Since the start of the national high school baseball tournament, Teruyo has been fascinated by the new-age managing style exhibited by the Keio University High School’s manager, Takahiko Moribayashi, one feature of which is his not requiring players to shave their heads in the fashion that for long had been the norm among high school baseball clubs.
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Angels gamble Ohtani will overlook past
With a third of MLB teams trying to be winners in the return on their investment rather than on the field, it’s heartening to see the Angels going all in to win this year with Shohei Ohtani.
While taking Ohtani off the market and acquiring pitching help at the trade deadline will boost the club’s chances of breaking their long postseason drought, let’s be straight about one thing. The purpose of those decisions is not to reach the postseason, but to convince Ohtani that the Angels are committed to winning so that he might sign a contract extension and remain in Anaheim.
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