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Sports Law Blog (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
Congratulations to agent/attorney Joe Rosen , who has guest blogged here on a number of occasions (including in 2005 when he asked " Is NASCAR a Sport? "), on signing as a client Boston Red Sox reliever Hideki Okajima . This news has been reported in the Boston Globe and Boston Herald , among other media outlets. Joe is the President of the Baseball and Media Divisions of the Boston-based...
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Links for Thursday... Red Sox reliever Hideki Okajima has dismissed agent Peter Greenberg in favor of Boston-based Joe Rosen, according to a Japanese report passed along by NPB Tracker's Ryo Shinkawa. Shinkawa takes this as a sign Okajima wants to stay with the Red Sox. He is already under team control through 2012 as an arbitration-eligible player. Yusei Kikuchi's NPB-vs.-MLB decision...
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
... would likely only be about $2MM more expensive per season than someone like Jason Bay . Hideki Okajima is eligible for arbitration, but his contract states that he must be made an offer by November 10, so expect that to happen within a couple weeks.
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Extra Bases (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
Reliever Hideki Okajima, who left the Red Sox yesterday evening so he could undergo accupuncture treatment in Boston, unexpectedly returned to the team today. Okajima will not be availabe to pitch today, but he is here. Okajima has been suffering...
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The Joy of Sox (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
Extra Bases notes that Hideki Okajima is experiencing soreness in his right side. He returned to Boston last night for acupuncture treatment. Terry Francona said: "We just don't want something that is sore to end up turning into an injury."
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Extra Bases (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
Reliever Hideki Okajima, experiencing soreness in his right side, returned to Boston on Friday and will not be with the Red Sox this weekend.
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SportsAgentBlog (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
... ]. All because of a misunderstanding [ Sports Law Blog 's Joe Rosen Signs Red Sox Reliever Hideki Okajima as Client ]. That Vernon Wells contract… [ Bad Contract Swap Meet ]. A great read for players, parents, scouts, and advisors [ Showcases Have Turned Baseball Into A Year-Round Sport ]. Football Keep your mouth shut and your tweeting at bay [ The Cost of Larry Johnson’s Gay Slur on Twitter:...
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CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
... Japan and already has four Japanese pitchers on its major league roster: Daisuke Matsuzaka, Hideki Okajima, Takashi Saito, and Tazawa. Japanese teams are not allowed to make offers to amateurs before the draft. No rule prevents American teams from pursuing them, although Japanese baseball officials believe there is a 'gentlemen's agreement' making amateurs off limits. Nippon Professional...
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
... Japan and already has four Japanese pitchers on its major league roster: Daisuke Matsuzaka, Hideki Okajima, Takashi Saito, and Tazawa.Japanese teams are not allowed to make offers to amateurs before the draft. No rule prevents American teams from pursuing them, although Japanese baseball officials believe there is a 'gentlemen's agreement' making amateurs off limits.Nippon Professional Baseball...
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MSNBC.com: Baseball (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
... Japan and already has four Japanese pitchers on its major league roster: Daisuke Matsuzaka, Hideki Okajima, Takashi Saito, and Tazawa.Japanese teams are not allowed to make offers to amateurs before the draft. No rule prevents American teams from pursuing them, although Japanese baseball officials believe there is a 'gentlemen's agreement' making amateurs off limits.Nippon Professional Baseball...
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http://redsox.wordpress.com/feed (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
... costThe Red Sox have about $109M committed to contracts for 2010, but after re-signing Hideki Okajima, Jason Vairtek’s player option and salary arbitration, we’ll probably be up around $116M, which leaves money to make one major addition and get some spare parts. So what about it, readers? Who do you think is the right piece for the Sox to build around this offseason? Possibly related posts:...
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Fenway West (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
... him, too. He gave up a 2 run lead, exiting on the short end of a now 7-6 Angel's advantage. Okajima came in to get the 3rd out on 3 pitches. Angel's sometime sketchy closer Brian Fuentes came in for a 1-2-3 bottom of the 9th, and just like that, it was over. Sox Lose 6-7 BOX SCORE
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Over the Monster (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
More photos » by Chris Carlson - AP Boston Red Sox's Hideki Okajima walks back to the clubhouse from the dugout through a cloud of smoke after the Red Sox loss 4-1 to the Los Angeles Angels in Game 2 of the American League division baseball series Friday, Oct. 9, 2009 in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) Browse more photos » Down 0-2 in the series, I figured, "Hey, how...
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Deadspin (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Tired of collecting all kinds of shit related to your favorite player? Time to collect their literal shit, in skidmark form. Game-used underwear, people. Christ.A memorabilia seller has somehow rounded up undies used during games by two of your favorite Red Sox, plus Hideki Okajima.I don't know who would really want this stuff, but I'm guessing there's a lot of the same mindset as the people...
