ペナントレースも最終に近づいてきたところでプレーオフ争いが熾烈化していますね。
今日はまたMLB.comで日本人プレーヤーに対する記事を見つけたので紹介します。
今4人の日本人プレーヤーを抱えるボストンレッドソックス、松坂、岡島に加えて斉藤隆と日本ではプロ経験のない田沢投手。
各々違った道を歩んできた日本の投手が一つの海外のチームで活躍するにはお互いの支えが必要であることが書かれています。
もちろんベースボールとゆう言葉は同じとも違う言語、慣れない生活環境、食事、移動などベースボールに集中しなくてはいけないながらもそれ以外にも適応を求められ選手は大分苦労しているようです。
現在そんななかレッドソックスでは専属の通訳が2人、日本人セラピスト、日本人シェフなど重要な選手のために出来るだけのケアを与えています。記事の中で岡島と松坂は食事の面での適応が厳しいと見て、ホームコートボストンでの試合の時は日本人シェフによる食事が取れることを大きなプラスとしてみています。
記事の中でも指摘されていますが日本人選手が他のメジャー選手とのコミュニケーションを取ることの重要さが取り上げられています。どうやら口下手そうな岡島投手は英語が苦手なようです（笑
でも斉藤投手は持ち前の明るさと他のチームでもやっていた経験をいかして自分から積極的にコミュニケーションをとっているようでその姿勢が評価を受けています。
"Playing in the U.S. normally means having to communicate in adifferent language with your teammates and everybody around here andaround you. But on this team, you almost have to remind yourself tomake an effort to speak a foreign language ..."-- Takashi Saito
斉藤：アメリカに来てプレーするってゆうことはそこの言葉でチームメイトとコミュニケーションを取り、それ以外でも自分を取り巻いている環境にそこの言葉で対応するのが普通だった。だけどこのチームに来て思ったことは自分で常にそれを意識してやらないといけないとゆうこと。
斉藤選手がこう述べるのはレッドソックスの日本人向けの整った環境と他3人の日本人チームメイトが常に側にいる事からだと思います
団体スポーツの一つである野球において、やはりコミュニケーションは団結力だけでなくチームの雰囲気など様々な場合において影響を及ぼします。
日本人選手の成功の一つがそれと言っても間違いではないでしょう。
最近のマリナーズのイチローのサヨナラ打を見ていると冗談を交える余裕もあるイチローはチームにも溶け込んで自分の好む環境を作ることにも成功しているのでしょう。
記事を読むMLB.com
Huuuuuummm,,,,
I don't like job hunting. It's a night mare for me.
It's reeeeeally time consuming, I spent so much time on going through job postings, pick out ones appears to match my qualification. write cover letter, submit it along with my resume.....
Wait for a week or two, you don't hear from the employers. This puts me down....
It's a whole repetition of this, and it just doesn't work for me....
It's such an inefficient way I feel......
You apply for a job, which seems right to you, and get a little excitement. However the job won't fall on you....
This is a dissapointment, and yes demotivates you... and over a few declins on the jobs, this whole process of applying a job starts being seen as something like you are obligated to do,,,, it is not fun....
I always think graduating from school, getting a graduate job, which could last for a few years possibly many more years should be more exciting and not boring...
I like recruiting agencies. They always have found me jobs when I was in Japan. I didn't spend much time to get to interviews. I like this, because I can know only so much about the companies I decide to apply, and I have to show them as if I fell in love with working for you...... It's all bullshit...
You never know until you start.... So let's leave all bullshiting, and let's get to it.. This way you know if you like it or not without putting much time and effort...
Do you think it's a lazy way of thinking???
I think it's a modern way of doing this right. Things always change, you always keep up with it to maximize the benefits of it.
I mean opinions dffer from person to person. However, you always know what to do...
So why not do it the way you think is right, if a thing doesn't work, you start to doubt your way and that is ok.
When this happens, that is when you start opening your mind to other opinions, and take the one sound most right to you...
um,... It is not exactly what I wanted to write today......
Anyway, I leave that job searching up to an agency...
I don't like job hunting. It's a night mare for me.
It's reeeeeally time consuming, I spent so much time on going through job postings, pick out ones appears to match my qualification. write cover letter, submit it along with my resume.....
Wait for a week or two, you don't hear from the employers. This puts me down....
It's a whole repetition of this, and it just doesn't work for me....
It's such an inefficient way I feel......
You apply for a job, which seems right to you, and get a little excitement. However the job won't fall on you....
This is a dissapointment, and yes demotivates you... and over a few declins on the jobs, this whole process of applying a job starts being seen as something like you are obligated to do,,,, it is not fun....
I always think graduating from school, getting a graduate job, which could last for a few years possibly many more years should be more exciting and not boring...
I like recruiting agencies. They always have found me jobs when I was in Japan. I didn't spend much time to get to interviews. I like this, because I can know only so much about the companies I decide to apply, and I have to show them as if I fell in love with working for you...... It's all bullshit...
You never know until you start.... So let's leave all bullshiting, and let's get to it.. This way you know if you like it or not without putting much time and effort...
