C.J. Nitkowski pitched for several major league teams from 1995-2005. He’s playing in Japan this year and will file periodic updates for The Associated Press on his experience. This is his second update.
By C.J. NITKOWSKI
For The Associated Press
MIYAZAKI, Japan (AP) – Spring Training in Japan is better than half over for the SoftBank Hawks of the Pacific League. In the Far East spring training is divided into two distinct periods. The first lasts about 3 ½ weeks and takes place at our spring training site in Miyazaki. During this time all we do is practice. Drills, bullpens, batting practice, bunt defense, PFP, inter-squad games, you name it, any possible form of baseball practice you can think of was taking place in Miyazaki for me and the Hawks.
Part two of spring training happens at our home field, the Yahoo! Japan Dome in Fukuoka. During this time we play our exhibition schedule, about 18 games, before opening day in late March.
This first part of spring in Japan lasts about 2 ½ times longer than it does in the United States. Practice and hard work are very important to the Japanese. I saw some things over those 26 days that were eye opening, most specifically the work the pitchers put in.
Recently I read an article about the Boston Red Sox new Japanese acquisition Daisuke Matsuzaka. Much was being made about his 103 pitch bullpen session he threw down in Fort Myers, FL. A few months ago I would have questioned the purpose of 103 pitches in practice but triple digit pitch counts in bullpen sessions are anything but unordinary here.
One of our pitches recently told me had thrown a 167 pitch bullpen this spring and followed it up the next day with 10 minutes of live batting practice. I have never run across a pitcher in my career who would even consider throwing 167 pitches in the bullpen, let alone toeing the rubber the next day for live batting practice. He added that last year he had thrown a 250 pitch bullpen. This guy isn’t a nice and easy Greg Madduz control type either, he is what we call a “max effort guy”, one who grunts on every pitch. I assured this young fireballer that at his current pace he would be having shoulder surgery before his 30th birthday.
Another one of our pitchers filled me in on his 234 pitch bullpen this spring, better than twice that of Matsuzaka’s workout in Fort Myers. I was in such disbelief that I could not muster a response. I actually witnessed some of this mammoth pitching workout and it is the closest I have ever been to seeing a pitcher actual pass out on the mound.
The one thing you will never do is out work a Japanese ballplayer. Sadaharu Oh, the legendary world home run king (868 career round trippers), is the manager of my team, the Hawks. He told me at dinner one evening that the Japanese work ethic was very important to the identity of how his country plays the game. He believes the Japanese player must work harder than their worldwide counterparts because generally speaking they are physically smaller. He added that during his career he would take a minimum of 200 dry swings a day in addition to the Japanese rigorous batting practice routine.
On more than one occasion this spring players could be seen making their way into the team hotel well after 7:00 PM, still in uniform, from a day that started at 9:00 AM. These guys work themselves to the bone because they know no other way. Fortunately for the Americans here, the same level of work is not expected of us. The coaching staff knows those kinds of days would hurt us more than they would help at this point in our careers.
As a foreigner in Japan for the first time adventures present themselves daily. None of which require more courage and fortitude than eating. I am doing my best to stay open minded but I just can’t help but ask myself “why?” when looking over some of the Japanese cuisine.
Apparently fish is good at any time of the day and you can put an egg on just about anything. I love a sunny side up egg and I love a good cheeseburger, but I would never think of putting the two together into one sandwich. Someone here thought of it and this idea must have been met with little to no resistance because hamburgers topped with running eggs are a menu staple.
One pitchers’ night out I had the pleasure of eating pig leg. This poor guy had his extremity cut in ¼ inch slices and served cold with a weird dipping sauce. Pig leg has made what I call my first time/last time list, a growing collection of Japanese cuisine that I tried once but can assure you I will never eat again. Cow tongue almost made the list but I got bold and went for it again a few nights later. I figure worst case scenario my time in Japan will prepare me for a run at Fear Factor Champion.
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