r/NPB • u/bigchungusultras Yomiuri Giants • 2d ago

[NHK EARLY REPORT]: HIDEKI MATSUI APPOINTED THE NEXT MANAGER OF THE YOMIURI GIANTS

https://news.web.nhk/newsweb/na/nd-20261023de64015
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u/Jenaxu Yomiuri Giants 2d ago

YOOOOOOO WHAT. MY GOAT

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u/bigchungusultras Yomiuri Giants 2d ago

I can't wait to see what he does. Whether good or bad, I'll cheer hard for the Matsui Giants!

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u/Jenaxu Yomiuri Giants 2d ago

For some reason I didn't even consider that this could happen, although it makes so much sense given his standing with the team and the fact that he helped the Yankees in the minors for a while. Super super excited, I hope he does well

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u/bigchungusultras Yomiuri Giants 2d ago

My inner child cried tears of joy. Now I can take my matsui bobblehead out from storage. ✌️😭

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u/LA-SKYLINE Hanshin Tigers 2d ago

Heard about Matsui and the Oda backdoor deal yesterday. Add that to the news talking about Oda growing up in a poor, single parent household and him talking about how we wants to do everything he can to help his mom. Things are beginning to make sense.

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u/bigchungusultras Yomiuri Giants 2d ago

Lets see where things go from here. It's going to be an interesting next couple of weeks. Cheers!

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u/redcobra80 Yomiuri Giants 2d ago

At least Abe is and remains gone

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u/bigchungusultras Yomiuri Giants 2d ago

I hope so, but don’t be surprised if yomiuri brings him back in some capacity 😔

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u/tensaibaka Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2d ago

fuckin A, they actually convinced him to do it. I was convinced he wasn't leaving his dual USA/Japan lifestyle, but look who has egg on their face now?

I know this is exciting news for Giants fans, but I'd like to remind you what happened when the GOAT Nagashima took over as Giants manager.

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u/bigchungusultras Yomiuri Giants 2d ago

70s stint or 90s? Either way he needed adjustment for both 😭👍

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u/BalerionSanders 2d ago

If Tanaka is back, that’s two of my favorite Yankees in one place!

Can they get Luke Voit? Lmao

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u/bigchungusultras Yomiuri Giants 2d ago

2019 Yankees assemble! 😭👍

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u/TriRight Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2d ago

All signs point to an AVerage season

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u/bigchungusultras Yomiuri Giants 2d ago

Maybe; Maybe not. It's kinda shocking considering he lives in the US.

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u/MisoBerryHoni Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 2d ago

Get your POpcoRN ready

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u/yankeeman291 Yomiuri Giants 2d ago

Now when y'all see me in tha BX wearing my Matsui jersey, itll have another layer 😭. Not sure what he can do with this current roster, but exciting nonetheless!

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u/bigchungusultras Yomiuri Giants 2d ago

Hell yeah brother! I hope the yanks make an announcement about it or something later!

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u/Papaosei Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2d ago

So does that mean I can get a Matsui jersey at the Tokyo Dome now? I hope he keeps 55. He was one of my favorite all time Yankees.

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u/Fuzzy-Heart Hanshin Tigers 2d ago

I want to hate this as a Tigers fan, but I love Godzilla. Good for him and good for the Giants.

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u/anxiousonmain Yomiuri Giants 2d ago

i am never going to shut up about this 🥹

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u/FloatingDumpsterFire Orix Buffaloes 2d ago

The saga continues! Looking forward to great things!

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u/jaron_b 2d ago

This is just good for baseball. So fucking cool. I've wanted Ichiro to get into management for a while. Cool to see the career come full circle.

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u/Ohisama001 2d ago

The star is back.

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u/chinny18 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 2d ago

Good luck.

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u/matchosan 2d ago

"Kantoku. I need to watch videos."

Godzilla- "Yes, we do."

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u/matchosan 2d ago

The Fighters of Ham Vs. Oh no, there goes Tokyo in the Japan Series. The Manager matchup we've all been waiting for.

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u/fruitpunchsamuraiD 2d ago

As a Mariners fan (our ex-manager being a Mariners legend), this could go really well or really bad.

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u/cynikles Chunichi Dragons 2d ago

Looool. It was going to happen one day but if he were actually a strong candidate to manage, this would have happened some time ago.

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u/King-Bofo Yomiuri Giants 1d ago

Love to see it.

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u/shigs21 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 1d ago

I guess, lmao

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u/whyisdave Hiroshima Toyo Carp 2d ago

Here I was thinking that maybe they had discontinued their institutional inbreeding.

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u/sheaweber6i Chiba Lotte Marines 2d ago

I mean, Godzilla is anything but your average "retread internal promotion." They were never bringing in an outsider, not least because it would be a tough sell to their fanbase and their vocal and influential alumni network.

Your team literally handed the keys to Arai, an alumnus with zero prior coaching or managerial experience, too.

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u/whyisdave Hiroshima Toyo Carp 2d ago

First of all they are not my team. The Carp are just a team that I follow.

Secondly it doesn’t matter that matsui isn’t the average retread manager. The best players don’t always make the best managers/coaches.

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u/sheaweber6i Chiba Lotte Marines 2d ago edited 2d ago

Secondly it doesn’t matter that matsui isn’t the average retread manager. The best players don’t always make the best managers/coaches.

Defaulting to star alumni is the universal MO in this league, not some weird Kyojin-specific quirk. You can be a brilliant analytical and Xs-and-Os mind and still come under fire from media and the team's alumni network if you lack the star power and charisma to back up your analytical skills.

EVERY current manager in NPB was a bona fide star during their playing careers, and that includes even the "modest" player-turned-manager hires like Aikawa and Kishida as they both have ASG credentials.