Do you think it's a lazy way of thinking???
I think it's a modern way of doing this right. Things always change, you always keep up with it to maximize the benefits of it.
I mean opinions dffer from person to person. However, you always know what to do...
So why not do it the way you think is right, if a thing doesn't work, you start to doubt your way and that is ok.
When this happens, that is when you start opening your mind to other opinions, and take the one sound most right to you...
um,... It is not exactly what I wanted to write today......
Anyway, I leave that job searching up to an agency...
Hello
Today I want to talk a little bit about body consciousness......
What I really mean is that as a male, I have never paid enough attention to how I look like.... in body wise... Yes, I always cared about my hair, outfit and stuff. however, I never cared iner body. I think there are many Japanese guys or maybe girls too who always care their clothes and hair, but have they really looked at themselves in mirror??? without an outfit.
I would have never realized how skinny I have been if I didnt come to Canada.
I mean people here are big in general... but there is still noticable size difference between me and guys out there... Especially the season is summer, all guys are in t-shirt or tanktop showing their pumped up biseps and chest....
For me? ah...... No.. . I dont got any of that! nice breezy air nicely going through my t-shirt from one sleeve to another, sweat-free life! wohoo!........
Nah,,,,, I'm just frealin skinny guy without muscle...
I like nice clothes like Jacket, jeans, and good design t-shirt.. I like them and they look good as they are, but they aren't really when worn by me because I dont have any dents or sticking to make them look as good as they are on its own....
So, I have been working out.... I mean a lot, focusing on muscular training, and not much of cardio-vascular. Because as I am skinny, doing cardio training could make me look skinner..
Afrer a few months of trial, the result started showing oh my body...
It's not that much to excite me, but it certainly motivates me in keeping doing it.
Got proper protein now. What I previously was using was pure protein, so there is no fat just protein...
This time, the protein has fat, calorie, and some other nutrirition to support my deit. Since I am lean, The store cleark figured I need to size up a bit to have room for musle to grow... I hope this will work for me well..
Trained body attract people, doesn't matter if you are female or male. you are always attracted by perfectory shaped body, like super models and athletes...
We Japanese don't know how much effort it takes to get to the ideal shape. Because we are ok with what we already have...
In Japan, we are ok to be skinny, as long as you are not overweight, we are ok...
I think that's what's preventing us from training. I mean look around and how many people around you go to gym? not many... There are so many people go to a gym to keep them in shape here in canada...
You may think North America in general is filled with fat-people. This might be true, there are defenitely more fat people in canada, but because of that, there are many people try to stay fit, not to become one...
and being one to have fit body is adomirable thing and respected..
I think if Japanese men start to realize this, and work themselves hard, there might be a chance that we can be popular in the world too hahaha.....
Today I want to talk a little bit about body consciousness......
What I really mean is that as a male, I have never paid enough attention to how I look like.... in body wise... Yes, I always cared about my hair, outfit and stuff. however, I never cared iner body. I think there are many Japanese guys or maybe girls too who always care their clothes and hair, but have they really looked at themselves in mirror??? without an outfit.
I would have never realized how skinny I have been if I didnt come to Canada.
I mean people here are big in general... but there is still noticable size difference between me and guys out there... Especially the season is summer, all guys are in t-shirt or tanktop showing their pumped up biseps and chest....
For me? ah...... No.. . I dont got any of that! nice breezy air nicely going through my t-shirt from one sleeve to another, sweat-free life! wohoo!........
Nah,,,,, I'm just frealin skinny guy without muscle...
I like nice clothes like Jacket, jeans, and good design t-shirt.. I like them and they look good as they are, but they aren't really when worn by me because I dont have any dents or sticking to make them look as good as they are on its own....
So, I have been working out.... I mean a lot, focusing on muscular training, and not much of cardio-vascular. Because as I am skinny, doing cardio training could make me look skinner..
Afrer a few months of trial, the result started showing oh my body...
It's not that much to excite me, but it certainly motivates me in keeping doing it.
Got proper protein now. What I previously was using was pure protein, so there is no fat just protein...
This time, the protein has fat, calorie, and some other nutrirition to support my deit. Since I am lean, The store cleark figured I need to size up a bit to have room for musle to grow... I hope this will work for me well..
Trained body attract people, doesn't matter if you are female or male. you are always attracted by perfectory shaped body, like super models and athletes...
We Japanese don't know how much effort it takes to get to the ideal shape. Because we are ok with what we already have...
In Japan, we are ok to be skinny, as long as you are not overweight, we are ok...
I think that's what's preventing us from training. I mean look around and how many people around you go to gym? not many... There are so many people go to a gym to keep them in shape here in canada...
You may think North America in general is filled with fat-people. This might be true, there are defenitely more fat people in canada, but because of that, there are many people try to stay fit, not to become one...
and being one to have fit body is adomirable thing and respected..
I think if Japanese men start to realize this, and work themselves hard, there might be a chance that we can be popular in the world too hahaha.....
My tattoo has been healed, and my skin regained its original look, it feels natural now.
Having it done, I want to tell about what it's like to have a tattoo....
