Clinic with the LA Lakers Coach

Hi Pigs!! This is Morris!!

Were you guys listening to the IronPigs Radio Network??


When I have time, I am always listening to it through the internet.

and when I send an e-mail to Matt Provence during games,

sometimes, he talks about me~!!


Thanks a lot!!


BTW, do you guys know him??




NOT Phil Jackson, the other guy!!


His name is Jim Cleamons who is the assistant HC of the LA Lakers.

He came Japan and hosted basketball clinics.





To be honest, his basketball level and mind are too high.

Japanese basketball players need to know the real one.

That was huge chance and I was so excited during the clinic.


I would like to hold such kind of clincs much more!!

I met Jon Spolestra

Hi bros!! how are you doing Pigs!!

I am too fine!!



Have you ever seen him??



Yes...Oh, you like the NBA!!

No... Please check ESPN!! He is one of the greatests!!


He is the head coach of the Miami Heat!!

Do you know the Heat right??

I met him!!

Please check the Picture!!






He came Japan with his staffs and one of my tutors is a friend of his father Eric Spolestra.


This is cool is not it!?!?

It was one of my dream...

NBA Cheer Leader!!

Hi!! Guys!! Long time no see!!

Lets Go Pigs!! Lets Go Pedro!!


I would like to inform very happy thing.

One of my friends has passed NBA Dance team tryout!!

Her name is Yoshimi.




She is Japanese woman and lives in Tokyo now.

To be honest, it was too long way...



Took 2 years.




She could not speak English,

She did not know how tough to pass the tryout,

She did not know anyone in the US.


But, she did it.

She is going to be a dance team member

with the Golden State Warriors from the next season.

I can not wait!!

I can not lose!!

I became 25!!

Yes!! Morris!! Yes!! Pigs!!

I know the Pig is 2 years old.


On the other hand,


Morris has become 25 years old!!


25...


Nice age!!

I had been alive a quarter century...

This year is going to be my very important year...


LEAVE IT TO ME!!


I can do it, I have to do it!!


My goals are...


1. Saving $ 15,000

2. TOEIC 900 points

3. Get Visa

4. LA to NYC dribbling!!

5. Lets go Pigs!!



Folks!! Lets go get it!!!

What is in the package??

YES!! MORRIS!! YES!! PIGS!!


As I said, I have got a package from the Pigs!!

Do you guys want to see the inside??

Humm...





$100 please!!!


No, joking!!

I would like to show off the stuff!!





Please look at those!!

A lot of souvenir!!!




Those are messages from my sweets!!

Thanks a lot!! I live it!!




What the h**l is it?!?

I do not know the name... I worry about... Is it a new one or used one!?!?

Please let me know!!


What I can say is,


I can not wait to go to Lehigh Valley in this winter!!!

Lets go PIGS!!

I really appreciate the package!!

Thank x 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000!!!

I have got a package from the US

Yes!! Pigs!! Yes!! Morris!! How are you doooing!!


Now, you know, Japan is in rainy season....

Here, Tokyo, is so muggy and hot...

Temperature is over 90...

Weather forecast says like 85 or something, but actual one is over 90!!

I can guarantee!!!


By the way, as I said,

I got a package from the US.


This is it!!!





It says from LEHIGH VALLEY IRONPIGS!!!

YES MORRIS!!

GO PIGS!!!


I can not wait to open it!!!

However,

an addressee says...

Hiroshi Morioka (Morris)




...


Ususally, we do not use nickname in Japan.

That is so fun to see it in Japan!!

This is US style!!

Great!!


Yes!! Let's open it!!

I really appreciate people who made it and packed it!!

Thank you guys so much!!

Dice-K's old house!!

Yes!! Morris!!

Go Pigs!!

Please Go over.500!!

I am serious!!



Yeah, folks!! How are you doing??

Today, I went to Dice-K's old house (Seibu Lions).


The stadium is very new (can not compare with the Coca Cola Park though).

The capacity is 30,000 I think.

Some of my colleagues work with the Lions as promotion staffs and I met with them.




The atmosphere is different from the US one, I thought some are better and some are not.

What I can say is we should learn from each other.

It is based on culture, so I can not say which is BETTER, but we should learn each other much more.



