Boston Red Sox - Okajima struggled in Boston's 4-3 loss to Toronto

New England Sports Blog found this 3/20/2008 on www.boston.com [flag]

FORT MYERS, Fla. After starting an hour late because of a threatened boycott, the Boston Red Sox had a disappointing final tuneup before heading to Japan. Hideki Okajima was charged with all four runs in the eighth inning Wednesday when the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Red Sox 4-3 in Boston's last spring training game in Florida. The start was delayed 64 minutes after Red Sox players threatened ... [link]

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Published 3/20/2008 by Matthew Hume at New England Sports Blog
Boston Globe (Steve Silva) Bartolo Colon, Keith Ginter & Joe Thurston To Minors Boston Globe (Nick Cafardo) Red Sox Players Go To Bat For Coaches Boston Globe (Jackie MacMullan) For Red Sox, It Was A Time For Team Unity AP (Howard Ulman) Okajima Struggled In Boston's 4-3 Loss To Toronto Stats.com Toronto Blue Jays (4) Boston Red Sox ...

Tracking the Sox in the Air
Published 3/20/2008 by ssilva at Boston Dirt Dogs
... If the Sox Are Flying on Japan Air Lines Flight No. 8807, They Have Arrived Yesterday's News: Colon Assigned to Minors Jays 4, Red Sox 3: Okajima Struggles in Loss A Minor Change of Plan for Dice-K

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