Caramel given to me by Tetsuji Kawakami
I am a genuine Giants fan. Of course, he is a father and son, and before he entered elementary school, his father was in the baseball club of the Yomiuri Shimbun, so he was taken to the Tamagawa practice field.
While my father was practicing, I sat on a large bench and watched. ?” I asked. "I'm watching my dad play baseball," she said, and she walked away.
When he came back, he had a handful of caramel and offered to give it to me. It was only five or six years after the defeat. Caramel was the home run king of sweets.
My father came back and asked who gave it to me. When he said he got it from an uncle who came over there, he said it was a training ground for the Giant Army. Do you remember your jersey number? I believe it was number 16. Surprised, my father told me, "That's Tetsuji Kawakami."
It was the god of hitting with the red bat that made me an avid Giants fan. Shigeo Nagashima joined the company the year I entered junior high school. I still can't forget the 1958 Japan Series with Nishitetsu.
Temporary coach Hideki Matsui (left) and manager Yoshinobu Takahashi watch over practice with Shigeo Nagashima (center), who visited the Giants' spring training camp = 2016, Miyazaki City (Photo: Jiji Press Photo) See all images (1 image) )
Nishitetsu's ace Inao was out of order, and the Giants won three straight games. However, Inao and Futoshi Nakanishi, who have recovered, have won three straight games and are entangled in the final round. I listened to the game during class through earphones on the radio (ore radio?).
6 to 1. Inao's 4th straight victory gave Nishitetsu a big come-from-behind victory. The moment I lost, tears overflowed and I couldn't stop. The sixth period was the English teacher's class. My homeroom teacher, who was known to be short-tempered, looked down at me and yelled, "Motoki, stand up!" I had no choice but to stand up, but I couldn't stop crying and couldn't answer.
When my friend next to me said, "I was listening to the Giants match, I suddenly burst into tears," and there was a lot of laughter. It is a sad and nostalgic memory.
The Reason for Manager Nagashima's 11th Consecutive Season
In high school, he joined the baseball club as most baseball boys at that time do. I was aiming for Koshien. However, I broke my shoulder because I suddenly overdid a hard throw, and my dream was shattered.
I was watching Nagashima's Tenran match on TV. On the day the Giants missed the V10, I heard the announcement of "Chunichi Champion" at Yakult Stadium with writer Hitomi Yamaguchi. The appearance of Nagashima, who will retire from active duty this season, seemed hazy.
I saw Nagashima's retirement match (double header against Chunichi) behind the back net. He also appeared at a press conference, and he was crying alone in the back, "Mr. Nagashima, please don't quit."
Director Nagashima's first year after taking over from Kawakami was a disaster. The king began to show signs of decline, and it must have been difficult for anyone to create a giant without Nagashima.
There is a reason for this season's 11-game losing streak. There was a fast pitcher named Hisao Shinura. Nagashima tried to make Niura into an ace, and this year he used everything from starting pitcher to holding back. I went to Korakuen to watch many matches, but Nagashima, who continued to use Niiura, received heartless shouts from the fans.
Kyoto Nagashima finished last, but in the following year, Niiura performed well as an ace and contributed to the league championship with Isao Harimoto, who transferred.
