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hahahaha i cant see the day a manager or coach has to talk to his team through a translator

It happens here with soccer coaches (usually Europeans) and American baseball managers (Bobby Valentine and others) and doesn't seem to be a big concern as many Japanese have a working knowledge of English. MLB is a whole different can of worms but I'd like to see it. But even now, translators do accompany managers to the mound to talk to foreign pitchers and I can remember some catchers acting as translators for Cuban pitchers who didn't understand English. May not be as far away from happening as we think.

His nickname in the club house was "shorty", thanks to Ricky Anderson.

Tomo Tomo Tomo tomoregoto Mr Roboto TOMO

The next hot Japanese Import is the new Nissan Skyline..

Silly Truth and Rumors.

Rumor is the Yankees are bringing on Fat Toad as their new pitching coach.

haha!!!! HAM FIGHTERS! LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

awc1230: it happens all the time with american coaches and managers in japan. do u think they learn japanese? no, the don't bother, they use a translator. american managers and coaches have had much success in japan, i don't see why the opposite can't happen. sadaharu oh never got a chance to play in MLB but if there is an opening and he wants it, people should give him a chance to manage in the MLB without dismissing it as impossible.

awc1230: it happens all the time with american coaches and managers in japan. do u think they learn japanese? no, the don't bother, they use a translator.

LAandBrklyn | 02/29/08, 02:27 PM

Bobby Valentine learned Japanese

oh did he? i had no idea cuz whenever the media interviewed him he spoke thru a translator.

I dont believe he went there (the first time) with any fluency but he does now.

Not gonna happen.

next story.

I thought he was on the Bacon Brawlers.

My Bad.

Let's talk about a hot Japanese EXPORT. I'm talking about Kei Igawa and how he should be sent back to Japan as soon as humanly possible, didja hear he gave up a grand slam to a frat boy on Friday?

Then again, Johan didn't have the best day either and he's paid slightly higher than Igawa.

Nippon Ham Fighters? Excellent. We need some teams with good names like that.

Perhaps the Milwaukee Pabst Warriors?

absolutely, can you speak spanish?