July 1, 1962. "Before the game, Ara-san came to me with a look of anger on his face and said, Hey, do whatever you want, just hit it on one leg today!" Oh had an intuition that something had happened, and when he stepped up to bat, he hit it on one leg, which was just something he did in practice to get the timing right, but it was an incomplete batting technique. Luckily, it was a home run. Coach Arakawa later said, "If I hadn't been able to hit it then, Oh wouldn't be who he is today."
He wrote "effort" on the colored paper and worked hard according to his motto. He was blessed with good teachers and friends, and eventually developed the character of a "person who cares for others." He became a baseball player who was loyal and upstanding, respected the other person's position, did not take away their hopes, was consistent, followed the rules and regulations, and spoke the truth.
During his time as manager of the Hawks, Kenji Jojima, who had acquired free remove background image agency rights, said he wanted to go to the major leagues. When he became manager, Jojima was a rookie who had just joined the team from high school, and although his catching and leading were terrible, he continued to use him because of his batting ability, and developed him into one of the best catchers in the league. It was only in his fifth year as manager that the team was finally able to win the league championship because Jojima, the catcher who was the key to the defense, had become a full-fledged player. Until then, Oh had been pelted with eggs at the stadium, criticized by the media, and had not been able to go out for drinks in Nakasu. The important teammate who had freed him from that awkward situation and who would build the Hawks' golden age together with him wanted to leave the team. This was a problem for the manager. However, rather than trying to stop him, he sent him off by saying, "Do your best and come back again."
In the case of Iguchi Sugahito, the team's front office had approved a special clause in his contract that allowed him to go to the major leagues at any time he wished, so in his seventh year he was sent to the major leagues through the posting system. This made Oh furious. Jojima had gone through the proper route of free agency, but Iguchi's special clause had been drawn up by the front office outside the manager's reach. Oh told the media, "This is an approach that shows no love for baseball or the team."
The belief of "not causing trouble to others"
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