Getting a first tattoo takes a lot of time in determining... that's what I felt the most...
The first time I thought about getting a tattoo was when I was teenager, still I was 17 or 18......
At the time, my friends and I were into Punk Rock, and all those guys covered with cool tattoos, and that's what inspired us. However, reception of tattoo in Japan obviously is pretty bad...
The reason being the most is probably the Yakuza...
Especially in older generation, spotting one with a tattoo can be frightening no matter what.... They won't see differences between the ones like mine and the ones that Yakuza poeple tend to have.... They just associate whoever has it with Yakuza...
This is a sad thing and I think nothing really can be done to flip the way they think towards people with a tattoo.
So I think you need to be ready to face some cold eye if you are to get one... This doesn't matter where you are, even in The US or England where more people have tattooes. There are always people who don't like those with tattooes. So you just need to be prepared...
After you are ready to make the commitment, There is nothing to worry about... the pain?? maybe....
I tell you how awesome it is to have a fine piece of art on you all the time. It is on you for the resr of your life.... Knowing that even when it's covered with your cloth, it's still there and only you know it...
You can show it or hind it, it is up to you....
Now, some people tend to think as if it is insult to your parents. Well.... I dont really see much difference between getting pierced and tattooed.
To me, plastic surgery is the worst thing you could do to your parents. You don't like how you look, so you change it even though the part you want to change resembles with your parents....
What's wrong with having your favorite picture drawn underneath your skin???
Having it done, I want to tell about what it's like to have a tattoo....
Getting a first tattoo takes a lot of time in determining... that's what I felt the most...
The first time I thought about getting a tattoo was when I was teenager, still I was 17 or 18......
At the time, my friends and I were into Punk Rock, and all those guys covered with cool tattoos, and that's what inspired us. However, reception of tattoo in Japan obviously is pretty bad...
The reason being the most is probably the Yakuza...
Especially in older generation, spotting one with a tattoo can be frightening no matter what.... They won't see differences between the ones like mine and the ones that Yakuza poeple tend to have.... They just associate whoever has it with Yakuza...
This is a sad thing and I think nothing really can be done to flip the way they think towards people with a tattoo.
So I think you need to be ready to face some cold eye if you are to get one... This doesn't matter where you are, even in The US or England where more people have tattooes. There are always people who don't like those with tattooes. So you just need to be prepared...
After you are ready to make the commitment, There is nothing to worry about... the pain?? maybe....
I tell you how awesome it is to have a fine piece of art on you all the time. It is on you for the resr of your life.... Knowing that even when it's covered with your cloth, it's still there and only you know it...
You can show it or hind it, it is up to you....
Now, some people tend to think as if it is insult to your parents. Well.... I dont really see much difference between getting pierced and tattooed.
To me, plastic surgery is the worst thing you could do to your parents. You don't like how you look, so you change it even though the part you want to change resembles with your parents....
What's wrong with having your favorite picture drawn underneath your skin???
墨入りました！
めっちゃ痛かったです、なんとか乗り越えたけど。
次は場所と大きさをもう少し考慮しよう。。。はは
けっこうな大きさの割りには2時間ちょいで終わった。
ついに入りましたよ、一生物でっせ～
やってくれた彫士さんにはほんと感謝しています～！
ありがと～！
I got inked!!
It's done finally! and it looks awesome!
You know what?
It hurt a lot!!
I handled the pain throughout the session, but there was times I was really in pain and grimaced...
It took about 2 hours and a little... won't say hou much it cost me, because I think giving out price is of your tattoo is not a great thing to do... I can still tell you if there is someone out there reads my blog enthusiastically wants to know because he/she wants to get one...
Anyway, I washed vaseline off this morning with my fingers with mild-soap.
My skin is still red around the tattoo, and was gathering head. Now it's dried and just watching it sometimes to entertain myself..
knowing it will be with me for the rest of my life kinda makes me wander how long it takes to heal, how long it can retain its colour and details.
I really appreciate the tattoist who has done this awesome work for me..
Thank you so much
めっちゃ痛かったです、なんとか乗り越えたけど。
次は場所と大きさをもう少し考慮しよう。。。はは
けっこうな大きさの割りには2時間ちょいで終わった。
ついに入りましたよ、一生物でっせ～
やってくれた彫士さんにはほんと感謝しています～！
ありがと～！
I got inked!!
It's done finally! and it looks awesome!
You know what?
It hurt a lot!!
I handled the pain throughout the session, but there was times I was really in pain and grimaced...
It took about 2 hours and a little... won't say hou much it cost me, because I think giving out price is of your tattoo is not a great thing to do... I can still tell you if there is someone out there reads my blog enthusiastically wants to know because he/she wants to get one...
Anyway, I washed vaseline off this morning with my fingers with mild-soap.
My skin is still red around the tattoo, and was gathering head. Now it's dried and just watching it sometimes to entertain myself..
knowing it will be with me for the rest of my life kinda makes me wander how long it takes to heal, how long it can retain its colour and details.
I really appreciate the tattoist who has done this awesome work for me..
Thank you so much