ＭＬＢ２００７年レビュー － ロッキーズ

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Middle Infield
The Rockies brought up shortstop Troy Tulowitzki in late August and put him in the lineup with an eye toward preparing him to play regularly this year. He is solid defensively and figures to bring offense to a position that lacked it last year with Clint Barmes. Second baseman Kaz Matsui joined the Rockies for the final five weeks of the season and was impressive in the field and with the bat. Jamey Carroll, who made fewer errors than any second baseman in the league last year, will spell Matsui at second base against left-handed pitchers and see some time at shortstop and third base this year.

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松井はまだ信頼性がない。

ＭＬＢ １０のポジション争い

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Another frenetic winter of transactions has left holes and competitions at positions all across Major League Baseball. Not counting the open spots at the back end of rotations, which almost every team has, here are 10 position battles entering spring training.

１．Angels, first base
２. B.J. Upton versus the minor leagues
３．White Sox, center field
４．Alfonso Soriano versus Wringley Field
５．Braves, second base
６．Red Sox, closer
７．Nationals rotation
８．Pirates, second base
９．A's first base
１０．Brewers, third base

６．Red Sox, rotation
It was a sound decision to move Jonathan Papelbon to the rotation to prevent him from getting another tired shoulder, which ended his season a month early last year. Papelbon had trouble with arm fatigue in college, but with a more regimented schedule as a starter, the Red Sox expect him to be healthy for the entire season.
But without him, the closer role falls to several possibilities, including set-up man Mike Timlin; Joel Pineiro, who was non-tendered by the Mariners; Craig Hansen; Manny Delcarmen or perhaps someone else. The Red Sox went down this road in 2003 when their bullpen by committee caused great commotion early in the season. They are determined to keep Papelbon in the rotation, but if a closer doesn't emerge, they may have to consider putting him back in the bullpen.

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松坂の防御率には影響はないが、勝ち星にかなりの影響を与える。限定で、パペルボンがクローザーに回るのが賢明かもしれない。

柳沢厚労相、出産は「命懸けの仕事」

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柳沢伯夫厚生労働相は１５日の参院厚生労働委員会の少子化問題に関する集中審議で、民主党の島田智哉子氏が出産で亡くなる妊婦もいることを指摘し「産む機械」発言を批判したのに対し、陳謝する際、出産を「本当に命懸けの仕事」と述べた。

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産んだこともないくせに命懸けとわかるのか。

叶姉妹・二女が装飾品５億円持ち逃げ

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晴栄さんは恭子の実妹で、三女の美香とともにかつては三姉妹としてファッション誌などに登場。その後、結婚などを経て、最近はマネジャーとして裏方の仕事をしていたという。

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本当に５億円もあるのか怪しい。過剰申告かと疑う。

王将戦第５局 封じ手は？

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「逃げる手は99.5%ありません」(富岡８段）

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99.5%という言い方は日本語にない。富岡は、惜しくもＡ級に上がれなかったが、実力的にはＡ級の力はなかった。大内の名人と同じく、なれなくて将棋界の面目（そんなのあるか？）を保った。