I had simply wrapped up speaking with first baseman Michael Busch about how the off-the-field spotlight of his journey has been the sushi, when supervisor Craig Counsell introduced the opposing view.
“The very first thing you be taught is that athletes eat quite a bit,” he stated in his press convention Sunday. “They eat greater than you suppose. So when the meals is completely different, they complain, sadly. But in addition, they should eat. In order that they must be adventurous. And that’s what this journey has pressured them to do.
“We speak quite a bit about, get out of your consolation zone, and that’s the place the great issues occur. So the meals half for lots of those guys is the place it’s occurred.”
It was one of many least relatable issues I’ve ever heard. Exploring a metropolis by means of meals is smack dab in the course of my consolation zone.
A few of the finest meals I’ve eaten in Tokyo to this point have come from wandering into a close-by restaurant and hoping for the most effective. It’s a tactic I’d very a lot advocate to anybody taking a visit out right here. Simply be prepared for surprises alongside the way in which — most certainly nice ones.
