MATSUI MAY TAKE BP SOON

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A few days ago, there was talk of surgery for Hideki Matsui and his ailing left knee. Last night, the outlook seemed infinitely better, as the talk was of him taking batting practice soon. "He came in today and he looked great. Keeping him off it... [link]

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Baseball Today: Tuesday, July 1
Published 7/1/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... (Philadelphia Daily News) . . . Hideki Matsui's feeling better and may take batting practice soon (New York Post) . . . Francisco Liriano p ...

Quiet bats waste Moose's effort
Published 7/1/2008 by D&A at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... to being close to taking BP . An earlier-than-expected return from Matsui would certainly be a nice surprise (though we'd hate to see Gardner go, if indeed that's what would happen). Will Andy Pettitte's Hall chances be affected by his admitted HGH use? ...

Yankees vs. Rangers - July 1
Published 7/1/2008 by Mantlemurcer (noreply@blogger.com) at My Pinstripes
... 1-10 (.100) Rodriguez 6-14 (.429) 1 HR 2 RBI Tonight's lineups courtesy of Peter Abraham, including Derek Jeter taking a rare night off: Damon DH Gardner LF Abreu RF Rodriguez 3B Giambi 1B Posada C Cano 2B Betemit SS Cabrera CF As expected, A-Rod said he will not participate in this year's Home Run Derby. No word if Madonna will. According to the NY Post, Hideki Matsui may start taking BP soon. "He came in today ...

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