Playback ’94] Nagashima wins the championship by winning the “10.8 decisive battle! Nagashima’s letter of apology to the fans

Fighting with faith in only one thing: “We will win in the end.

“We will participate in the Japan Series after all, and our opponent will be Seibu. It has been my dream and my main goal to beat Seibu ever since I became manager. Of course, Seibu has the most talented and experienced team of the 12 teams, and they have the obvious ability to outscore the other teams when the time comes. As for the Giants, they are their strongest opponent and a formidable foe. However, since the game is a matter of luck, we will not know the outcome until we face them. We will just have to fight with all our might to achieve our long-cherished goal of becoming the number one team in Japan. I believe that the fact that the players fought hard and overcame challenges in the final stages of the season in a battle in which they could not afford a single loss gave them great confidence and strength. In the Japan Series, as in the pennant race, I want to fight with the belief that we will win in the end.

Nagashima’s coaching was criticized in the second half when the Giants faltered, but he made no excuses. In the final six games against Chunichi and Yakult, he led the team to the championship with a bold move, mobilizing all three pillars of his lineup, Makihara, Kuwata, and Saito. He responded to the criticism with results. What will he do against Seibu?

“Seibu’s manager Mori’s baseball is theory-oriented and unswerving. If we simply played baseball according to the theory, we would have a tough time against them. We would like to stir things up with a bold strategy, as if we were the challengers. Right now, I am relieved that we were able to win the league championship and meet the expectations of our fans nationwide. However, we would also like to do well in the Japan Series to further boost baseball’s popularity.

What will the outcome of the Japan Series be?