The three pitchers faced similar problems at first--they couldn't speak the language and couldn't get used to the food--but all agree that adjusting to the life style isn't the biggest difficulty.
郭泰源雖有球團配給他翻譯及廚子，但剛來的日子，仍是「什麼都不對」。而莊勝雄即使到現在，都還不太能接受日本料理當主食。儘管如此，三個人都不以為生活上的適應是最大的困難。