I would like to suggest a lot of things to the Pigs and Lions.

I hope, someday, each team can be hold a meeting about promotion.


By the way,


Now, Dice-K is not so good condition...

I hope Lehigh guys can see him at the Coca Cola Park...

I wanna WATCH!!

A letter from the president of...

Yeah, Morris!! Yeah, Pigs!!

I know now the Pigs are going well!! I hope we can see the first .500 in this season!!!


Today, I would like to say about a letter.


You guys know, the NBA *(National Basketball Association)



Probably, you do not know, Japan has such like league...

The name is

bj-league *(Japan Basketball League)


The season is almost the same as the NBA (From Nov. to May)

And, this season's campion is OKINAWA (where has a lot of the US army bases)


And...

I got...


a letter...



from...



the president...




of...

"TOO LONG!! PLEASE BE QUICKER"



bj-league!!!



Yes!! Morris!!!


He is like a commissioner!! ( like a David Stern!!)

I was so happy when I received it...

Actually, I sent a lot letters so far...like 10...

Yes!! Morris!!


I am going to meet him and would like to ask something about future of Japanese basketball!!!


I am going to US 169days
Lehigh Valley IronPigs 64 games 29 wins 36 losses
Kei Igawa 14 Games　6 win 1 loss　3.93 ERA

IronPigs Radio Network

You!! Pigs!! Yes!! Morris!! How are you doing??


I know you guys are the IronPigs fan!!

Yes, Morris is also loving the IronPigs.


So, in Japan I am listening to the IronPigs Radio Network.

Matt Provence and Jon Sheaffer announce the all the Pigs game.



I think it was June 5th game against the Indianapolis Indians.

Please crick to below.



Matt Provence answered my questions!!

Several days ago, I sent an e-mail to him, contents were the Pigs and my sweet the Indiana Pacers.


You know, I love Reggie Miller and the Indiana Pacers.



When I heard the response, I was so moved...I called my mom!!

Thank you Matt!! I am waiting your reply!!



I am going to US 179days
Lehigh Valley IronPigs 55 games 23 wins 32 losses
Kei Igawa 11 Games　5 win 1 loss　3.38 ERA

Yuta Tabuse!!

Yes!! Pigs!! Yes!! Morris!! How are you doing??

I am too fine to control by myself!!




Have yo ever heard YUTA TABUSE??





Probably no....




If you are YES, I will give you my rice ball!!





Yuta Tabuse, he is the first Japanese NBA player!!




He used to play in Phoenix Suns.

He played on the court just 4 games...

But, he made a way for us...





After that, he played the NBA D League.


In this year,


He called from Dallas Mavericks' summer camp.

Now, he is 28 years old.


I really hope, not only me, we really hope,


He is going to play the NBA again.


HE CAN DO IT!!!!


Jason Kidd will be trade?!?!


Go PIGS, Go Morris, Go TABUSE!!!

How to accomplish my goals

Yes Pigs!! Yes Morris!!

How are yo doing you guys?? I am pretty fine and too nice to control by myself.


Today, I would like to mention about the title.

"How to accomplish my goals"

As I mentioned before, I have several goals from now to this December.


It is easy to say but very difficult to do it.

I understand sometimes we are going to be a quitter right??

Actually I was and I am too.


However, someone can accomplish their goals and goes on forward...


How?!



This is my way and I could accomplish a lot of goals.










WRITE!!... When you write your goals on a piece of paper, you could re-recognize your goal


PUT ON the wall!!... You can see!! It is free!!


READ!!... You have to insert your goals to your brain. Every morning, every night.


It will take just a minute!!

Yes, you can!!!


I appreciate your time!!!


GO PIGS!! GO MORRIS!! GO LAKERS!!

TOKYO DOME!!

YEAH!! DUDE!! IronPigs won the last game!! NICE!! I wanted to see!!


Anyways, several days ago, I went to the Tokyo Dome with my friend.

Do you know it??


That stadium is one of the biggest ones in Japan.

Capacity is 55,000.

Simply huge.



At the night, I watched Tokyo Yomiuri Giants vs. Orix Bufferows


Actually, I was anxious to watch Japanese baseball game, would like to compare with Minor, Major and Japanese.


