Mayumi is appointed

In an unsurprising move Akinobu Mayumi was appointed as the new kantoku for the Tigers. He was the heavily favoured candidate and will take over from this point. He played sixteen years with Tigers before leg injuries forced him out of the game. His only coaching experience was with Kintetsu Buffaloes so he is an unknown quantity. It is highly likely that Tigers coaching staff will change quite drastically as Mayumi installs his own people.

So any predictions for next year Christopher? A bit early, but I'm ready to forget this year!

As I mentioned - Mayumi is an unknown quantity. Interestingly I was chatting with a very knowledgeable friend of mine yesterday and his comment was 'Why did they pick Mayumi?'. He couldn't understand the decision at all. It's impossible to say how he'll do and where Tigers will finish. It's also going to depend on the free agents they pick up.

Well, I picked us for third this year and we got second. And of course we should have finished first. So I'll try to give us luck by being pessimistic again.
Sometimes it takes time to adjust to a new manager, sometimes a team starts hot with a new change. I can't say how Mayuymi will do yet either. Of course he's popular with the fans because of his playing days, but that doesn't mean he'll be a great manager too. Anyway, hopefully an improvement, but may take time.

I saw that he recently had his press conference but has he decided his coaches yet?

Not yet - he apparently is considering other coaches than Okada's team. He will take up his post on Wednesday and will wear No. 72.