Does ANYBODY know who won the bid for DAISUKE MATSUZAKA?!?!?
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Well no one has "won" yet. The Seibu Lions have 4 days to accept or decline the highest bid which are all secretly made.
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I had putb this one on my watch list yesterday cos i didn't know who it was n i badly wanted to find out....\nDOESN'T ANYBODY HERE KNOW?!!!\nor mayb it wasn't a major transfer deal....?
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Check Beckett.com or look in Baseball Beckett or Tuff Stuff.  If he's signing, it should be listed, in the ads or show listings.
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I found this guy (Pete Spratt), who won the Dallas Golden Gloves championship in 1995, but the exact division isn't specified. Why are you interested? Is it really you?
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My early pick for the Derby this year??? Hint: Watch Barabaro, owned by Michael Matz. I truly expect that these two names, Barbaro in particular, will be seen in the news more and more as Derby time approaches.
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Awesome trade! Andrew Jones is an amazing hitter. If you watch the way he swings you can tell this guy's great. In my mind Andrew is one of the best players in the leauge and getting him for Casey Blake was a total steal. Awesome!
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I'm a Mets fan. Huge actually. I've voted many for the whole Mets lineup on MLB.com. I want as many people representing New York, the National League, and the MLB from the best team in baseball right now. Mets are going to win it all baby with their many All-Stars!
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Do you mean Daisuke Matsuzaka, the pitcher from the Seibu Lions of the Japanese baseball league? He has been in the news since the Red Sox made a huge bid ($51.1 million) to negotiate with him. His carreer ERA is 2.94, but he burst onto MLB teams radar with a 3-0 record and 1.38 ERA, leading to the MVP award, for the World Baseball Classic.\n\nHe has never admitted to throwing a gyro ball, although he is widely believed to throw one on occassion. Not that there is anything illegal about throwing one, a gyro ball is a kind of a cut fastball, but it rotates sideways so it can break more. It is likely he doesn't talk much about it since it is a very hard pitch to control so it is rarely thrown.
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Hell yes!!!!  Not only overpaid but COMPLETELY OVERRATED!!!!! He is not the best 3rd baseman in MLB, but cuz Steinbrenner has more money than GOD he gets the most publicity!!!  Maybe this year the gold glove award for 3rd base will actually go to a GREAT DEFENSIVE player (CREDE WHITE SOX) and not the "more popular" one.  Oh gee - I thought that was the whole idea of the award!!!
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Well, last night's game looked like a completely different series didn't it?\n\nEdmonton was ALL over San Jose from beginning to end.  Rolosson came up HUGE for the Oil and this team is RIGHT BACK IN IT.  \n\nI will cry tears of happiness if the Oilers win the cup this year.  And I think that they can do it!\n\nOilers in 7 baby!!\n\nGO OIL GO!!
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First, just to clarify something about the $51 million, the RedSox only have to pay it if he agrees to a contract. If he doesn't agree to a contract, the RedSox don't pay anything. Secondly, he is being represented by Scott Boras, who is notorious for getting players the most money possible.\n\nBoras also only wants a 3 or 4 year deal, allowing Matzusaka to become a free agent before he turns 30 years old, allowing him to hit the free agent market in his prime and command an even larger contract. (of course this all becomes a moot point if he doesn't sign) \n\nFrom the reports that I've heard, it's expected that if he signs it will be for around 10 million a year.  So ultimately they will end up paying 80 to 90 million dollars for a 3 to 4 year contract.\n\nThis is all stuff that I've heard on espnews.\n\nI think that they will sign him. Even though he's never pitched a major league game, he has faced, and performed very well, agianst major leaguers in the World Baseball Classic. He dominated in the World Baseball Classic earlier this year, winning the MVP for the tournament.
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Daisuke Matsuzaka. Remember that name.
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Truex Jr. ROCKS! I have been keeping tabs on him since he was in racing's minor leagues, and heard about him cos i'm from NYC.
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Don't get hung up on the $51.1 million number for Matsuzaka. The Red Sox have all the leverage. I've heard the Seibu Lions might agree to put a few million of that money toward Matsuzaka's salary if that's what it takes to get a deal done. Remember, if the Red Sox don't sign him the Sox keep the $51.1 million. \n\nJohnny Damon was given a reasonable offer and chose to leave. The Red Sox have Jacoby Ellsbury who will be ready for centerfield in 2008 and has star potential. They did not want to sign Damon to a long-term deal for above market value. The Crisp signing was a smart move; if not for his injury last year you would not be missing Damon so much right now.\n\nIf J.D. Drew is signed, he will provide the protection for Papi. It's a risk because he's been injury prone (The Sox know all about injury prone right fielders!). Remember that if Manny is traded (I think he will be this time) Boston will be getting some nice pieces in return. There are at least four teams rumored to be interested; competition means more value for the Sox.\n\nYou've got to take chances if you want to keep up with the Joneses, er, Steinbrenners.
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Sorry, I dont know...BUT, who did he pick?...I missed it yesterday...
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Kulongoski beat Saxton... \nhttp://www.newsregister.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=214706
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I have the Devils Stanley Cup DVD from the 03 season.  I watch Stevens' hit on Kariya over and over.  I like Paul Kariya, but he really shoulda kept his head up!  You can probably find it on ebay for cheap now.