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Dice-K start to be broadcast live in Japan
Published 4/4/2007 by Ben Maller at Ben Maller's Sports Rumors & Notes
... Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, who will oppose Kansas City right-hander Zack Greinke tomorrow in his official debut, threw 45 pitches off the main mound (not to hitters) to get accustomed to the backdrop. Matsuzaka’s start will be carried live in Japan on TV and radio. The game begins at 5 a.m. in Japan. Matsuzaka’s name is so hot that it’s about to be found in local freezers. Word has leaked out that Brigham’s Ice Cream is about to announce that it is changing its Sox-based flavor, “Reverse The Curse,” to “Dice-Kream.” Seriously.

RED SOX FANS TO SUCK DOWN 'DICE-KREAM'
Published 4/4/2007 at With Leather - Sports news and gossip for cybernetic chimpanzees

Matsuzaka, Tavarez Prep For Starts
Published 4/4/2007 by redsock at The Joy of Sox
... that Buck swung at the first pitch, but has put it aside. It went exactly to the location I meant it to, maybe a little more inside than intended. ... I moved on. If I gave out something bad [afterward], like a walk, that would have been really bad. But I concentrated and I executed. Matsuzaka threw 45 pitches off the main mound in Kansas City in preparation for his debut tomorrow afternoon. His start will be carried live in Japan -- 5:00 AM -- on TV and radio. (The Herald reports that Brigham's "Reverse The Curse" ice cream will be renamed "Dice-Kream".) ... MLB.com has