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The Green (1 1/2) Miles

Posted in Red Sox on Feb 18th, 2007 Comments

And the winner is … Travis Hughes. With a time of 10:09, the 6-foot-5, 28-year-old out-ran the rest of the Red Sox pitchers in the group’s mandatory 1 1/2-mile run. Craig Breslow had the second-best time. It was strongly suggested that all participants finish the jaunt in 12 minutes or under. Let’s just say that [...]

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His arm didn’t fall off

Posted in Red Sox on Feb 18th, 2007 Comments

Just a quick update: Daisuke Matsuzaka threw 40 pitches to Jason Varitek. He started warming up at 10:14 and pitched from 10:17-10:25. Pitching in the same group were the other four starters, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Curt Schilling, and Tim Wakefield, along with Japanese reliever Hideki Okajima, who threw alongside Matsuzaka.
The group then went to [...]

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Ohayou

Posted in Red Sox on Feb 18th, 2007 Comments

Besides the Japanese word that sounds like the Buckeye State and means “Good morning,” I picked up a couple key Japanese phrases thanks to catcher Alberto Castillo (who carried a list of 15 key phrases on a card and has played with pitchers Hideo Nomo, Keiichi Yabu, and Masato Yoshii).
“Gambate” - Good morning“Nondai Naiyo” - [...]

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