http://www.npbtracker.com/2008/09/oh-announces-retirement/ Baseball in Japan & Around the World Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:10:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.npbtracker.com/2008/09/oh-announces-retirement/comment-page-1/#comment-972 Next year again? Hanshin wastes a huge lead « Punkrock, Football, Drinks and other boring Stuff Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:31:18 +0000 http://www.npbtracker.com/?p=363#comment-972 [...] his retirement as the coach of the Softbank Hawks (福岡ソフトバンクホークス, hat tip to NPB Tracker). Oh is the answer people give to Americans when they start to brag about Barry Bonds‘ [...] [...] his retirement as the coach of the Softbank Hawks (福岡ソフトバンクホークス, hat tip to NPB Tracker). Oh is the answer people give to Americans when they start to brag about Barry Bonds‘ [...]

]]> http://www.npbtracker.com/2008/09/oh-announces-retirement/comment-page-1/#comment-925 simon Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:37:48 +0000 http://www.npbtracker.com/?p=363#comment-925 A world class thank you to Wan-chan for his 50 years of service to NPB as the best slugger ever and competent manager. I was initially surprised that he came back from stomach cancer surgery to manage the team again. I hope he will take on an ambassadorial role for NPB and direct the leagues in the right direction along with the new commissioner. But for now, otsukaresamadeshita. A world class thank you to Wan-chan for his 50 years of service to NPB as the best slugger ever and competent manager. I was initially surprised that he came back from stomach cancer surgery to manage the team again. I hope he will take on an ambassadorial role for NPB and direct the leagues in the right direction along with the new commissioner. But for now, otsukaresamadeshita.

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