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         <title>It happens a lot during the playoff games.</title>
         <description>“It (running up the count tactics) happens a lot during the playoff games.
They looked at the first pitch outside the strike zone. I anticipated that they would be taking a lot of pitches, but I didn’t think that I would have to leave the mound so soon as a result. But for the best of the team, there was nothing I could do about it.”

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         <pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 01:21:42 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Today is my best day.</title>
         <description>“I’m surprised that they started a Champaign fight on the field. I felt like I really became a Major Leaguer for the first time since I came here. This is the exceptional joy. Today is my best day.”</description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2007 01:19:46 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>I’ll do my best to gain everything.</title>
         <description>“I’ll do my best to gain everything. I want to pitch well next time to help the team to go farther.”
　Matsuzaka expressed his thoughts about the Division Championship, League Championship, and World Series.</description>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2007 01:17:32 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>It was very disappointing especially losing against them.</title>
         <description>“It was very disappointing especially losing against them (Yankees). Since I lost three consecutive times before, I wanted to make up for it this time.”</description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2007 01:14:33 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>I have to be patient now.</title>
         <description>“I have to be patient now. I don’t think about the future. I just do my job in front of me.”
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         <pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2007 01:12:39 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>I’m relieved</title>
         <description>“I can’t laugh out loud but I’m relieved,” 
Matsuzaka, finally won his 14th game and tied LA Dodger’s Kazuhisa Ishii’s.record for the most Major League wins by a Japanese rookie pitcher.</description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 00:45:41 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>I wanted to avoid homeruns</title>
         <description>“I wanted to avoid homeruns the most. My skill and power are the problems.”</description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2007 01:15:56 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>I’m very sorry</title>
         <description>“I’m very sorry that I stopped the good streak.”</description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 01:15:21 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>I enjoyed this game the most.</title>
         <description>“I’ve never imagined that I would pitch against him (Ichiro) so much, but I enjoyed this game the most. It had a positive effect on me.”</description>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 04 Aug 2007 20:07:17 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Walks and hits are the same to me.</title>
         <description>“Walks and hits are the same to me. I felt like I gave up 8 hits.”</description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 02:13:27 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>I was very flimsy from the beginning and the end.</title>
         <description>“Before the game we discussed where to place my fastball (with Jason Varitek) but none of the pitches went there today. I was very flimsy from the beginning and the end.”</description>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2007 02:12:00 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Winning 10 games is not my goal</title>
         <description>“It’s better to win earlier but winning 10 games is not my goal. It is the number that the starting pitcher has to overcome. I don’t think this (10th win) is a big deal.”
After becoming the third Japanese rookie pitcher to earn double-digit Major League wins.</description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2007 01:50:56 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Ichiro-san’s technique</title>
         <description>“Ichiro-san’s technique made that hit happen.” 
Matsuzaka admitted after giving up his first hit to Ichiro in his Major League carrier in the third inning.</description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2007 01:49:40 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>I　thought　‘You’ve　got　to　kidding　me!!’</title>
         <description>　&quot;We　were　talking　about　the　intentional　walk　based　on　the　situation　before　the　game　but　when　he(Varitek)　signed　me　in　the　very　first　inning,　I　thought　‘You’ve　got　to　kidding　me!!’”
　Matsuzaka　talked　about　the　intentional　walk　to　Bonds　in　the　first　inning.</description>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2007 01:14:59 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>I don’t think I’m qualified at this point.</title>
         <description>“I would like to pitch there, but I don’t think I’m qualified at this point.”
When Matsuzaka was asked about the All-Star Game at the press conference after the game.</description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2007 22:51:03 -0500</pubDate>
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