An alumnus of the staff who has an in depth relationship with Manager Okada congratulates Hanshin on successful their sixth championship in 18 years.
Of these, Randy Barth (69), who received the Triple Crown when Hanshin received the league title 38 years in the past and was a teammate of supervisor Akifu Okada, stated in a web-based interview with NHK, “I’m actually blissful and I’m blissful too. I sincerely hope that Coach Okada will turn out to be the perfect in Japan,” he stated with a smile.