Buffaloes manager Junichi Fukura has, already on multiple occasions this year, made his players practice for unnecessarily long hours and without lunch.

The first time it happened, it was because Takeda failed to execute a hit-and-run, and Mune and Oda failed to put down a bunt. Then he made them go to the in-door training facility and made them practice for 3 hours and 10 minutes without lunch. The second time, it was because Takeda, Suzuki and Iida failed to bunt, and Fukura made them practice bunting for 5-f*cking-hours, again without lunch.

First of all, what is it with Fukura and no-lunches? Is that the only form of punishment he knows? Secondly, that’s waaaay too much time to practice bunting, when those players could be working on other things. Lastly, now is the time of year you get to make mistakes without consequences and learn from them. If Fukura wants to be a firm and tough kind of manager, that’s fine, it’s his choice. But punishing players for making mistakes this time of the year is not only dumb, it’s probably counter-productive. Please stop.