Chunichi Dragons 2012 Coaching Staff announced
by Gen on Nov.21, 2011 @ 8:32 pm, under NPB
The Chunichi Dragons announced the members of their coaching staff earlier today.
UPDATE 12/3 @ 2:57am - The Dragons posted uniforms number on Friday.
Ichi-gun Staff
| Name (JPN) | Name (ENG) | Uni | Position |
| 高木 守道 | Takagi, Morimichi | 88 | Manager |
| 権藤 博 | Gondo, Hiroshi | 72 | Pitching Coach |
| 近藤 真市 | Kondo, Shinichi | 76 | Pitching Coach |
| 長谷部 裕 | Hasebe, Yutaka | 79 | Catcher Coach |
| 宇野 勝 | Uno, Masaru | 73 | Batting Coach |
| 井上 一樹 | Inoue, Kazuki | 99 | Batting Coach |
| 渡邉 博幸 | Watanabe, Hiroyuki | 77 | INF / Base-running Coach |
| 平野 謙 | Hirano, Ken | 75 | OF / Base-running Coach |
| 三木 安司 | Miki, Yasushi | 90 | Training Coach |
| 宮前 岳巳 | Miyama, Takemi | 93 | Training Coach |
Ni-gun Staff
| Name (JPN) | Name (ENG) | Uni | Position |
| 鈴木 孝政 | Suzuki, Takamasa | 78 | Manager |
| 稲葉 光雄 | Inaba, Mitsuo | 89 | Pitching Coach |
| 今中 慎二 | Imanaka, Shinji | 71 | Pitching Coach |
| 中村 武志 | Nakamura, Takeshi | 80 | Catcher Coach |
| 川又 米利 | Kawamata, Yonetoshi | 74 | Batting Coach |
| 彦野 利勝 | Hikono, Toshikatsu | 81 | Batting Coach |
| 前原 博之 | Maehara, Hiroyuki | 85 | INF / Base-running Coach |
| 上田 佳範 | Ueda, Yoshinori | 87 | OF / Base-running Coach |
| 早川 和夫 | Hayakawa, Kazuo | 84 | Ikusei Coach |
| 塚本 洋 | Tsukamoto, Hiroshi | 91 | Training Coach |
| 住田 ワタリ | Sumida, Watari | 94 | Training Coach |
I thought part of the reason they brought Takagi in as manager was to buy time for Kazuyoshi Tatsunami to get ready to be a manager. I’m surprised then that he isn’t on the coaching staff.
It’s not uncommon that players with Tatsunami’s career numbers do not work under anybody. They go straight to managerial jobs.
I understand – I’ve seen it any number of times – Atsuya Furuta comes to mind and the BayStars current courting of Kimiyasu Kudoh. But then why bother with bringing in Takagi? Why not just go ahead and hire Tatsunami now?