Speaking in Japanese after his latest start, Dice-K's interpreter said that he was just fair today because he could not command his pitches. That kind of sums it up. Matzusaka has just one win so far this year after a year in 2008 of 18 wins.
I am not a fan of the World Baseball Classic & Dice-K is just another casualty this year. Even Youk & Pedroia left the WBC with minor injuries. When you go on the DL you have to start the whole process of preparation over again.
Hopefully, the Dice man works out the kinks in his next start or two. Just last week I was defending him from the trade rumor mill. I'll stand by it for now. He can be dominating when he throws his breaking pitches for strikes & stays away from the middle of the plate. Same thing we saw with Beckett & Lester early this year.
Dice-K is too good not to rebound.
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