boston.com - 6/20/2009
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Daisuke Matsuzaka will miss at least his next start in the rotation and an MRI and other tests will be performed, Red Sox Manager Terry Francona said Saturday afternoon. "We need to get him looked at physically," said Francona. "He's...
mlbdailydish.com - 6/19/2009
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mlbdailydish.com —
Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona said Saturday
that he would skip Daisuke Matsuzaka in his next...
start. "We have some decisions to make on our rotation," Francona said. "What we decided on going forward is he's not going to make his next start." ...
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boston.com - 6/21/2009
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boston.com —
Daisuke Matsuzaka has been placed on the 15-day
DL, Red Sox manager Terry Francona said on Sunday,...
and he hinted it could take months for the struggling right to recover. "It's not going to be a two-week DL thing," said...
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Matsuzaka moved to DL
sports.espn.go.com - 6/20/2009
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sports.espn.go.com —
Be realistic. Jake Peavy and Erik Bedard probably
won't be tradeable before Aug. 1. Drayton McLane is...
not moving Roy Oswalt . Jarrod Washburn could probably be had, and would be a good pickup for a National League team with a big ballpark (cue ...
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Peter Gammons: Safety in numbers -- Boston Red Sox will ...
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Early Evening Red Sox Delight – 6/20
SOX & Dawgs —
... this isn’t the case. He will undergo a battery of tests to see if there is anything physically ailing him right now. As I said this morning, John Smoltz will be starting on the day Dice-K was supposed to pitch. My best guess is that Dice-K ends up on the DL with Smoltz taking his roster spot. Good thing we didn’t trade Penny although we do have Clay Buchholz waiting his turn to help.
Playoff heroes to start in Sox-Braves tilt [RedSox.com]
Sox take Matsuzaka out of rotation [Extra Bases] ...
Dice-K Removed From Red Sox Rotation
Advanced Fantasy Baseball —
... It was obvious that eventually the Red Sox would have to make a change in their rotation. With John Smoltz healthy and ready to go and every other starter currently outperforming him, Daisuke Matsuzaka was the odd man out. This is from a Boston.com report on manager Terry Francona's afternoon press conference. ...
Quick hits: Wood blows another one
Circling The Bases —
... , Daisuke Matsuzaka's next start will be skipped . He's scheduled to examined by team doctors to determine whether his struggles are physical in nature. He's a good bet to follow a similar path to that of Chien-Ming Wang and Oliver Perez. - Joey Votto will ...
Asses Kicked, Names Taken. Just Another Day at the Office for Josh Beckett
Surviving Grady —
... And the news gets even better. Looks like Daisuke Matsuzaka will miss his next start so some "tests" can be taken on his "arm" to see if he's "torn something." Yeah, that's probably what it is. Couldn't be that the guy's in a funk 'cause his home and family are on the other side of the world and he's already nabbed a World Series trophy and some WBC medallions and has seemingly lost all the fire. But I'll give him the mulligan and consider the first part of his 2009 season to be Batman and Robin. With this much-needed reboot, he should come back as Batman ...
Least Surprising News Ever
YFSF —
... With John Smoltz the new man in, the odd man out is Daisuke Matsuzaka. For the record, that plugs a future Hall of Famer with a 127 ERA+ (who hasn't posted an ERA over 3.50 in any full or partial season since 1994) into a rotation that features the following ERAs over ...
Daisuke Matsuzaka pulled from Red Sox rotation
Red Sox Monster —
... to help him make the transition from Japan to the major leagues. Whenever the Sox have attempted to make a suggestion - whether it be related to conditioning, preparation or approach - they've frequently been met with the same response: "This is how I did it in Japan." That's apparently the backdrop on which his struggles now rest. With another debacle of a start on Friday, it looks like Matsuzaka's struggles this season have finally reached critical mass, causing the Red Sox to pull him from the starting rotation and ...
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soxblog.projo.com 6/21/2009 — BOSTON -- Daisuke Matsuzaka could be headed to the disabled list after an MRI taken Saturday indicated the Red Sox right-hander is suffering from shoulder weakness.
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Daisuke Matsuzaka To The Disabled List
beyondtheboxscore.com 6/21/2009 —
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by Elise Amendola - AP
Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka hands the ball to manager Terry Francona as he is removed. A familiar sight for Red Sox fans. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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Daisuke Matsuzaka pulled from Red Sox rotation
blog.masslive.com 6/21/2009 — APDaisuke Matsuzaka in happier times. Is this the wakeup call that Daisuke Matsuzaka needed? After reading this piece in today's Boston Herald, that's a logical question. A disastrous season that includes a .378 batting average against, a 8.23 ERA and...
Farrell offers insight on Matsuzaka
boston.com 6/22/2009 — Red Sox pitching coach John Farrell says he expects Daisuke Matsuzaka to pitch again this season. But before the struggling righthander, who was sent to the disabled list yesterday with a weak right shoulder, does so, he will have to...
Sox, Matsuzaka optimistic about return
boston.com 8/6/2009 — ST. PETERSBURG This afternoon in the Red Sox clubhouse, Daisuke Matsuzaka prepared himself to speak with Boston media for the first time since his critical comments about the Red Sox became public last week. A pack of reporters huddled...
Sox to skip Matsuzaka's next turn in the rotation
soxblog.projo.com 6/20/2009 — BOSTON -- The struggling Daisuke Matsuzaka will skip his next turn in the rotation.
Manager Terry Francona said Saturday that Matsuzaka will have a medical exam to see if there is anything physically wrong with him.
Matsuzaka's next turn in the ...
Matsuzaka should be back next week, bolstering weak staff
soxblog.projo.com 5/18/2009 — Red Sox starting pitching has been, at best, inconsistent, and at worst, bad enough to cause panicked cringing and frantic attempts to cover the eyes. But reinforcements are on the way.
Daisuke Matsuzaka threw 5 innings for Triple-A Pawtucket ...
Pregame: Red Sox Vs. Mariners
boston.com 7/3/2009 — Jason Bay will move a spot back in the lineup to fifth, but Red Sox manager Terry Francona says the switch is primarily to limit Mariners ace Felix Hernandez and is probably temporary. You don't want to give Hernandez a...
Matsuzaka critical of Sox' methods, expresses frustration to team
boston.com 7/28/2009 — 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...
