Japan baseball players avert 2nd strike
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Japan&#39;s professional baseball players averted a second strike this weekend after team representatives softened their stance Thursday and agreed with management that a club may be added next season.
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Japanese pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka picked the right spot to showcase his talent. He pitched a complete game Thursday in leading the Japanese All-Stars past the touring major league stars 5-1 in Game 6 of an eight-game exhibition series. The major leaguers lead the series 4-2.
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CHICAGO -- Felix Diaz did something that few pitchers have been able to do lately. He found a way to shut down Ichiro Suzuki. Backed by two-run homers from Joe Borchard and Paul Konerko, Diaz (2-4) allowed
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Befuddled by a sweeping curve, Ryan Spilborghs found that it only got worse, because he was no match for the fastball that came next. He was frozen not by the 48-degree weather, but the guile and finesse of Hideki Okajima.
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Japan's baseball players meet fans in Tokyo to try to boost support for a strike - the first in the country's history.
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Japanese baseball players decided to go  on strike for the first time in the 70 year history of the  local game after last minute talks with the representatives of  the ballclubs on Friday ended without an agreement.
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Since 1998, major league baseball teams have had to pay posting fees for the right to negotiate with Japanese players who are still under contract.
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Japanese baseball players decided to go on strike for the first time in the 70 year history of the local game after last minute talks with the representatives
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Manager Terry Francona , who has not watched either of Daisuke Matsuzaka's bullpen sessions, acknowledged yesterday that the Japanese pitcher, who is accustomed to doing considerably more throwing than his American counterparts in spring training, will continue to do so here.
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Japanese baseball players elected to stage the first strike in the history of the sport in Japan on Friday after extended negotiations with team officials failed to reach an agreement.
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Japan&#39;s professional baseball players&#39; association says it will go on strike for the first time in its 70-year history if owners approve a proposed merger of two teams later this week.
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Japanese baseball players and club representatives reached a deal Thursday to end the first strike in the 70-year history of the sport in Japan, with owners agreeing to let newcomers into the leagues as early as next season.
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Fans of one of Japan's best-loved sports  lined up for tickets Monday as professional baseball players  returned to work after staging the first strike in the 70-year  history of the domestic game.
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The Red Sox agreed to a contract with a Japanese pitcher &#151; no, not that one. In the midst of negotiations with potential ace Daisuke Matsuzaka, the Red Sox agreed Thursday to a two-year contract with left-handed reliever Hideki Okajima.
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As Matsuzaka signs a huge contract with the Boston Red Sox, some Japanese fans worry about losing all their superstars. Others are just proud
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In his first game since breaking his left wrist May 11, Hideki Matsui went 4 for 4 as designated hitter, while starter Mike Mussina worked six and a third innings and gave up no runs.
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Japanese baseball players and club  representatives reached a deal Thursday to end the first strike  in the 70-year history of the sport in Japan, with owners  agreeing to let newcomers into the leagues as early as next  season.