A speedy shortstop with surprising power, Kazuo Matsui was Japan's premier player in the wake of
Hideki Matsui and
Ichiro Suzuki leaving for the United States. Kaz's first game in the MLB was amazing, with two home runs, but overall his inital season as a
New York Met was less than what was expected. Moving over to second base, Kaz hopes to see his numbers improve after a year of adjustment, just like the numbers of Hideki Matsui improved drastically.
So far, the American League Division Series between the Rays and Chicago White Sox has been strictly men and boys. And now the White Sox are the ones asking, "Hey, can we go outside and play now?"
Publ.Date : Sun, 05 Oct 2008 04:17:17 GMTThe vision in Carlos Pena's left eye was still too blurry Friday for him to play. No problem. The Rays have Willy Aybar.
Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Oct 2008 06:01:45 GMTWade will look to tweak Astros
Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:40:11 GMTHOUSTON -- Here's a baseball first: A team moves into playoff contention with a spectacular second-half surge, only to have its momentum interrupted by a hurricane.
Publ.Date : Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:16:19 GMTThe Houston Astros won 14 of 15 games and had the best record in baseball after the All-Star break with three weeks left in the season.
Publ.Date : Tue, 30 Sep 2008 05:26:18 GMT
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Kazuo Matsui had the opportunity to come to the major leagues through the posting system after the 2002 season, but instead opted to wait for true free agency in 2003.
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