Glare aside, Matsuzaka feels at home
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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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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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Economy has not been Daisuke Matsuzaka's strong suit during his short major league career and last night was no exception in throwing 110 pitches over six innings in a 9-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.
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As the two New York teams coast toward the postseason, Hideki Matsui has restored the confidence of Yankee fans, while Pedro MartÃ­nez has given Mets fans reason to fret.
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For the better part of the night, it appeared they'd be toasting Daisuke Matsuzaka in Keene and Kyoto, Yarmouth and Yokohama, Farmington and Fukuoka, a celebration of a playoff berth by a Sox fandom that had broadened its borders to embrace Matsuzaka's native Japan.
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Arizona still feels like home to Phil Mickelson, especially on a day like yesterday, when he had one of the best rounds of his life, and one of the lowest scores in PGA Tour history.
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Daisuke Matsuzaka dined with his would-be Boston bosses and took in a Los Angeles Lakers game during a trip to the United States, then headed back to Japan and left his agent to work out a deal with the Red Sox.
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With Game 3 of the World Series at Busch Stadium on Tuesday, the St. Louis Cardinals are hoping that the comforts of home make a difference against Boston.
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Daisuke Matsuzaka has never thrown a major league pitch. Yet, Dice K is everywhere, all the time, as if the globalization of the Red Sox cannot succeed without his face.
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Despite shots that sailed into the desert and in the water, Phil Mickelson is a winner again, on a course in Scottsdale, Ariz., that still feels like home.
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Japanese midfielder Daisuke Matsui is proving a hit both on and off the field at French side Le Mans.
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That&#39;s what Boston Red Sox fans living in St. Louis are feeling in this World Series. &quot;I&#39;m feeling like I can&#39;t lose,&quot; said Steve Lyle, 57, a retired insurance benefits consultant from Chesterfield.
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Wataru Misaka, the first Japanese-American to play basketball at the highest level, remains a gentle reminder of the sport's first steps toward diversity.
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This time it wasn't his stomach that left Daisuke Matsuzaka feeling queasy. It was the Cleveland Indians' offense. During his last start in Texas, the Japanese sensation was seen dry-heaving in the dugout runway. No need for the Pepto-Bismol this time, just better command.
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The country of Japan revels in Ichiro Suzuki's record-breaking season.
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The city's dominance in football, baseball, and basketball has fans in a rare feel-good mood.
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NEWPORT BEACH, California  - Pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka has done his homework for next month's spring training with his new Boston Red Sox teammates.