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BoSox complain about Toronto's visitor clubhouse?
Published 4/18/2007 by Ben Maller at Ben Maller's Sports Rumors & Notes
... Red Sox manager Terry Francona was not impressed by the new visitors' clubhouse in Toronto, which isn't much bigger than the old one and is actually narrower than the former space. "It looks like a trailer," Francona said. As for the visiting manager's office? "How can you leave a bathroom out?" Francona wondered. The former clubhouse has been converted into a weight room, which Francona acknowledged was beautiful. He also alluded to the cramped quarters on the visitors' side in Fenway Park, saying, "I haven't been in our visiting clubhouse for a number of years. We probably don't have room to be bitching."

No Support (Yet), But Matsuzaka Justifying The Hype
Published 4/18/2007 by redsock at The Joy of Sox
... interview. Hideki Okajima used his changeup to strike out the side in the seventh. He has 8 K in 6.2 innings. ... Jon Lester had to throw a 75-pitch side session on Monday after Greenville manager Gabe Kapler made a mistake with Saturday's lineup card, making Lester ineligible to pitch. Coco Crisp, David Ortiz and DeMarlo Hale will