Daisuke Matsuzaka alert (he threw five no-hit innings Monday)

Well, those would be fouls, which probably wouldn't be that big a deal.

 

Thanks for your correction. I believe the one I was looking for was Landsdowne (the one behind the Green Monster). I see Dice-K going 14-9 with a 4.04 ERA.

 

That'd be the one. And I'm glad I quoted your post. It'll be handy in about six months to be able to just go back through my own posts.

 

What pre-tell does that mean? To see if my prediction comes true or to see that your kind response was beneficial?

 

that, pray-tell, doesn't make any sense. "to see that my kind response was beneficial?" What in the fuck?

Anyway, to see if you were just talking out your ass.

 

"To see that your kind response was beneficial" means that you helped me decipher that Landsdowne is in fact behind the Green Monster. But I figure that you are a Red Sox fan, so what are your predictions on Dice-K?

 

I think he'll be one of the best No. 3 starters in baseball.

 

Stuff wise, he's already there.

95-6 straight heat, low-90's cutter, nasty hook, nasty change.

Add to that plenty of big-game experience, and no need to be the ace of his staff, and he's poised to have a great year.

Will the book get out on him? Sure. But he shouldn't need to shut people out, to win, either.

 

yeah, but it's a FLAT 95-6 FB, Zeke. Mayfly saw it on the teevee.

 

The four-seamer is straight. The two-seamer had plenty of life.

Much ado, etc.

 

And of course, four-seamers are supposed to be straight.

 

If Dice-K is the best No. 3 starter in baseball on a team trying to win a World Series that sells out every home game, and Gil Meche got 55 million for being the worst No. 1 starter in baseball, then it's still a good deal, even with the posting fee.