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Hara to Return as Giants Manager
Former Yomiuri Giants' manager Tatsunori Hara will return as manager, team officials said Wednesday. Hara told reporters at a news conference in Tokyo, "I feel a sense of grave responsibility as I love the Giants with a passion.

Takuo Takihana, owner of the Giants (is it really that?), expresses hope that Hara will pull the club out of a critical situation. Takihana said about Hara, "The Giants are facing the most serious crisis since their founding. I agreed with Chairman (Tsuneo) Watanabe that Mr. Hara is the best person who can pull the club out of this crisis."

Hara joined the Giants in 1981, and played with them until 1995. He was a coach from 1996 to 2001. Then became manager in 2002, Hara led the Giants to a Central League Pennant in 2002 and won the Japan Series, but then resigned the next year after disagreements with team management.

Hara denied that he harbors a sense of antagonism toward club executives. He said about the point, "When I think about my love for the Giants, the row was a minor thing. I hold no grudges."

[Full Story - Mainichi Daily News]
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