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Mets Fever (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
While you watch the Dodgers and Phillies today one player you won't see coming out of the Dodgers bullpen is Takashi Saito. The dominant closer has been left off the playoff roster, but not because he's injured but rather ran out of time to rehab and never got his breaking pitches working. Saito and his under two career ERA might become available this off-season and short term has the potential to...
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Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Takashi Saito, who was the Los Angeles Dodgers' closer until he was injured in July, was left off the team's NL Championship Series submitted Thursday. The Dodgers replaced Saito with left-handed reliever Kuo Hong-chih when they handed in their 25-player roster ahead of Game 1 of the NL Championship Series, which begins Thursday in Philadelphia. Jonathan Broxton is expected...
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Ballbug (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com : Dodgers add Kuo to NLCS roster — Southpaw could neutralize Philly's lethal lefty bats; Saito left off — PHILADELPHIA — Closer Takashi Saito's comeback from elbow problems was derailed Thursday when he was left off the Dodgers' roster for the National League Championship Series …
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Beerleaguer (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Rosters were finalized by the Phillies and Dodgers this morning with only one change to announce. Closer Takashi Saito, who’s trying to recover from elbow problems, will be replaced by left-hander Hong-Chih Kuo. Jonathan Broxton will assume ninth-inning duties for the Dodgers. Meanwhile, the Phils will stick with the same 11-pitcher setup they had in the division series. Despite talks that he could...
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
The Los Angeles Dodgers left former closer Takashi Saito off their 25-player roster for the National League Championship Series, which was announced on Thursday.
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Ballbug (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Los Angeles Times : Dodgers bullpen might not include Takashi Saito — His roster spot could go to left-hander Hong-Chih Kuo. — PHILADELPHIA — Speaking of how suddenly everything changed for him, Takashi Saito laughed. — “I didn't expect this,” he said. — Saito went into Manager Joe Torre's office …
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Three sumo wrestlers and a former instructor went on trial Tuesday for allegedly beating a younger wrestler to death during training last year. Seventeen-year-old wrestler Tokitaizan, whose real name was Takashi Saito, died June 26 after he collapsed...
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Japan Times (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
NAGOYA (Kyodo) Three sumo wrestlers charged with assaulting a 17-year-old stablemate who later died from multiple-trauma shock pleaded guilty Tuesday at the start of their Nagoya District Court trial. Yuichiro Izuka, 25, Masakazu Kimura, 25, and Masanori Fujii, 23, admitted they beat Takashi Saito, known in the ring as Tokitaizan, but it was on the orders of their stablemaster, Tokitsukaze, whose real...
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LA Times (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
Takashi Saito pitched so poorly in Game 2 of the National League division series Thursday that when he looked ahead at the remainder of his postseason, he started by saying, "If they let me pitch again . . . "
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newsurl.net (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
Pierre's home run and reliever Takashi Saito's return are two of the reasons Dodgers savor the vict 1 Vote(s)
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LA Times (Free subscription) | 09/22/2008
Their magic number remains at five as their lead over Arizona in the NL West is cut to 2 1/2 games. The magic number for the Dodgers to win the NL West remained at five after Takashi Saito gave up an 11th-inning run that doomed them to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of the San Francisco Giants today at Dodger Stadium and cut their lead in the division over Arizona to 2 ½ games.
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Los Angeles Times (Free subscription) | 09/22/2008
Their magic number remains at five as their lead over Arizona in the NL West is cut to 2 1/2 games. The magic number for the Dodgers to win the NL West remained at five after Takashi Saito gave up an 11th-inning run that doomed them to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of the San Francisco Giants today at Dodger Stadium and cut their lead in the division over Arizona to 2 ½ games.
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 09/14/2008
The Los Angeles Dodgers activated pitcher Takashi Saito from the 60-day disabled list on Saturday.
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LA Times (Free subscription) | 09/14/2008
Team puts him on the 60-day disabled list to make room on the roster for reliever Takashi Saito. DENVER -- Andruw Jones was put on the 60-day disabled list today to make room on the 40-man roster for Takashi Saito , who was activated.
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LA Times (Free subscription) | 09/14/2008
Hey. Just got a call from Dylan Hernandez. The Blue have officially activated Takashi Saito, and will place Andruw Jones on the 60 day DL with a bum knee, mercifully ending his season. Jones plans on getting healthy and playing...
