Red Sox won as you said , Paul !

The world series of baseball game was over, and Red sox won the world series victory as you said before.
Now many people in Boston will be in excitement.
I understood many fans in a baseball stadium enjoyed the world series very much although it was very cold. Many audiences in a baseball stadium had worn the clothes for cold weather.
Matsuzaka had warmed up his hand in every time of his pitching.
I thought this time of a year would be very hard and also very happy for the baseball players.
I thought it was a good luck for Matsuzaka to get a win as the pitcher in the world series. And Okamura worked very good job of a relief pitcher. But Okamura was given two homers in last two games.
the two homers might be a dangerous signal for his pitching to next year. I think that Matsuzaka and Okamura would be hard in next year.
Of course I hope they will play an active part of the Red Socks team in next year more than this year.

Common sense is a sense of values with a “use-by date”.

Recently I read a column written by Mr. Masao Kimura who is now playing an active role as a freelance producer after retiring from the Yoshimoto Kogyo company as a general manager.
The story is as follows.
1. Common sense is a sense of values with a “use-by date”.
Common sense is a sense of values with a “use-by date”.
And common sense is the way of thinking that was dominant until yesterday.
So it is nothing but a sense of values with a time limit for use and a use-by date.
We cannot solve today’s problems using yesterday’s common sense.
We must make and use new formulas to solve new problems.
He says that there are period limitations and use-by dates concerning
the abilities of men, organizations, and systems.

2. There is value in using “use-by dates”
Are there people in your company who say the following things?
“I can’t formally consider this.” “There is no precedent.”
　“This is not my company’s usual practice.”
These types of people in your company will probably be soon past their “use-by date”.
3. Three points to extend your “use-by date”.
(1)　Never state your opinions using the past tense.
For example, “I did it like this before”, “when I was younger, I did it like this”.
These previous examples are bad. It is important to use the present continuous.
(2)Never state your opinion using the third person singular.
　　You should state that what you are saying is your opinion. Do not say “This person says this…”,
or “Many people believe this…”.
(3)You should rid yourself of others’ standards.
For example, if your wife spoke about your position like this:
“why didn’t you get promoted to the position of department chief like our　next door neighbor did?”
These kinds of comparisons are wrong and will make you unhappy. When you think of comparing
yourself with someone else you should instead compare yourself with how you were in the past
and think about how you would like to be in the future.
　　　When you have a strong will to expand your achievements,
you will be extending the “use-by dates” of your values.
４. Middle aged people should keep the “5Ls” in mind.
Mr Kimura advises middle aged people, those over 50 or 60 years old, “Enjoy your middle age
with the image of the 5 Ls.” The 5 Ls are as follows:
1. Love 2. Laugh 3. Liberal 4. Link 5. Live
At the end of his story, he told us that the golden time of one’s life is after the age of 60 and we can extend our “use-by date” by our efforts.

The Baseball Playoffs

Hello everyone!

Are there any baseball fans out there? It's an exciting time of the year for fans of both Major League and Japan League baseball. The playoffs will begin soon in both leagues.

While the playoff picture is still not fully decided in Japanese baseball, the MLB playoff matchups are: LA Angels vs. Boston Red Sox, NY Yankees vs. Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies vs. Philadelphia Phillies, and Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks.

I think the World Series will be between the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs with the Red Sox coming out on top.

It was another 200 hit season for my favourite player, Ichiro Suzuki. Unfortunately he didn't win the batting title but with another 200 hit season next year he will set the American League record for consecutive 200 hit seasons.

It was a challenging season for the $100 million dollar man, Daisuke Matsuzaka. He started quite strong but faded in the end. I think that Matsuzaka learned that MLB hitters are the world's best.

Hideki Matsui had another strong season for the New York Yankees. He topped 100 RBIs again but also slumped near the end of the season.

Tadahito Iguchi got lucky when he was traded to a playoff team, the Philadelphia Phillies. He filled in admirably for an injured Chase Utley.

Please let me know your favourites in the playoffs!