Dice-K won't change his pitching style
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Daisuke Matsuzaka smiled at some questions, grew pensive about others and responded with a mixture of diplomacy and directness. In his first spring training news conference Thursday, Boston's $103 million pitcher said he would remain humble as a rookie, apologize to Red Sox teammates if the media crush annoyed them and has had no problems adjusting to his new country.
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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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Whaddya think? Let him close tonight? He threw only 99 pitches and he was still pumping high-octane gas at the end. Curt Schilling might be good for a batter or two in a pinch tonight.
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When it comes to landmark winning streaks, the same rules apparently apply in volleyball as they do with a possible no-hitter in baseball. Until the achievement is realized, there can be no speaking of it.
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Even Barry Bonds can&#39;t belt home runs if he doesn&#39;t get any pitches to hit. The Giants&#39; left-handed slugger remained stuck on 696 for the second consecutive evening
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It turns out Mike Lowell was never a part of the internal DH discussion. Terry Francona was never taking him out of the lineup.
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First Troy Glaus, then Russ Ortiz, and the Arizona Diamondbacks say they aren&#39;t finished. &quot;This is the second day of the new Diamondbacks,&quot; Arizona managing partner Ken Kendrick
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Nomo improved to 5-5 in his career against Arizona in his 297th career start...Giovanni Carrara retired the side in the seventh for the Dodgers...The Diamondbacks activated pitcher Scott Service from the 15-day disabled list and recalled pitchers Randy
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Houston- Although the index finger on his throwing hand was so stiff Saturday he couldn&#39;t bend it, St. Louis Cardinals reliever Steve Kline is still hoping to pitch again this postseason.
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Their curiosity of pitchers can often complement their talent and the best pitchers never stop learning new grips. It can be a matter of survival.
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SEATTLE -- The Seattle Mariners won&#39;t exercise the club&#39;s option on closer Eddie Guardado for next season, giving the left-hander until Nov. 10 to decide if he wants to become a free agent.
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The Dodgers still aren&#39;t totally sure what to make of Hideo Nomo, and to be certain, pitching him against the Arizona Diamondbacks isn&#39;t the best way to get definitive answers.
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Kevin Millar, at the center of a scrum of New York media types seeking some back-page material for the weekend Red Sox-Yankees series, insisted before last night's first pitch that his team's focus had not strayed ahead to the pinstripers.
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NORTON -- Sometimes, changes are good. Which is why there will be no change of venue for the Deutsche Bank Championship.
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Detroit pitchers will try to get those infield throws down, Dice-K will make the transition to American-style baseball and Barry Zito will start justifying the $126 million that's become attached to his name.
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For Kazufumi Kurahashi , it will be all D-Mat all the time. Or all Dice-K all the time. Actually, he finds these newly created Daisuke Matsuzaka nicknames rather inadequate.
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Dice-K was OK at Petco Park, again. Daisuke Matsuzaka escaped a first-inning jam to outpitch Greg Maddux, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 2-1 win over the San Diego Padres in a matchup of two of baseball's top teams Friday night.