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Spring morning marvel
Published 4/6/2007 by Hart Bracken at The Soxaholix
... The performance was so strong even the CHB gushes, "in his first game Matsuzaka delivered on all the expectations that accompanied his celebrated journey to America's major leagues"

The Daily Closer: Just Call Him A Good Pitcher And Leave It At That, OK?
Published 4/6/2007 at Deadspin
... • Never Before Has Such A Fuss Been Made Over Beating The Royals. Dan Shaughnessy rolls out all the Daisuke Matsuzaka cliches so that you don't have to! "Dice-K was Ice K. He was also 10 K. And Special K. Maybe even a Japanese Pedro. Or a Pocket Rocket." What, no mention of the Gyro Ball? Matsuzaka struck out 10 over seven innings in his major league debut, leading Boston over Kansas City 4-1. "I can't say that my overall condition was that great today, but I think the role of a starting pitcher is to set up the game and give my teammates the opportunity to win," he said through an interpreter, whose mouth movements were not in sync with the words. "I feel like I was able to do that today, so I was satisfied." Matsuzaka (1-0) allowed six hits, including a sixth-inning homer by David DeJesus, and walked one. Manny Ramirez had an run-scoring double in the first, and Julio

Big Weekend
Published 4/6/2007 by Sturminator at Bob's Blog - Live from Lewisville
... In Red Sox news, Dice-K whiffs 10 in his debut …

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Published 4/7/2007 by thecincinattikid at Sedition in Red Sox Nation
... At the risk of piling on the CHB today, check out today's column. He called Daisuke Matsuzaka "Pocket Rocket" at one point. While Red Sox fans of a certain age will understand that it's a reference to Roger Clemens, there are some who might mistake the CHB's meaning.