A day after playing catch for the first time since his surgery, Daisuke Matsuzaka told reporters that his elbow felt fine.

"I thought I might feel a little tightness in my shoulder and elbow, but instead if felt normal (or "I felt used to it").  I didn't feel worried about it after waking up," said Matsuzaka.

For workouts on the 4th, Matsuzaka spent most of his time working on his lower body.

Nikkan Sports has a bit more on his game of catch on the 3rd: he played catch at a distance of about 9 meters at first (threw the baseball 20 times) before moving out to 15 meters (threw the baseball 19 times).  Nikkan Sports also mentions that his rehab before the 3rd was split into morning and afternoon sessions and that the sessions focused on improving his body strength.

Matsuzaka will continue with his training in Florida through to the middle of November.  He'll also restart his workouts early next year in order to get a head start on his rehab.

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Via Nikkan Sports, Koji Uehara on the Texas Rangers advancing:

Honestly, the celebration wasn't that much fun for me this time around.  Everyone else looked like they were having fun, but I just felt frustrated.  But I think the difficulty in my situation is to be expected.  And I know that there are only a limited number of chances.  I'll do my best when/if I get my next change.

Texas Rangers' manager Ron Washington did tell reporters that as long as Uehara wore a Rangers' uniform, he'd have a chance to pitch again.

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According to Nikkan Sports, the Boston Red Sox working towards giving Junichi Tazawa a 1-year extension.  Nez Balelo told Nikkan Sports that the Red Sox own Tazawa's rights as an arbitration eligible player through 2014.

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