Tonight was by far my most difficult day as a pitcher in Japan. When my team needed me the most I was unable to come through. I haven’t been this angry in a long time, I’m hoping writing about it will help calm me down so maybe I can get some sleep tonight...maybe. This was the first time since I have been pitching over here that I came into the game winning and left the game losing. There is no worse feeling in the world as a relief pitcher.

The hit I allowed to give up the lead was pretty feeble, but that’s the way baseball goes sometimes, especially here in Japan. It’s frustrating, with 2 outs I made a good pitch but somehow the hitter was able to find a hole for the ball to drop in and 3 runs scored, we lost 6-3. I was furious.

What makes or breaks you in baseball is your ability to come back from failure. How you respond to adversity is critical in this game. After a great start we have hit a snag, going just 2-6 since our 5-0 start. For me personally I am anxious to get back on that mound again and prove that tonight was just an aberration and not the norm.

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