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Michael Westbay
(aka westbaystars)
Founder
I was thinking about Hanshin this season. It seems they have Tabuchi, Wada, and O'Malley as hitting coaches, of which O'Malley is not in uniform. I guess during practices he's on the field but during games he's sitting behind somewhere.
In pitching, I know Saito (the ex-Braves, Orix) pitcher comes out when there is a conference on the mound, but I've seen Nishimoto (I think) in the bullpen.
There's Nagashima at 1st base, Okada at 3rd base.
Any one know the right number?