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Daisuke still at Athletes' Performance
... Even though the great majority of the 15 Japanese baseball-playing participants have left the Athletes' Performancehis time in Phoenix.  The other Japanese baseball players participating at AP this offseason, along ...
WEEI.com | 04 Feb 2010
Red Sox Redesign: Deals for Lackey, Cameron Reshape Club for 2010
... six years and $52 million, was not a free agent when acquired through the posting process from Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball League.) Even so, the cost for Lackey is less steep than would have been the acquisition of ...
WEEI.com | 15 Dec 2009
Report: Sox to meet with Japanese prospect Kikuchi
... of eight major-league teams slated to meet with Kikuchi. Kikuchi is deciding whether to pitch in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) league, or to bypass the Japanese draft to sign with a Major League Baseball team as an amateur ...
WEEI.com | 15 Oct 2009
Matsuzaka still at Athletes’ Performance
... Even though the great majority of the 15 Japanese baseball-playing participants have left the Athletesexpectations during his time in Phoenix. The other Japanese baseball players participating at AP this offseason ...
Blog | 04 Feb 2010 | More from Full Count
A Bit About New Red Sox Pitcher Scott Atchison
... FoxSports.com, the Red Sox have signed pitcher Scott Atchison away from the Hanshin Tigers of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball League. Atchison, 33, is said to have shown improvement since going to Japan, with a fastball in the ...
Blog | 07 Dec 2009 | More from Full Count
Report: Red Sox to Meet with Japanese High School Phenom
... eight major league teams slated to meet with Kikuchi. Kikuchi is deciding whether to pitch in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) league, or to bypass the Japanese draft to sign with a Major League Baseball team as an amateur ...
Blog | 15 Oct 2009 | More from Full Count
Alex joins Planet Mikey to discuss Dice-K and his recent comments criticizing the Red Sox coaching staff.
“…Extend probably true -- true. Now let me ask -- question but Japanese Baseball real quick when when they have the buffet table. After the game did -- the guys -- take their shoes off. You're …”
The Sox and Daisuke Matsusaka are in a word of words in the media, and Pete, Lou and Bill break it down.
“…Of doing it's the way that they have done at the year's Japanese Baseball. . Is a cultural thing it is not changed they they have not changed over the years like baseball has evolved here they …”
“…a real name's -- I don't understand it the old days right Japanese baseball's both fifty years behind. That would -- nobody believed in lifting weights this is 2000. The guys like how do you lift …”
John Farrell, Red Sox Pitching Coach
John responded to Dice-K's comments about his pitching regimen with the Sox and said the situation is disappointing. He also discussed the struggles of John Smoltz and the performance of Clay Buchholz.
“…have the utmost respect for. The baseball Mormon culture is that the Japanese baseball league has. We were not all respectable. We acknowledge them -- the promise signing Daisuke. When he came over. No changes were …”
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03/15/10 09:22 pm EST Patriots get back to work- 03/15/10 09:22 pm EST
Patriots get back to work “Early Bird gets the worm … Weightroom.”That tweet from cornerback Darius Butler early [..] -
03/16/10 10:31 pm EST Mocking the draft: Take 5- 03/16/10 10:31 pm EST
Mocking the draft: Take 5 WEEI.com isn’t batting an eye when it comes to the 2010 NFL Draft. From interviews with [..] -
03/16/10 01:08 pm EST Pats unveil All-Decade Team- 03/16/10 01:08 pm EST
Pats unveil All-Decade Team The Patriots All-Decade Team, which was unveiled on Tuesday, features plenty of old favorites [..] -
03/16/10 12:24 am EST What they’re saying- 03/16/10 12:24 am EST
What they’re saying WEEI.com isn’t batting an eye when it comes to the 2010 NFL Draft. From interviews with [..] -
03/16/10 07:50 pm EST Sox: Westmoreland surgery [..]- 03/16/10 07:50 pm EST
Sox: Westmoreland surgery ’successful’ The Red Sox issued the following release about the surgical procedure performed on 19-year-old [..] -
03/15/10 10:19 pm EST No decision yet on where Iglesias [..]- 03/15/10 10:19 pm EST
No decision yet on where Iglesias will start season FORT MYERS, Fla. - While shortstop Jose Iglesias was optioned to Double A on Sunday, the Red [..]
