joyofsox.blogspot.com - 3/17/2008
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Terry Francona : It's not the right thing to do [to send him]. Everything we say, we need to live by. Beckett had a throwing session with John Farrell this morning. He made 25 throws at 60 feet and 10 throws at 75 feet -- and had no pain. Farrell told the Globe : The main thing is there was no discomfort and no restrictions. His arm action and follow through, at least on flat ground was ...
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Dice-K will start opener; Lester in Game 2
boston.com 3/17/2008 — TAMPA, Fla. -- Red Sox manager Terry Francona today announced his starting pitchers for the two regular season-opening games in Japan next week: Daisuke Matsuzaka gets the nod on Opening Day in his home country, and Jon Lester will start Game 2.
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Starting to come into focus
boston.com 3/17/2008 — With Terry Francona setting his starters today for Games 1 and 2 in Japan, the Sox' pitching plans for the start of the season are beginning to come into a bit more focus.
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Dice-K to Start Season Opener in Japan
sportsofboston.com 3/17/2008 — For a while, it seemed he would never make it, but Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka will be making the trip to Japan after the birth of his son . Now, Terry Francona has named Dice-K as the Opening Day starter when the A’s and Sox square off March 25 in Japan. Jon Lester is slated to start Game 2 of the season, also to be played in Japan.
Beckett Staying Home
baseballmusings.com 3/17/2008 — The Projo SoxBlog reports that Josh Beckett will not make the trip to Japan: "He will not go to Japan, which I think we're using common sense," said Francona. "We're trying to do things in the correct order, and he...
Pitching depth takes a hit
mvn.com 3/17/2008 — In the offseason, we thought our starting pitching depth was just fine, thank you. We had Josh Beckett, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Curt Schilling, Tim Wakefield and Jon Lester.
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BECKETT WON'T HEAD TO JAPAN —
NY Post: Sports 3/17/2008
Josh Beckett will stay behind in Fort Myers, Fla., when the Red Sox fly 7,500 miles to Tokyo on Wednesday, even though he threw a ball 75 feet without back pain yesterday. Boston manager Terry Francona yesterday made official what had been obvious...