It was completely different.




Video board... I love Z.

Music... I could here that, they should learn from the PIG

Promotion... Pigs are better

Way of cheering... Using trumpets, it was so fun!!

Concessions...It is OK, I prefer Japanese one, but I miss french fries

Beer girls (She is just a image, but usually they sell 100 cups of beer a night, $8)


They are some of them, but it was different!!

I love to see difference and need analyze them.


Now's theme is "ANALYZE and ACTION"

I will do it!!!

I called my dude!!

Yeah, dude!! How are you doing??


Just before I called the IronPigs!!

Because, I would like to hear some special words.



The words are





"Yeah dude"




The words are one of my best sayings in the last internship.


When I called him, he said.





"Yeah dude!!!"






I was waiting like 100 years.

Thank you so much.


I can not wait to go back to Lehigh Valley.

I need to do a lot of things.

Yeah, I can do it!!

FOR SURE!!



I love the Pigs!!

Have you ever seen it ?!

Yeah dude!!

Today, I have got an e-mail from the IronPigs co-worker!!

He loves NBA mainly Orlando Magic, definitely Howard aka Super Man!!


I also love NBA, Reggie Miller!!


BTW, did you check this game??

That was "Where amazing happens"



Do you know LeBron's age??

Do you know Morris' age??

Both of them are 24 years old.


Now, I can do he can do better.

However somehow, some parts,

I would like to be

He can do I can do better.


Go My Way!!

Dream will not escape from me.


Lets do it dude!!

L.A. KID!!

Yes Morris!! Go Pigs!! Do not lose!!

Last night was nightmare... Why we lost 2 runs top of 9th...PLEASE!!


Anyways, as I said, I am doing training a.k.a. L.A. KID!!

I used to do it with my roommate in Allentown, but now, I am in Japan.

I think you guys know that it is very though to train by myself.

It is totally better and easy to keep doing with someone.


So, now, I am doing it with my roommate in Japan!!!



This is my roommate!!

To be honest he does not want to do it so much, like I forced him to do it together!!

BUT!! It is good for him too!! He is going to go travel around the world from this July!!

He has to save his life... Muscle and power are very important!!

I hope he understood...



I need to keep working hard everyday!!

I just dooooooooooooooo it!!!

Going to US 192days
Lehigh Valley IronPigs 40 games 16 wins 24 losses
Kei Igawa 　3wins 1 loss　ERA 3.77

PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE in JAPAN

GO MORRIS!! GO PIGS!!

Now, the NBA is playoff semi finals.

The series should be so exciting!! I hope both conf. semis go to game 7!!


Japan has also Professional basketball league calls bj league!!

Last weekend, the final was held in TOKYO.



The game was

"RYUKYU Golden Kings"

vs.

"TOKYO Apacch"

Ryukyu is in Okinawa Prefecture and, as you know, there are a lot of US military bases!!

On the other hand,

Tokyo Apacch's head coach is

"Joe Bryant"


YES MORRIS!! GO PIGS!!

He is KOBE's father!!

Did you know it?!?!

The game was so exciting and promotions were also great!!

Stadium was packed, and over 10,000!!

It was totally better than I expected!!




RYUKYU got the championship!!!


I could feel Japanese basketball has big big potential!!

Coming back to Japan

I have arrived at Japan tonight from Los Angeles.



The trip was long like 11 hours,
however ANA was pretty nice service!!

I highly recommend you guys to use the company!!

Anyways, I felt 3 months are pretty fast!! Time flies!!
I would like to appreciate everyone and everything!!




From now on, I am going to earn money, get visa and improve my English skills for the IronPigs and my future.
I will get to the US on this December, so want to make some goals till then.

Yeah, life needs them!!

1. My TOEIC score should be over 900
2. Saving up money $15,000!!
3. Muscle training everyday aka L.A. Kid.
4. Get H3 visa!!
5. Do something for the IronPigs!! Detail will be updated...

Something like them.

I will do my best effort in my life for those 6 to 7 months in Japan.

Yes, I could do I can do better now!!

Yeah, dude!! I can not wait to see my future!!

Anaheim Angeles

Yes Morris!! Please Morris!!