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03/17/10 10:14 am EST Tiger and the Masters: A perfect [..]- 03/17/10 10:14 am EST
Tiger and the Masters: A perfect match "I do plan to return to golf one day, I just don't know when that day will [..] -
03/17/10 06:00 am EST Doubront joins line of Sox [..]- 03/17/10 06:00 am EST
Doubront joins line of Sox pitching prospects PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Add one more to the ranks of both Red Sox pitching prospects [..] -
03/17/10 12:43 am EST A day of anxiety and relief about [..]- 03/17/10 12:43 am EST
A day of anxiety and relief about Westmoreland PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – It was a long, anxious day on which baseball seemed nearly [..] -
03/16/10 06:47 pm EST Feel the love: Readers get their [..]- 03/16/10 06:47 pm EST
Feel the love: Readers get their revenge on Thornton Last week in this space, I wrote a column called “The Geeks Will Inherit the [..] -
03/16/10 06:06 pm EST Red Sox wait anxiously for [..]- 03/16/10 06:06 pm EST
Red Sox wait anxiously for Westmoreland news UPDATE: The Red Sox issued the following statement on Tuesday night about outfielder Ryan [..] -
03/16/10 09:16 am EST Split decision: Why Sox prospect [..]- 03/16/10 09:16 am EST
Split decision: Why Sox prospect Younginer was rooting for the Orioles FORT MYERS, Fla. – Madison Younginer did not hide his divided loyalties. The [..]
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03/17/10 09:09 pm EST Bodden reflects on free-agent [..]- 03/17/10 09:09 pm EST
Bodden reflects on free-agent frenzy FOXBORO — The free-agent process can be a dizzying whirlwind of crazy [..] -
03/17/10 08:55 pm EST Fast Break: Celtics - Knicks- 03/17/10 08:55 pm EST
Fast Break: Celtics - Knicks The Celtics improved to 22-13 on St. Patrick’s Day with a 109-97 win over [..] -
03/17/10 08:40 pm EST Doc to big men: Shelden [..]- 03/17/10 08:40 pm EST
Doc to big men: Shelden ‘wants your minutes’ Doc Rivers remembers how vital a sense of urgency can be for those who back up [..] -
03/17/10 08:34 pm EST Memorable NCAA games at New [..]- 03/17/10 08:34 pm EST
Memorable NCAA games at New England sites March Madness starts Thursday, and for New Englanders there has been some [..] -
03/17/10 08:31 pm EST Third Quarter: Celtics - [..]- 03/17/10 08:31 pm EST
Third Quarter: Celtics - Knicks Paul Pierce scored 16 points in the third quarter to give the Celtics a 92-71 [..] -
03/17/10 07:45 pm EST Halftime: Celtics-Knicks- 03/17/10 07:45 pm EST
Halftime: Celtics-Knicks After a dreadful start, the Knicks were able to get back in the game a little [..]
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03/17/10 06:00 am EST Doubront joins line of Sox [..]- 03/17/10 06:00 am EST
Doubront joins line of Sox pitching prospects PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Add one more to the ranks of both Red Sox pitching prospects and [..] -
03/17/10 12:43 am EST A day of anxiety and relief about [..]- 03/17/10 12:43 am EST
A day of anxiety and relief about Westmoreland PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – It was a long, anxious day on which baseball seemed nearly [..] -
03/16/10 12:01 am EST The Three-Pointer: The present, [..]- 03/16/10 12:01 am EST
The Three-Pointer: The present, the past and the future So, we know that they can do it. We know that if the Celtics set their mind to it, they can [..] -
03/14/10 07:56 pm EST The Three-Pointer: Celtics vexed [..]- 03/14/10 07:56 pm EST
The Three-Pointer: Celtics vexed by Varejao Kendrick Perkins knew what to expect from Anderson Varejao. “You’ve just got to [..] -
03/11/10 09:57 pm EST Faulk, Neal right at home in [..]- 03/11/10 09:57 pm EST
Faulk, Neal right at home in Foxboro Kevin Faulk and Stephen Neal had their chances on the free agent market this offseason, but [..] -
03/14/10 06:30 am EST The Hat Trick: A missed [..]- 03/14/10 06:30 am EST
The Hat Trick: A missed opportunity for Bruins New England fans know that sinking feeling. The Red Sox used to provide it year after year [..]
