Supercop007’s Blog

Don Wakamatsu, a 45-year-old Japanese-American, has become the manager of the Seattle Mariners.  Formerly a minor leaguer and a bench coach, Mr. Wakamatsu is the first Asian-American manager in any of the four major sports (MLB, NFL, NBA, and NHL).  I’ve always believed that the Mariners would be the most likely team to hire an Asian coach because of all the Japanese stars like Ichiro, Kenji Johjima, and Kazuhiro Sasaki that have been through their system.  Not only that, but the team itself is owned by Nintendo and has many ties to the Japanese market.  It is a little ironic that Mr. Wakamatsu probably knows less Japanese than Bobby Valentine though.  Anyway good luck in fixing the worst team in baseball.  がんばれ若松さん！