When wandering around the internet today, I stumbled upon a fantastic bit of information. Check it out.
For the Mets left-hander Hisanori Takahashi, there
could be a statistic to measure his pitching performances
based not on his catching, but on his personal trainer, Yoichi Terada. -David Waldstein, NYTimes
Waldstein does a fantastic job of profiling the relationship between Yoichi Terada and Takahashi. I do definitely agree with Waldstein in that I doubt Takahashi's two rough starts came as a result of Terada being back in Japan. However, the article serves well in pointing out the importance of having someone to rely on, relate to, and help you transition when being so far away from the only place you've ever known. Keep it up, Yo!
*Picture courtesy of Robb Carr/Associated Press
