Hey Yard!!
How's it going!!
Alright--so official league games start this weekend. We start off playing Shokki in the Seibu dome (near Tokyo), this Saturday. That means, I've got a week of good practice and some final touches to get in. 
We played our last pre-season tournament hosted by my team the Toyota Cup. We played well but we know we have a lot of work to do. We didn't see any teams #1 pitcher. In Japan, they all try and hide them out in preseason games as much as possible. So, once both teams are out there in league games the atmosphere and everything changes. It's crazy, I'm not sure how much it will change but I'm pretty much expecting a 360 turn around from the practice games and tournaments. It makes it exciting! It's gonna be great to be back on the field in big games, since I haven't played in a big one since the Olympics. Crazy, but I'm looking forward to it. 
The cherry blossoms (special rare flower in Japan) are in full bloom. Tasha and I were able to go to the Cherry Blossom festsival this past weekend to enjoy the sight! Gorgeous!!
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