Matsuzaka wasn't feeling it
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His stomach was bothering him from the start of the game. By the end of the second inning, he was vomiting. Then came another wave of nausea.
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As moderate as George Mitchellâs report was, it had no power to force baseball to upgrade its testing and penalties. Labor and management still have to work out the next steps.
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Michael Barrett's tussles with his teammates didn't scare away the San Diego Padres, and neither did Milton Bradley's outbursts.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. was strangely subdued after his latest victory at Talladega Superspeedway.
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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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Passing Cy Young didn't faze Greg Maddux. Moving ahead of his older brother was a bit more exciting.
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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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The Seattle SuperSonics did not have Ray Allen and they did not have the momentum. What they did have was the same determination that has carried them through the past seven days, and that turned out to be
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ne bad breaking ball did in the Yankees yesterday. Usually, one mistake does not cost them so dearly, but the Yankees are not usually scrounging for hits either.
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It was two batters into the seventh inning when Hideki Okajima, the Red Sox' savior (or at least the one who had earned that title Thursday night), entered last night's game. His bullpen mates, not to mention Daisuke Matsuzaka, the starter who lasted just 5 1/3 innings, surely expected him to do what he had done two nights ...
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The Red Sox clinched another playoff berth Monday night, but this time their reaction was much more subdued.
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With ThursdayÂs midnight deadline creeping closer, the Red Sox still cannot predict if Japanese ace Daisuke Matsuzaka will be smiling and holding up on of their jerseys anytime soon.
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The hours are dwindling to a precious few, and Daisuke Matsuzaka remains unsigned. If midnight Thursday comes and he remains so, we can then indulge in one of modern America's favorite rituals: The Blame Game.
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&quot;Iâm happy we won, but I was kind of mad I got out there and I just didnât do the job in the last inning,&quot; he said. &quot;Thatâs what Iâm upset about.
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Daisuke Matsuzaka wasn't having any of it. He wanted no part of the question, or its answer. When asked where his wife would be giving birth - a scenario that might affect his team, based on his availability for its jaunt to Japan - Matsuzaka asked for privacy, saying, "She's just in a very sort of ...
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For Daisuke Matsuzaka, the hardest thing hasn't been the language, food, ball, mound, catcher, manager, teammates, workout routine, hotel beds, neighborhood, TV channels, or the Hammond Parkway rotary.
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Daisuke Matsuzaka's spring training debut with the Boston Red Sox began when he gave up a leadoff double by a college junior. The Japanese star retired his other six batters Friday night.