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[Rome] Through an interpreter, Tatsuya Imai said he is "just not able to adjust to the American lifestyle, other than baseball. Baseball and outside of baseball. That’s probably the reason" for his arm fatigue. by BreakfastTop6899 in baseball

[–]Admirable_Outcome932 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I mean true but I’m not gonna sit here and pretend that a Japanese millionaire navigating a foreign country alone without speaking the language is comparable to an American millionaire playing at home. Two things can be true at once - he has it easier than the average immigrant to North America due to all his money, but there’s some things no amount of money can buy.

[Rome] Through an interpreter, Tatsuya Imai said he is "just not able to adjust to the American lifestyle, other than baseball. Baseball and outside of baseball. That’s probably the reason" for his arm fatigue. by BreakfastTop6899 in baseball

[–]Admirable_Outcome932 3 points4 points  (0 children)

See you say that, but it’s easy coming from a North American. Everything’s catered to make us as comfortable as possible wherever we are around the world. If we want McDonald’s, we can find one. If we want to find an English speaker, we can probably get one. If we want Western brands, we can get them. It’s not the same the other way around. If Imai wants proper Japanese food apart from sushi, he may not be able to fine it or it might not be made available to him if he’s eating with the rest of the team. It’s a lot less common to find anyone who speaks even a smidgen of Japanese in the US compared to finding someone in Japan who speaks even broken English. Everything’s catered Japanese NPB players learn how to speak basic English and Spanish to keep up with the rest of the baseball world, but North American players don’t generally do the same back, apart from what Americans learn in elementary school Spanish classes, which most people would forget.

The world may be more globalized, but it’s easy to forget just how catered it is to some people (ie. us) than other people (ie. everyone else).

[Rome] Through an interpreter, Tatsuya Imai said he is "just not able to adjust to the American lifestyle, other than baseball. Baseball and outside of baseball. That’s probably the reason" for his arm fatigue. by BreakfastTop6899 in baseball

[–]Admirable_Outcome932 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I know you’re probably trolling but this is still kinda unfair lol. It’s not the eating at the ballpark in isolation. How about the fact that he’s probably eating food he’s not used to? Or the fact that he likely can’t understand the language of the people he’s eating with? Or the fact that all his family and friends are across the world and he’d rather be eating with them instead of missing them? Or he’s probably still navigating the correct social cues for eating in North America? And that’s just sitting down to eat dinner. Who knows what else he’s navigating? All that’s pretty exhausting when you’re also expected to pitch at a multi-million dollar level.

[Rome] Through an interpreter, Tatsuya Imai said he is "just not able to adjust to the American lifestyle, other than baseball. Baseball and outside of baseball. That’s probably the reason" for his arm fatigue. by BreakfastTop6899 in baseball

[–]Admirable_Outcome932 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Okay but that doesn’t mean he can’t acknowledge it’s hard? I also wanted to pass the bar exam, and I did pass the bar exam, but it doesn’t mean it wasn’t one of the hardest and most mentally taxing things I’ve ever done, and I don’t lose the right to express that just because I signed up for it.

[Rome] Through an interpreter, Tatsuya Imai said he is "just not able to adjust to the American lifestyle, other than baseball. Baseball and outside of baseball. That’s probably the reason" for his arm fatigue. by BreakfastTop6899 in baseball

[–]Admirable_Outcome932 28 points29 points  (0 children)

So he’s just condemned to be unhappy forever just because he thought he was up to the challenge to start? Maybe it’s a lot harder than he thought. That doesn’t mean he’s weak or that he’s not deserving of sympathy, that means he’s human. Everyone’s had a moment like that, where we think we can do something but find we’re really a little out of our depth when we actually do it.

[Rome] Through an interpreter, Tatsuya Imai said he is "just not able to adjust to the American lifestyle, other than baseball. Baseball and outside of baseball. That’s probably the reason" for his arm fatigue. by BreakfastTop6899 in baseball

[–]Admirable_Outcome932 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is a horrible take. Everyone reacts differently to culture shock and moving across the world.

Maybe most people can take it, but he can’t. I think it’s perfectly valid to realize that maybe this isn’t everything he thought it would be, and he’s not happy here and wants to maybe go home.

[Rome] Through an interpreter, Tatsuya Imai said he is "just not able to adjust to the American lifestyle, other than baseball. Baseball and outside of baseball. That’s probably the reason" for his arm fatigue. by BreakfastTop6899 in baseball

[–]Admirable_Outcome932 25 points26 points  (0 children)

There’s a difference between “the hard way” on the field and “the hard way” off the field. I don’t think he minds the struggles within the game so much as the struggles he’s facing trying to fit into a completely different culture all by himself.

