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Because the Beijing Olympics overlapped, it was a spring camp for professional baseball that seemed to be a little behind in the one-sided competition of sports newspapers. Under such circumstances, the only opponent was Tsuyoshi Shinjo (50), who became the commander of Nippon-Ham.
Anyway, if Shinjo moves, the press and fans will move. Sponsors also paid a lot of attention, and the amount of insertion was not enough.
“Director Shinjo says,’I don’t eat lunch’ to maintain my figure, but he seems to have been picking up Baumkuchen and so on because he likes sweets. Therefore, he rowed his bike before the practice started. I was doing muscle training at lunch. “(Nippon-Ham reporter)
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His style is to come to the ground earlier than anyone else and return later than anyone else. Depending on the director, it is often raised around 16:00, but he will continue to practice until the end and give advice. And, “Athletes concentrate only on practice,” he also manages the ground himself. I often returned home after 6 pm.
Also, at lunch time, pocket money will be used to call the kitchen car of a local restaurant to the stadium and serve the “Big Boss Lunch” to the press free of charge. There was a wide variety of curry and soki soba, which was also popular.
“However, only temporary coaches such as Director Shinjo and Koji Murofushi stand out in the camp, and the players are sober and difficult to write articles. The only thing that stands out is Kotaro Kiyomiya, who has a sharp body and a sharp feeling. It seems that he has stopped eating persimmons and snacks, and there is a feeling of flowering this year. “(Same as above)
A giant with a feeling that the topic was kidnapped by Nippon-Ham. However, director Tatsunori Hara (63) is pleased with this Shinjo Fever.
“I was delighted that the players were able to concentrate on their practice, probably because there weren’t many reporters. Director Hara immediately appeared when he was in a bad mood, but now the camp has a lot of smiles. Masumi Kuwata It is also good that he was appointed as the pitcher’s chief coach. Since his achievements are different from his predecessor, Kazutomo Miyamoto, the pitchers are also intoxicated, saying, “The weight of the words is different.”
Meanwhile, the reporter continues, “The only source of anxiety is Sho Nakata, who joined in the middle of last season.”
“By gaining weight, I’m building my body from scratch and I’m feeling good. I don’t feel isolated like last season when I talk to Nine casually and give advice. Yuto Akihiro, a promising stock, has become a disciple. However, Nakata is at his own pace, good or bad. The leaders are worried that he should not emulate the bad things. “
Last season, Yakult won the number one spot in Japan for the sixth time in 20 years. I think the Sazokashi camp is also exciting …
“Anyway, there aren’t many reporters, and the stands are rattling. Director Shingo Takatsu (53) was vaguely saying,’Did you really become the best in Japan last season?'” (Laughs) “(Yakult reporter)
Kazuhiro Kiyohara visited the Chunichi campsite on February 22nd. He sat on the third base bench, which even the Chunichi OB couldn’t enter, and stared at the practice with a keen eye.
“A team official said,’Although the suspended sentence is over and Misogi is over, I can’t give you an interview pass.’ The visit was realized because I was a junior, but there are still many hurdles to interviewing at other teams. “(Sports newspaper desk)
The next day, on the 23rd, it became a hot topic that Mr. Kiyohara saved lives, but there was a small “incident” in Hanshin.
“There is a’pre-celebration’that celebrates the achievement of the goal in advance and draws the reality, but Akihiro Yano has infiltrated the team from the beginning. This time, Yoshio Itoi and Yuki Nishi will play a central role. As a pre-congratulation, the coach was raised. It was unusual at this time, but Yano was particularly pleased. However, other players and team members seemed to be shy if it was too early (bitter smile). ” (Hanshin reporter)
In addition, each team was devising various measures for corona measures, but it is said that the strictest was Hanshin.
“I asked reporters and critics not only for vaccination and PCR tests, but also for dinner five days before visiting the campsite and refraining from eating out. However, one critic who had dinner at the campsite became positive. Moreover, because of the Hanshin OB, the team members were overwhelmed by the anger. “(Same as above)
It will finally start at the end of this month, but which BOSS will decorate the front page of each sports newspaper.
(Weekly FLASH March 15, 2022 issue)
