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FEEL GREAT!!

08/05/07

What a crazy day…..
I’m happy to report that I was finally able to get back into some game action for the first time in over a month. But it was quite an ordeal to make it all happen.
Lew Ford, our interpreter Kuriyama and I left our apartments for kita-Kobe at 9am and on the way up and around Mt Rokko, the taxi we were riding in started making some strange sounds, losing power and smelling like burning rubber. Right away we were trying to tell the driver that he should pull over and call for help but he insisted that everything was “ok”…..
Somehow we made it to the top of the rise and after going through a toll booth, we then coasted down the hill and into a tunnel. This is where the taxi finally lost all power and came to an ill-timed stop.
So there we were, now standing in the middle of a tunnel with cars backed up trying to get around the broken down taxi, when 2 cars going the opposite direction try to look and see what is going on and slam into each other just adding to the mayhem inside this confined roadway….
We were able to get out of there pretty quickly with the help of the highway patrol and after waiting for a new taxi, we made it to the stadium for the end of batting practice with a crazy story for our teammates.

I ended up pitching the 7th inning of the game with Surpass and felt great. No pain and feeling very strong after all the rehab I have done to recondition my shoulder. My trainer Ishihara, worked very hard to get me back in pitching form again and I couldn’t have done it without his help. Hopefully I won’t need him so much again this year.
Well, I am pitching again in a couple of days and then hopefully soon.
I’ll be back with the guys at ichi-gun.
Until then…..
see you at Naruohama…
Cheers,
Jeff
06/05/2008

100%!!

08/05/07

G’day fans…
It’s been a while since I wrote a message but I usually don’t like to talk about negative things so while I’ve been injured, I have kind of avoided writing anything until I could give you some good news. So that means that I am finally feeling great and ready to get back to action.
I had been feeling ok for a little while but not quite 100%, so I got the opportunity to go to a hospital and rehabilitation clinic in Fukuoka where I was able to receive some extra attention and intense rehab. It was my first stay in a hospital here in Japan and although I have nothing but great things to say about the treatment I received, I really hope it was the last time.
My days were spent in a controlled environment of diet, treatment and exercise. I was able to learn a lot more about how pitching affects the shoulder and what I can do to prevent injury in the future. All in all it was definitely worth going. And the best part is that I now feel 100% and will get into games as soon as possible.

Well the ichi-gun team has certainly shown what they are capable of so far this season and I look forward to doing my part to help soon. I just hope they have room for me on the roster.
Until then though, I will keep doing my best to be ready to go when they call me.

Cheers
Jeff
30/04/2008