Matsuzaka Masterpiece: Glimpses of Greatness in Arm of Teenager
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Eight and a half years ago, Daisuke Matsuzaka established his legendary status in Japan with a feat of endurance that is still hard to fathom in the context of Major League Baseball.
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The man can pitch. The man can hit. The man can field. Daisuke Matsuzaka played the game of his life last night, picking up the win with 5 1/3 solid innings in the Red Sox' 10-5 victory over the Colorado Rockies.
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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- It was a nice handoff, in a manner of speaking. As Jason Varitek walked into the clubhouse at the Red Sox minor league complex after his time with the media -- American and Japanese -- he took his right fist and playfully jammed it into the stomach of Daisuke Matsuzaka, as the pitcher headed outside to ...
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He'd been spared the talk show torchings, the columnist wisecracks, and the wrath of the Nation. Like some of his teammates, Daisuke Matsuzaka was able to work through a June slump without getting much attention.
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Japan's Daisuke Matsuzaka was the winning pitcher in Boston's 10-5 victory over the Rockies in Game Three of the World Series on Saturday, bringing the Red Sox within one more victory of the Fall Classic crown.
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Doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital will have the final word, but assuming Daisuke Matsuzaka passes his physical, the best young pitcher in Japan will be pitching for the Red Sox next season.
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Daisuke Matsuzaka is quickly putting his off-the-field worries behind him. Now, the Japanese ace is hungry for spring training with the Boston Red Sox.
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Orioles outfielder Jon Knott is so unsung he can't be found in the team's media guide, but he dominates Red Sox sensation Daisuke Matsuzaka on Sunday with a home run and a single.
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Sport: Motor sport: David Ornstein discovers how the top coaches nurture extraordinary ability across the sporting spectrum.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Japanese ace Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched a compete game as the Japan all-stars defeated their major league counterparts 5-1 on Thursday in Game 6 of an eight-game exhibition series.
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The man with the $100 million arm is eager to add to Boston's rich pitching history. Daisuke Matsuzaka's $52 million, six-year contract was announced Thursday by the Red Sox, who hope he will follow Roger Clemens and Pedro Martinez as an ace on the Fenway Park mound.
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Just a few short months ago some of us (me, for one) thought Hideki Okajima was little more than a stable pony for Daisuke Matsuzaka
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The superstar springs a surprise.
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Photographers jammed the left-field line from home plate to third base. Daisuke Matsuzaka threw the first pitch of his first batting practice. Then he threw 43 more &#151; fastballs, curves, sliders and changeups. When the Japanese star was done, Red Sox pitching coach John Farrell gave him a positive review.
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The Metropolitan Museumâs show offers a supremely clear account of his maturation from brilliant, methodical young artist to a deeper, more lyrical, less predictable one.
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Scott Kazmir had a cool confidence in a tough environment for baseball&#39;s youngest pitcher and a sense of wonder that he had succeeded in it.
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Several factors went into Omar Minaya&#39;s decision to hire Willie Randolph as the new manager of the Mets. One of them involved Kaz Matsui.