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I Negirau cheering Hoshino from Okayama
The 7th, Hoshino Senichi supervision of professional baseball Rakuten to retire this season as long as (67) put an end to the '17 day supervision total ORIX game of the season last round was held at Rakuten Kobo Stadium Miyagi Sendai. Officials and cheering from Okayama also watching in the stands, the director will retire the "last game". As well as burn the eyes of the brave figure Tosho, was Negira~tsu wax for many years.
Kawata IkuYasushi vice mayor of Kurashiki before the game, visited Hoshino director, commissioned a "sports ambassador" with the gift founded the "sports special Distinguished Service chapter". Kawabata Hideo president of Terebisetouchi white beard and Kensuke director sales director of San'yoshinbunsha has sent a such as Muscat of Okayama Prefecture.
Hoshino in accordance with the "you show your face back home Okayama, Kurashiki also" The smile, "still, I will have a noisy old man," he said.
About 30 people participated in the cheer San'yoshinbunsha tour was organized by. Some were Kioka game of the 6th becomes rain postponed, but the line was cheering the final game in the stands. Kaori Ito Kurashiki mayor rushed in the middle of the game said, "Hoshino players, for a long time, who continues to inspire dreams and as a director is proud of the citizens," he said.
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岡山から応援団 星野監督ねぎらう
今季限りで退任するプロ野球楽天の星野仙一監督(67)が7日、仙台市の楽天Koboスタジアム宮城で行われた今季最終戦のオリックス戦で監督通算17年目に終止符を打った。退任する監督の“ラストゲーム”を、岡山からの応援団や関係者もスタンドで観戦。闘将の勇姿を目に焼き付けるとともに、長年の労をねぎらった。
試合前、星野監督を訪ねた倉敷市の河田育康副市長が、創設した「市スポーツ特別功労章」を贈呈するとともに「市スポーツ大使」を委嘱。山陽新聞社の白髭研介取締役営業局長とテレビせとうちの川端英男社長が岡山県産のマスカットなどを贈った。
星野監督は「まだまだ、うるさいじじいでいますよ」と笑顔を見せ「また岡山、倉敷に帰って顔を見せます」と応じた。
山陽新聞社が企画した応援ツアーには約30人が参加。6日の試合が雨天順延となり一部は帰岡したが、一行はスタンドで最終戦を応援した。試合途中で駆けつけた伊東香織倉敷市長は「選手、監督として長い間、夢と感動を与え続けてくれた星野監督は市民の誇り」と話した。
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