boston.com - 7/28/2009
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Red Sox manager Terry Francona said this afternoon he was disappointed in Daisuke Matsuzaka for comments he made in a Japanese media report brought to light this morning. We had made huge strides [in communicating] during our meetings, said Francona....
weei.com - 7/28/2009
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weei.com —
Though he is now in his third year
in the United States, it is increasingly clear that...
Daisuke Matsuzaka and the Red Sox still are dealing with their differences as they approach the issue of how to keep the pitcher both healthy and effective. That ...
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Alex Speier | Worlds Apart? Red Sox and Matsuzaka ...
boston.com - 7/28/2009
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boston.com —
Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka recently criticized the
Red Sox in the Japanese media, blaming his struggles...
this season on the team's throwing program and training regimen, and also expressed his frustration to the team in a face-to-face meeting at...
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Matsuzaka critical of Sox' methods, expresses ...
mvn.com - 7/30/2009
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mvn.com —
It was apparent that there were going to
be some social and cultural differences when the Boston...
Red Sox signed Daisuke Matsuzaka out of Japan three years ago and shipped him over to the United States. You know, different country; different language; forks instead of chopsticks. Such things ...
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Red Sox, Matsuzaka Both At Fault, But Hardheadedness ...
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Afternoon Red Sox Delight – 7/28
SOX & Dawgs —
... go out anymore. I always seem to miss the good stuff.
Buchholz brings more maturity, confidence [RedSox.com]
Worlds Apart? Red Sox and Matsuzaka Struggle to Find Middle Ground [Alex Speier - WEEI.com]
Red Sox disappointed with Matsuzaka’s criticism of training program [Extra Bases]
Farrell calls Matsuzaka comments ‘disappointing’ [Extra Bases]
Francona ‘disappointed’ by Matsuzaka’s ‘unfortunate’ ...
That's Just Dice-K Being Pedro
Boston Dirt Dogs —
... "We had made huge strides [in communicating] during our meetings. So to hear him say that -- to have him air it out publicly -- Im disappointed. ...For $102 million, if [Red Sox owner John Henry] came down and asked, Whats going on? and we said, Were letting [Daisuke] do it his own way,' he probably wouldnt like that very much... I know theres frustration, but its unfortunate for [Matsuzaka] to say that. I thought everybody was on board with what we were doing. -- Red Sox manager Terry Francona ...
TROUBLE IN PARA-DICE: FRANCONA FIRES BACK
BigLeagueScrew —
... major leagues, I couldn’t train in my own way, so now I’ve lost all those savings.”
Terry Francona responded by saying he was “disappointed” with the comments. Dice-K’s issues with the Sox management clearly were not handled in the right way. However, I can’t say that I think he’s wrong. It seemed to work for him. Maybe he would’ve broken down anyway… but the result would have been the same.
Via Boston.com:
“We had made huge strides [in communicating] ...
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