team out there that got swept 3 straight by these Dragons.
42AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:37
If he hadn't reached for it there, that's an inning-ending double play and zero runs… so close…
43AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:37
Good thing we didn't sneak out some ugly win while the Dragons were busy beating the Tigers, lol
49AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:37
Three straight RBI hits — how long has it been since we saw that?
55AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:37
This is gonna make the Tigers fans lose it, lol
58AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:38
Ma-kun's staying in, so get him 5 more runs.
59AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:38
Never seen hitting like this on regular broadcast TV, lol
61AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:38
This is what happens when you send out Nakanishi, who didn't even need to be pitching in the first place.
62AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:38
If you're making a change it should've been at Dalbec's spot — with Ohshiro, better to just leave him in.
63AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:38
The usual routine grounder to second gave birth to this miracle momentum.
64AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:38
Wait, this team swept the Tigers 3 straight? For real?
66AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:39
Our team's 'miso' backup is fantastic (fan slang of unclear origin, but affectionate).
67AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:39
If he'd just not reached for it, that would've been the end of the inning, lol
68AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:40
Obviously our bullpen's coming in now, right? If "Ma-crap" (a snide twist on Tanaka's nickname "Ma-kun") stays in and gives up 3 or 4 more runs, we're in trouble.
69AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:40
Good, good
Let's ride this as far as we can and get Ma-kun the win.
70AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:40
Tigers fans are absolutely livid, lol
76AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:40
Re: #70
You got swept 3 straight by that 'miso' team, so you've got no right to be mad.
84AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:42
Re: #70
We shaved a game off your magic number while you were busy losing, so don't complain even more.
71AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:40
The sweep at Yokohama Stadium was a necessary expense.
If we'd taken first place there, we'd have basically invited the blue-shell curse in (a Mario Kart reference — jinxing yourself by taking the lead too soon).
85AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:42
Because for some reason Ohno turned into Nakanishi, lol
87AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:44
The moment they let Cho-niki go to Hiroshima, they won the pennant.
The moment Cho-niki came back to the Giants, they slumped.
The moment Cho-niki retired, they won it again.
Yeah, that's actually a thing.
123AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:51
Re: #87
But they won three straight pennants (one of them a Japan Series title) WITH Cho-niki on the roster, didn't they? lol
Background and Talking Points
As its title “Giants Acting Manager 142” suggests, this thread is the 142nd installment of a live-commentary series where a new thread gets started as the game progresses. On 5ch’s baseball live-commentary board, it’s standard for a thread to fill up with replies and then spill over into a new one, at-bat by at-bat — so a high thread number is itself a sign of just how lively the discussion around a game was. In the thread, “Chunidora” refers to the Chunichi Dragons, “Chin” refers to the Hanshin Tigers, and “our team” refers to whichever club the poster is rooting for — common shorthand on the baseball board, and this kind of in-group slang shows up constantly whenever posters mention an opponent or another team. There was also talk of a “jinx” tying a particular player’s presence on the roster to the team’s wins and losses, but it’s worth noting this isn’t grounded in any actual cause and effect — it’s the kind of superstition-tinged storytelling baseball fans love to indulge in.
※This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary from the 5ch (“Hello Pro” board) thread “Giants Acting Manager 142.”
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