Do you know Anaheim Angeles!?

Yes!! I do!!



As you know, that is one of MLB teams!!

I went to watch the game and it was the first time to watch MLB game in a ballpark!!

I can say...

HUGE!!



It means good or bad...

but comparing with IronPigs and Coca Cola Park,

it was huge!!

Capacity is completely different!!

But, I prefer the IronPigs!!


I could see a lot of fireworks!!

But, I prefer the IronPigs!!


Some of field contests and promotion were pretty nice!!

But, I prefer the IronPigs!!

I could drink PE**I

But I prefer COCA COLA!!




Anaheim stadium has a lot of information and I could learn so many things.

I felt "3-month intern was great for me!!"

Because of that experience, I could feel what is what, that is good or not something like that.


Keep going, keep moving!!


I am going to go to US 196days
Lehigh Valley IronPigs 37 games 15 wins 22 losses

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Houston Rockets

Yes Morris!! Do you know me!!

As title said, I went to a NBA playoffs game!!

LA Lakers vs. Houston Rockets!!

Actually, the ticket was so expensive, but it was one of my dreams so I decided to buy it.

It was the first time to see a NBA playoffs in a stadium.



What I can say is atmosphere was completely different comparing with regular season.

The staples center was completely packed!!!


GASOL


VUJACIC

Almost all fans were booing against Rockets mainly Ron Artest!!
People made "Wave" so many times!!
Tremendous sound of "Defense call"
When Kobe made a shoot, everyone became crazy!!

It was unbelievable!!




Finaliy, LA Lakers beat Rockets!! (Now LAL is already going to do against DENVER conf. final)

Fans were shouting "Houston Su*ks!!" not only inside, but also outside of the staples.

Playoffs are completely different...

Next one id NBA playoffs final?!

Yeah, someday for sure!!



PLEASE GIVE ME the TICKET!!

Sedona

Yes! Morris!! How are yo dooooooing??
Do you know Sedona??

I hope you guys know it, it is in state of Arizona and like Grand Canyon.



Sedona is one of the most famous power spots in the world.

I can surely say, here is one of the best places in my life!!

If you asked people who live in Arizona, I hope over 90% people could say “Sedona is better than Grand Canyon”

In my case, Grand Canyon 1 time, Sedona 5 times so far.

This is the result, and I love Sedona, someday I would like to bring my parents there.


As I said, Sedona has big power,

when people go near Sedona, their bodies are going to be hot, their hands will sweat…

not everybody but a lot of people will be like that.



Here is not only for travelers, but also professional sports players, artists and more.

Not only the US guys, Japanese players too.

In this time, again, my mentor who owns ice cream stores in Phoenix brought us to the Sedona!!

He treated and hung around me in every Arizona visiting.

I really appreciate that from bottom of my heart.



If you see the pictures, you could see it was great time!!



I could refresh and regain power!!

My power gage is maximum now!!


It is sure that I can do what I want to do in Japan!!

OK!! Com’n guys!! I can do it!!

Thank Hiro-san, thank Sedona!!

The last day

Yes, Morris… seriously, I felt so sad…

Today was going to be my last workday of the IronPigs.
I packed up my stuff and cleaned up…



If I met a person, I had to say good bye eventually.
Below is my last e-mail to Pigs staffs.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Sweet IronPigs

I would like to say thank you guys so much!!
The experience in the IronPigs is definitely my treasure.

I sent e-mail to Lehigh Valley IronPigs and Josh replied me. It was beginning of December, 2008
I joined the winter meeting 2008 and met Matt Provence aka MP3, and he was so fun and great guy.

I came here on February 16th 2009, and a lot of staffs welcomed me.
The Midnight Madness was on Feb. 28th... it was crazy...

The opening game was on April 9th 2009, it was awesome moment and I was so moved.
The Japan Night was on May 4th, everyone helped me but the game was rained out.
However, we did it 2 days later. The Night was fantastic and it made me cry.

And today, it is going to be the last working day of IronPigs, on May 8th.
I spent here 81 days. Again, the days were awesome moment.

Morris Records,
Made Rice Balls...200 balls
Launched T-shirts with Green Man...100 shirts
I used the ballpark laundry...5 times or more
Moved times...Uncountable

I love to work in here and love to work with you guys.

