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[nvalvo]

Okay, a walk, but a walk with a swinging strike. That is compatible with either 2008 or 2009 Daisuke.

[BowdenHype]

Same old Dice K. Same old Varitek. Glad we have both V-Mart and Youk on the bench after a day off...

[PeaceSignMoose]

And the nice strong throw by Tek.

[PeaceSignMoose]

Double the snark.

Edited by PeaceSignMoose, 15 September 2009 - 06:16 PM.

[Yazdog8]

A walk to Figgins is like a double.

[TheYellowDart5]

Yeah, Varitek needs to be taken out back and shot.

Figgins is going to be on third in two pitches.

[Bellhorn]

Geez, who could have predicted this game so far? What a shocker.

[reggiecleveland]

Anybody got numbers on how many Dice K 0-2 counts end up being walks?

all of them that were not homers, this year anyway

[NomarRS05]

So, so weak.

[Yazdog8]

Jesus fucking Christ Soscia loves to overmanage the game.

[MartyBarrettMVP]

Nice play by Kotch

[Doc Zero]

I fully expect to be a drunken, angry fool by the end of this game thread.

[mBiferi]

Nice play, Kotch.

[brimac]

Same old Dice K. Same old Varitek. Glad we have both V-Mart and Youk on the bench after a day off...

Youk was at MGH this afternoon with back spasms. Martinez is in Cleveland dealing with a family issue.

[bostonbeerbelly]

Same old Dice K. Same old Varitek. Glad we have both V-Mart and Youk on the bench after a day off...

V-Mart is in Cleveland until we know what is up give him a break, but other then that i agree with you.

[BowdenHype]

Youk was at MGH this afternoon with back spasms. Martinez is in Cleveland dealing with a family issue.

Missed the pre-game, I sit corrected...

[Yazdog8]

Vlad Guerrero...33 going on 100.

[Snodgrass'Muff]

And so it begins. Let's turn this into a drinking game.

Wait... you're not drinking already?

[TheYellowDart5]

Nice 50 ft breaking ball there. Varitek apparently thinks Vlad is legally retarded.

[reggiecleveland]

When Dice gets up in the count he throws everything two feet off the plate.

[gcapalbo]

They're setting up outside and he's missing way outside

[radsoxfan]

No one goes 0-2 to 3-2 better than Dice K. Got out of it at least

[TheYellowDart5]

And bailed out by the fact that Vlad has the pitch recognition skills of an infant.

I can really understand why Francona has such barely disguised contempt for Matsuzaka.

[Bellhorn]

way to sack up and get through it, with a little help from BABIP!

[gcapalbo]

OK, so he didn't walk the bases loaded, and yes there was some nibbling, but for Dice-K, this was pounding the strike zone.

[nvalvo]

This must be one Matsuzaka's first positive WPA innings of the year.

[Snodgrass'Muff]

18 pitch first inning. Coulda been worse. His ERA is now down to 8.0 even!

[Pearl Wilson]

Youk was at MGH this afternoon with back spasms. Martinez is in Cleveland dealing with a family issue.

Well he must be hurting pretty bad then not to play with VMart out. I'm concerned.

[unclebobo]

Jeez! 18 pitches ... only half of them strikes

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

I think I've spotted a trend with Dice K. Has anyone noticed that he has a tendency, after getting up in the count, to throw balls off the plate. It seems to lead to higher pitch counts and to extra baserunners. I think if he were to fix this, he could be a decent pitcher.

[patinorange]

He looked like 2008 Dice K.

I can't determine if this is a good thing or a bad thing.

[PeaceSignMoose]

Jeez! 18 pitches ... only half of them strikes

I know!

He's being much more economical than usual.

[nvalvo]

Wow. Apparently Baltimore was the cure for whatever ailed Tampa Bay.

[luckysox]

He looked like 2008 Dice K.

I can't determine if this is a good thing or a bad thing.

I can. It's a good thing.

[radsoxfan]

um, did I blink? What happened to Ellsbury?

[nvalvo]

He looked like 2008 Dice K.

I can't determine if this is a good thing or a bad thing.

I think most people would agree that 2008 Daisuke would be the best number four pitcher in baseball. So if he's anywhere near there, that would be a great thing.

[Sprowl]

Okay, a walk, but a walk with a swinging strike. That is compatible with either 2008 or 2009 Daisuke.

Some wild movement, sometimes just plain wild. His command is just as bad as ever, as far as I can see, but he used both the cutter and the slurve as out pitches. His velocity declined through the inning, not increasing -- that's unusual. Maybe he was overthrowing from nervousness, and self-corrected, but it bears watching. So far more 2008 than 2009 (crosses fingers).

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

um, did I blink? What happened to Ellsbury?

He showed outstanding plate discipline, but in the end the pitch was just too good to take. He hit a shot about 280 feet short of the warning track. Just missed it.

[Barbara]

I guess I will just breathe during the bottom of each inning. But I think I am more worried about Youks and Victor not being around than I am with DiceK on the mound.

[brimac]

Well he must be hurting pretty bad then not to play with VMart out. I'm concerned.

At first, they thought it was kidney stones. It's not long-term serious, but it's one of those things that'll knock him out for a couple of days.

[BowdenHype]

Beautiful at bat

[D Jack's Dome]

Someday there'll be a valid explanation as to why every Japanese pitcher humps the air before throwing a pitch.

They're asking god to fix the "little" mistake he made.

[nvalvo]

Jeez, eleven pitches just to get one out.

Lackey sucks.

[nvalvo]

Some wild movement, sometimes just plain wild. His command is just as bad as ever, as far as I can see, but he used both the cutter and the slurve as out pitches. His velocity declined through the inning, not increasing -- that's unusual. Maybe he was overthrowing from nervousness, and self-corrected, but it bears watching. So far more 2008 than 2009 (crosses fingers).

I love this stuff. Thanks.

[O Captain! My Captain!]

I think Daisuke's wildness makes the ump think that everything is a ball. He screws up the competition.

[FenwayFrenzy]

Truped.

[rembrat]

Please ding up the Monster. I want to see Lackey cry about Fenway again.

[trekfan55]

Listening on radio, but I assume that's 10 rows deep at The Toilet.

[O Captain! My Captain!]

Please ding up the Monster. I want to see Lackey cry about Fenway again.

I could deal with a Fenway HR too.

[BowdenHype]

Oh come on Bay, that's 2 hittable inside fastballs you just watched go by