Godzilla's Monster Mark ; Unrelenting Matsui Shows Class in Playing 503 Straight Games

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Any amateur mental health specialist could've interpreted Hideki Matsui's facial expression Friday, when he took a called third strike that ended the Yankees' 6-5 loss to the Orioles. Matsui was a billboard of frustration, but true to his non-confrontational nature, he didn't argue the call with home plate umpire Phil Cuzzi, nor did he blame anyone except himself.

In fact, Matsui handled the near-miss the way it's taught in the instruction manual: He coated that final at-bat with amnesia, went home and started all over on Saturday. Matsui obviously recovered; he smacked a critical two-run double in the Yankees' 6-1 win over Baltimore, proof that he's as steady emotionally as anyone in the Yankee lineup, not to mention durable.

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Godzilla's Monster Mark ; Unrelenting Matsui Shows Class in Playing 503 Straight Games

The Japanese star's consecutive-games streak stands at 503 exactly the number of games the Yankees have played since opening day 2003, when Matsui joined the ...

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