Comments on: 10/19/09 — Central League Climax Series — Tokyo vs Chunichi (Game 3) http://tokyoswallows.com/2009/10/19/101909-central-league-climax-series-tokyo-vs-chunichi-game-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=101909-central-league-climax-series-tokyo-vs-chunichi-game-3 An in-depth look at the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Jingu Stadium, the Central League, and Japanese Pro Baseball Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: flick http://tokyoswallows.com/2009/10/19/101909-central-league-climax-series-tokyo-vs-chunichi-game-3/comment-page-1/#comment-1947 flick Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:51:13 +0000 http://tokyoswallows.com/?p=5414#comment-1947 http://www.sponichi.co.jp/baseball/news/2009/10/20/07.html It seems that the birds are keeping all of the gaikokujin players for next year, and Shiroishi is gonna be a coach for ni-gun!! Hope he's not the batting coach. Too bad for the playoffs, but I am glad the season lasted 3 more games than expected. Great pic of "Fludge" by the way. http://www.sponichi.co.jp/baseball/news/2009/10/20/07.html
It seems that the birds are keeping all of the gaikokujin players for next year, and Shiroishi is gonna be a coach for ni-gun!! Hope he’s not the batting coach.

Too bad for the playoffs, but I am glad the season lasted 3 more games than expected.
Great pic of “Fludge” by the way.

]]> By: David Watkins http://tokyoswallows.com/2009/10/19/101909-central-league-climax-series-tokyo-vs-chunichi-game-3/comment-page-1/#comment-1946 David Watkins Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:05:27 +0000 http://tokyoswallows.com/?p=5414#comment-1946 I thin you put it perfectly, Chunichi were the better team on the day, but we still could have taken it, and very well might have done if not for the flu issues. The 5th inning Hatake "Why send a chubby man home to his doom?" decision was probably the game's turning point. If he'd been held, bases loaded with Miyamoto and Aoki to come........ If everyone had been healthy then they wouldn't have had to have used Matsui, who isn't, and in my opinion has never been, a very good pitcher. He was definitely left in too long. But then again we would have used Igarashi either way and he didn't exactly cover himself in glory so...... And I was fuming at the decision to put in Shida in the 8th, but as you said, I'll also give that one the benefit of the doubt given the circumstances and the paucity of what was left on the bench. Tanaka was amazing, and Aoki, Miyamoto, D'Antona and Guiel all did well too. Fukuchi needs to stop being so damn streaky. All in all we put up a good fight and who knows what might have been if the NPB hadn't infected us with the flu (of course I'm not serious there). I'm frustrated more than upset at the end of our season, mainly due to the fact that a few weeks ago I'd have bet a fair bit of cash on it being Hanshin here losing today and not us. So next season needs to be one of consolidation and improvement (ahem, consistency, ahem). But alas, Takada will be back so strike that. We'll be in for more of the same. Oh, and D'ANTONA NEEDS TO BE SIGNED UP FOR NEXT YEAR! We will not find better than him, and he has the potential to be a long term Rami-chan like fixture if he's handled in the right way. DON'T F* THIS ONE UP TAKADA YOU CHUMP! I thin you put it perfectly, Chunichi were the better team on the day, but we still could have taken it, and very well might have done if not for the flu issues.

The 5th inning Hatake “Why send a chubby man home to his doom?” decision was probably the game’s turning point. If he’d been held, bases loaded with Miyamoto and Aoki to come……..

If everyone had been healthy then they wouldn’t have had to have used Matsui, who isn’t, and in my opinion has never been, a very good pitcher. He was definitely left in too long. But then again we would have used Igarashi either way and he didn’t exactly cover himself in glory so……

And I was fuming at the decision to put in Shida in the 8th, but as you said, I’ll also give that one the benefit of the doubt given the circumstances and the paucity of what was left on the bench.

Tanaka was amazing, and Aoki, Miyamoto, D’Antona and Guiel all did well too.

Fukuchi needs to stop being so damn streaky.

All in all we put up a good fight and who knows what might have been if the NPB hadn’t infected us with the flu (of course I’m not serious there).

I’m frustrated more than upset at the end of our season, mainly due to the fact that a few weeks ago I’d have bet a fair bit of cash on it being Hanshin here losing today and not us.

So next season needs to be one of consolidation and improvement (ahem, consistency, ahem).

But alas, Takada will be back so strike that. We’ll be in for more of the same.

Oh, and D’ANTONA NEEDS TO BE SIGNED UP FOR NEXT YEAR! We will not find better than him, and he has the potential to be a long term Rami-chan like fixture if he’s handled in the right way. DON’T F* THIS ONE UP TAKADA YOU CHUMP!

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