Matsuzaka has routine down now
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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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NEWPORT BEACH, California  - Pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka has done his homework for next month's spring training with his new Boston Red Sox team mates.
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On paper, the matchup of Hideki Matsui against Pedro Martinez didn&#39;t look like a good one for the Yankees. But, as Derek Jeter always says, that&#39;s why they don&#39;t play the games on paper.
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Daisuke Matsuzaka had an easy time in his first spring training outing against major leaguers. Dice-K allowed two hits in three scoreless innings and struck out three Tuesday for the Boston Red Sox in a 14-6 rout of the Florida Marlins at Jupiter, Fla.
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HOUSTON Houston Rocket Tracy McGrady missed most of practice today because of nagging hip and groin injuries. It&#39;s another sign that the two-time NBA scoring champ will probably sit out tomorrow&#39;s game against Minnesota.
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The Yankeesâ Hideki Matsui hit four home runs in the seven games before Saturday nightâs matchup against the Devil Rays at Tropicana Field, including one Friday.
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The news that Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki , frustrated by years of losing in Seattle, may explore free agency after the season has not been lost on Daisuke Matsuzaka .
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While manager Terry Francona has determined that a pat on the back will be a good start to his communication with Japanese pitchers Hideki Okajima and -- potentially -- Daisuke Matsuzaka, Curt Schilling has decided that a little more than that will be needed. So Schilling has commenced his studying.
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So far, perhaps the biggest difference between managing Daisuke Matsuzaka and Michael Jordan can be measured by one dislocated finger.
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Milton Bradley is starting fresh with the Padres, but the first few days with his new team will be spent back on the disabled list for a strained left oblique muscle.
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Five and a half months into Daisuke Matsuzakaâs hyped first season with the Boston Red Sox, he has deteriorated into a pitching punching bag.
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Ah, the big inning. It's been the hot topic around Daisuke Matsuzaka, that one inning that can cost a team a game in a pitcher's inability to get the final out. Or anyone out.
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Curt Schilling plans to test the free-agent market, Daisuke Matsuzaka pushed his pitch count past 100 and Manny Ramirez intends to skip that Atlantic City car show.
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After Red Sox manager Terry Francona said yesterday afternoon that Wednesday's starter was TBA (to be announced) - ordinarily, it would be Daisuke Matsuzaka's day - the Japanese righthander informed Japanese reporters he had been told he would be pitching Saturday.
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Kazuo Matsui has rebounded from his high-profile failure with the Mets with a .318 batting average and 12 stolen bases in 32 games for the Rockies this season.
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There was little emotion from players or management yesterday as the Braves got ready for their streak of division titles to end.
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Hideki Matsui broke out of a long slump and Phil Hughes picked up his first victory at Yankee Stadium, helping New York win again. But the suddenly surging wild-card leaders also owe a big thanks to the Big Hurt.