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Odds And Ends: Sheets, Moeller, Yankees
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — ... York Times writes that the Yankees are instant favorites for the World Series. Another New York Times writer, Ben Shpigel, writes that the Mets especially need Oliver Perez now that the Phillies have signed Raul Ibanez. Roto Authority breaks down the re-vamped San Francisco bullpen. Matt Clement's optimistic about his fresh start with the Jays. Hideki Okajima will run a marathon Sunday, and the Red Sox aren't thrilled. ...

Blogs And Such
Around The Bases: A Boston Red Sox Blog — ... blogs. » Ian at Sox & Dawgs gives us a brief rundown of known offers for Mark Teixeira, like me, Ian hopes he is sporting some of those new uniforms and hats unveiled Thursday by the Red Sox. » Hideki Okajima is running a marathon tomorrow, the Red Sox wish they had known so they could have discouraged him from doing so. » Within an hour last night there ...

Red Sox Prefer Their Pitchers Fat [Mlb]
Deadspin — We got a fun tip about Red Sox reliever Hideki Okajima's plan to run the Hawaii Marathon tomorrow. Sounded like a fun little innocent tidbit, right? Well it turns out that the Boston Red Sox powers that be did not know about their pitcher's plans and they aren't too pleased. The Red Sox were surprised to learn that lefthanded reliever Hideki Okajima will be running in the Honolulu Marathon Sunday. One team official said the Sox were not pleased and would have discouraged him had the team been apprised of his decision. Epstein did not return an ...

This Week in Bloggernets: Kansas flips after UMass win
Red Sox Monster — ... Cashman Way." With a blog headline like that, what's not to love? ( The Big Lead ) -- Dustin Pedroia made a rather unsavory list. ( Pyle of List ) -- The excellent Ball Don't Lie speaks to Charles Barkley. ( Ball Don't Lie ) -- In case you didn't hear: People are making Manny Ramirez sad! Awwww. ( Big League Stew ) -- Hideki Okajima's running the Honolulu Marathon today -- and the Red Sox organization is not amused. ( Sox & Dawgs ) ( Boston Globe ) -- A look at the ever-changing Red Sox 25-man roster, as of now. ( Over the ...

Okajima Crosses The Finish Line
Center Field — ... about Hideki Okajima's plans to run in the Honolulu Marathon. The story picked up steam on Friday, with postings on Sox blogs around the internet- and the Globe discovered that the Red Sox didn't know of Oki's race plans. Per the Globe, they weren't exactly excited about it: "One team official said the Sox were not pleased and would have discouraged him had the team been apprised of his decision." But concerns of the front office be damned, Oki threw caution to the wind and ran in the race earlier today - ...

Hideki Okajima finishes Honolulu Marathon, 'controversy' develops
Red Sox Monster — ... !). It's something you'd think the Red Sox could take pride in. Or, maybe not. From Friday's Boston Globe : The Red Sox were surprised to learn that lefthanded reliever Hideki Okajima will be running in the Honolulu Marathon Sunday. One team official said the Sox were not pleased and would have discouraged him had the team been apprised of his decision. Epstein did not return an e-mail regarding Okajima yesterday. The marathon generally draws more than 60 percent of its runners from Japan, and Okajima will be one of more than 14,000 competitors from the country out of 23,000 ...