Yomiuri Giants in crisis mode over gambling scandal

resign to take responsibility

Ah, Japan.

Remember Pete Rose? Pet Rose sat on a tack, Pete Rose.

Gambling on sports you play is not wise. Ask Pete about it.

Hase, the Sports Minister, asked: “I’d like to know if (Takagi) really is the last person involved,” Hase said at press conference. “I’d also like to ask Nippon Professional Baseball if it’s just the Giants. I’d like this situation to be properly dealt with.”

Surely there are others involved, too. But when you get the gangsters involved, everybody just clams up and hopes things will settle down quickly. Then they can get on with their business ... life ... and in this case, baseball.

While he's looking into gambling in baseball, he'd better look into yao-cho in sumo, too.

They should check out Tateoka and Sakamoto too. If they got bans, it will be smooth sailing for 2nd place for the Tigers.

Watanabe also "resigned" years ago to take responsibility for some other SNAFU and was immediately hired back as a "supreme advisor." I wonder what his next post will be. "Supreme motivator?"