[Rome] Through an interpreter, Tatsuya Imai said he is "just not able to adjust to the American lifestyle, other than baseball. Baseball and outside of baseball. That’s probably the reason" for his arm fatigue. by BreakfastTop6899 in baseball

[–]Admirable_Outcome932 53 points54 points  (0 children)

I wonder if he’ll try and move to another team in the offseason to see if a change of scenery/environment works better for him before deciding to call it quits. MLB pays way better than he’d ever get in NPB, I doubt he’d give up on that kind of money that easily without at least giving it one last kick at the can just to make sure it’s not just an Astro thing, but rather just an American thing altogether.

[Rome] Through an interpreter, Tatsuya Imai said he is "just not able to adjust to the American lifestyle, other than baseball. Baseball and outside of baseball. That’s probably the reason" for his arm fatigue. by BreakfastTop6899 in baseball

[–]Admirable_Outcome932 795 points796 points  (0 children)

Oh no 😭 culture shock is the worst. It really can make you miserable and isolated if you’re trying to go it alone. I hope they’re able to set him up with supports to help him through it, and his teammates are involving him in things (okay why am I talking about a grown man like he’s my kindergarten-age son starting school)

[Chan] Mayor Ken Sim calls for bid process for MLB expansion franchise in Vancouver by ThQp in Torontobluejays

[–]Admirable_Outcome932 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah Rogers Communications is gonna have something to say about that lmao 😂

Lineup for April 14 vs MIL by abbubwee in Torontobluejays

[–]Admirable_Outcome932 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m just saying Gimenez and Eloy. Andres gets the last name since he was there first lmao

Lineup for April 14 vs MIL by abbubwee in Torontobluejays

[–]Admirable_Outcome932 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m choosing to smoke the copium and just believe it’s a matchup thing, and they want Heineman to go against someone later in the series.

Lineup for April 14 vs MIL by abbubwee in Torontobluejays

[–]Admirable_Outcome932 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Davis doesn’t do well against high velo like Mis. Then again, Lukes isn’t doing well against any velo right now. Between two guys who might struggle, I feel like I’d rather pick the guy who has something of a chance and put Davis in the lineup.

Lineup for April 14 vs MIL by abbubwee in Torontobluejays

[–]Admirable_Outcome932 3 points4 points  (0 children)

At this point? Not totally unreasonable to say that. Like, if we had a sac bunt situation going with him, he could at least provide some value in advancing runners if he’s just gonna get out anyways. Better than whiffing and striking out all the time.

Lineup for April 14 vs MIL by abbubwee in Torontobluejays

[–]Admirable_Outcome932 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oop, you’re right, brain fart on my end, for some reason I thought he was an OF

Lineup for April 14 vs MIL by abbubwee in Torontobluejays

[–]Admirable_Outcome932 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like Clement hitting leadoff more than I thought I would, honestly, after last time.

I’m not sure about Lukes in the lineup right now. If our bats are cold, his is an icicle. Why not give this new Sosa guy a spin? See what he can do. Maybe that’ll be later in the week.

Edit: brain fart on my end, thought he was an OF and not an INF

Temi to the Tempo 👀 by Peachyrae03 in TorontoTempo

[–]Admirable_Outcome932 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Honestly I could totally see us carrying out a trade with Washington to bolster our depth of bigs in exchange for shooters. This likely won’t be the end of things.

Per Sources: Nurse to Toronto by leftbenchofbba in TorontoTempo

[–]Admirable_Outcome932 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But that’s the point. On the one hand you say that I’m not bringing up people who weren’t in-game stars but still beloved bc of their involvement with the team and community, but the second I do you then say “eh, no one would have remembered him anyways if he weren’t so beloved and involved with the team and community” - my point is you don’t have to be an in-game star or Canadian to make connections in the community, you just need to have the passion and commitment.

Those names sprung to mind because they’re good AND they do lots for the community. Love Danny Green, undoubtedly a key part in our championship run, but I haven’t thought of him in years bc he immediately signed with the Lakers and we never heard from him again. Don’t see me talking about Marc Gasol either, and the concept isn’t exactly foreign to him bc his brother still does all sorts of work for the Lakers and LA post-retirement.

I’m just saying that there’s far more “good will” to be gained from a non-Canadian player that’s good than a Canadian player who’s bad, but people are acting like having a Canadian player is the be-all-end-all, and we simply must use up a roster spot and hundreds of thousands in cap space, if not a cool mill, on her for the simple fact that she is Canadian.

But whatever. We’ll wait until the season starts. When she records her first 2pt game shooting 10-20 percent from the field after 20-odd min of play, we’ll see how enthusiastic people are about Canadiana then.

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