Any type of baseball game's outcome in which the final tally compares to that of an NFL score is a thrilling game to watch a€" last night's Red Sox/Rangers game lived up to it as the Sox edged the Texas bombers, 19-17.The Red Sox exploded with a 10-run first inning, capped off by David Ortiz' 2   more...
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One pitch by Hideki Okajima caused a great outing by John Lester to be forgettable. Just one pitch. It is so hard to win as a pitcher these days because it takes about three other pitchers to help. The margin of error is very high.Okajima and Jonathon Papelbon both let The Nation down.Is Okajima   more...
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Hey do you want to impress your Japanese pro baseball player like Daisuke Matsuzaka or Hideki Okajima? There are many sites out there that teaches you Japanese but there are only a few out there that teach you how to speak Japanese baseball. - Yakyu ya-kyuu n. baseball game.- Ya- means field, and   more...
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Manny Corpas hit the waiver wire today... is he coming to Boston?
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Fantays Baseball Drafts in December? That's right... FIO co-founder & editore Matt Hinzpeter reviews the Experts Mock Draft he took part in on Monday over at Mock Draft Central (www.mockdraftcentral.com). Read reactions to the draft, as well as some tips for next year's drafts and projections for   more...
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After week one of the MLB season, there have been several teams, including Trevor Hoffman and the Padres, that have already run into bullpen issues, particularly on Opening Day, so we decided to examine each of the 30 major league teams bullpen performances thus far and see which teams should   more...
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Big name struggles and injury concerns are creating bullpen issues for several major league teams. AccuScore analyst Jonathan Lee has it all sorted out for you in this week's Closer Report.
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The mascot of the Red Sox bullpen pirate brigade, a stuffed parrot they named "Parlay", was stolen sometime during the pennant celebrations this weekend- and Mike Timlin and the rest of the bullpen really want it back.
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The Sox rookie phenoms Dustin Pedroia and Hideki Okajima picked up more accolades today when they were named to the 2007 Topps Rookie All-Star Team. Boston was the only ballclub with two players on the list.
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We wanted to stop the FSE Fantasy Baseball Positional Rankings series with the closers, we really did. However, the urge to write a middle reliever breakdown won out in the end. Here, we rank the top 40 middle relievers, grouping them in a variety of categories that speak to their potential in 2008.
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With one roster spot remaining on both the NL and AL All-star rosters, the fans get to vote. The nominees for the AL are Jeremy Bonderman, Kelvim Escobar, Roy Halladay, Pat Neshek and Hideki Okajima. For the NL, the nominees are Tom Gorzelanny, Roy Oswalt, Brandon Webb, Chris Young and Carlos   more...
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The Boston Red Sox pounded Rockies' starter Josh Fogg for six runs in the 3rd inning, but saw their lead nearly evaporate as Colorado scored two runs in the 6th inning and 3 more in the 7th on leftfielder Matt Holliday's homer off of reliever Hideki Okajima. But the Rockies shot at game 3 was   more...
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There are new closer situations in St.Louis and Milwaukee, and a pitcher in Philadelphia returns to the ranks of the elite. Get the lowdown on all the bullpen situations including new middle reliever rankings in this week's edition of the AccuScore Closer Report.
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Brandon Lyon hasn't given up a run since April 6. J.J. Putz suffered another injury, and Troy Percival is set to return. Find out where these three rank, and expanded middle reliever rankings in this week's Closer Report.
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March 25th, 2008 - BOS 6 @ OAK 5 FWinning pitcher: Hideki Okajima (1-0, 0.00 ERA)Losing pitcher: Huston Street (0-1, 16.20 ERA)Best performance: Manny Ramirez 2-5, 4 RBI, 2 2BWorst performance: Daisuke Matsuzaka 5IP 2ER 2H 5BB
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