Have a great season!!

Hiroshi Morris Morioka

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

My first intern had done, but now I face new challenge.



I can guarantee
that I am going to go back the IronPigs from December 2009.

It needs a lot of things to do, and I will be able to knock them down!!

“A little more conversation, and a little more action”
It is step-by-step everyday. I can not wait to see you guys!!



Again, I appreciate you guys help from bottom of my heart.
Arigatou!! (means thank you)

Appreciation

After the wining ball game, as usual, I threw the victory pigs.

Surprisingly, my supervisor, Lindsey grabbed a mic then spoke

“Tonight, we have sad news. our intern from Japan, Morris, is going to go home after this game”
“He did great job, and we would like to appreciate his effort, give him some gifts”
“Please you guys clap your hands for Morris”




It was totally unexpected thing, and I could understand what was going on.

I got a couple of gift from Lindsey


“Pigs Big Flag”,




”Named Uniform”




”My pictures display with staff messages”




A lot of kinds of pictures which I costumed on the video board
Audience gave me standing ovation,

I could not stop crying…
I really really appreciate from bottom of my heart, and also was so happy because they accepted my work.




It was one of the best moments in this intern.
It is going to be great self-confidence, but I also can not be satisfied in this situation. I can do much better.

If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything.

Re: Japan Night!!

Yes!! Morris!! Japan Night!!
Today, finally we hosted the Japan Night.

Because of reschedule, we could not some plans of the night.
However, we did a lot of Japanese things!!

Whether The night was not so good weather condition, a lot of people were coming to the coca cola park.

Japanese PA announce and music had played
Japanese MLB players autograph raffle had hold
Tondabayashi city (sister city of Bethlehem) video had played on the video board
Traditional contest on the field had played
People bought Jet Balloons




I could feel a lot of Japanese atmosphere.

Also, the game itself was good-bye game, I felt pretty well!!
After the winning game, we always throw “Victory Pigs” to the stand, and as usual, I went to the field and threw the pigs…

At the same time, I faced super surprising thing…

Japan Night

Hey, guys, folks and PIGS!! May 4th was the Japan Night!!

However!! As you know, unfortunately the night was rained out.
Sister city staffs, Moravian College staff, Japanese people who live in Lehigh and our Pigs staff,



Yes!! Morris!!

I really feel bad because they helped me so much.

We prepared a lot of things like Jet Balloon, Japanese MLB players autograph, Japanese food, music and announce, sister city display, and more…

However, it can not be helped. Postpone is postpone.

We decided to do the Japan Night again on May 6th.

I do appreciate people’s help and I have to face up to go for the Japan Night.

What is Morris No.2

Hi brothers!!

Please check this clip too.



I am sure, will go to Los Angeles to New York City by dribbling.

Have a good night.

Please come to the Japan night on May 4th.

Who is Morris??

Yes, this is Morris.

How are you doing??


Now, I am interning in Lehigh valley IronPigs.

I am always thinking what is the best way to help the team.


One of the ways is "Rice Ball" I think.

Other things are like... Please guess...


Basic things are the most important,

and it is going to be skill, confidence and trust.


However, I have to do something difference.

I was doing like below...



I love to do what nobody does it.


Now, here is the best place to spend my life time,

and I have confidence that I can show my best effort in here.


There are just 20 days to go to leave here.

If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything.


Intern 65days
Next Step 23days
Japan Night 13days!!

Takashi Kashiwada

Hi Pigs!! How are you doing??

Do you know his name?? Takashi Kashiwada.

He is Japanese, and now International scout of Tokyo Yomiuri Giants.

He used to play a pitcher and Tokyo Giants and NEW YORK METS!!

I think some of you guys know hie name.



I was so surprised when I saw him, because my grandfather loves Giants

and he had never given us the TV controller..


I think AAA has huge chance to meet people.

You know, I can not see such guys like Takashi and Kei in Japan...

However, here can meet, I think AA or A can not do it...

Here, Lehigh Valley is great!!

Thank you so much.


And you know what?? Daisuke Matsuzaka will come to Lehigh again?!

Intern 64days
Nextstep 24days
Japan Night 12days