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By: Christopher Pellegrini

Christopher Pellegrini — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:44:35 +0000

Tomnish,
No need to worry! We appreciate your coming in with the details that we missed.
Many thanks!

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:14:23 +0000

Oops! Another oops for me. Why change Greisinger for Kroon? So he can get the top spot in saves. I still don’t know if I agree with that – Greisinger was cruising, and if Kroon were to blow it (quite possible), first place would still be up for grabs. But I see the “reasoning” in jerking Greisinger’s chain now.

By: Tomnish

Tomnish — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:20:04 +0000

Rob, Christopher, thanks for your quick replies!
I have pretty much trouble in writing English, so I always fear my words may offend you, but I’m happy if they are of any help.

By: Christopher Pellegrini

Christopher Pellegrini — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:22:24 +0000

I was starting to think that Shiroishi had poisoned Noguchi’s miso soup out of sheer envy…

Thanks for the update, Tomnish!

By: Rob

Rob — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 03:46:14 +0000

No, I missed that – thanks for the word!
How dreadful – to come up, get a chance to play, do quite well – and then get sick! I’m glad it’s not Takada’s doing, but I’m really disappointed for Noguchi.

By: tomnish

tomnish — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 03:38:29 +0000

Rob, you may have been already informed, but as for Noguchi, it couldn’t be helped.
He has unluckily gat some kind of infectious inflammation(“hoka-shi-en” in Japanese) that Miyamoto recently suffered from.

By: Garrett DeOrio

Garrett DeOrio — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:28:21 +0000

Christopher, Rob, let’s just say Takada’s former Giants stardom is no feather in his cap.

That said, I tend to think he suffers from actual incompetence rather than any malicious intent toward one of the Giants’ many rivals and my discontent is directed more toward Yakult and the Swallows’ disinterested front office more than any individual on the field. If GM Kesanori Kurashima had any respect for the club, he’d fire Takada, then immediately resign to take responsibility for giving up Greisinger and Ramirez as well as hiring Takada (clear record of mediocrity going back two decades)in the first place. (I doubt Takada has the sense to realize how much his idiocy is hurting the team and resign on his own.)

No one needs to get hurt or anything, but Kurashima and team president Tadashi Suzuki should stay the hell away from any and all baseball clubs at a level higher than elementary school for the good of the game.

By: Rob

Rob — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:29:56 +0000

Could the fact that Takada is an ex-Giant have anything to do with his inability manage? (Sorry – couldn’t resist!)

By: Christopher Amano-Langtree

Christopher Amano-Langtree — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:00:56 +0000

That really is a kick in the teeth for you guys. It is like you don’t matter and that is disgusting. We Tigers fans may enjoy Jingu and joke that it’s our Tokyo home but that is just a joke. It seems the stadium management doesn’t understand.

Could the fact that Takada is an ex-Giant have anything to do with it?