Living Up To The Hype

108 Pitches, 74 Strikes, 7 innings, 6 Hits, 1 Walk, 1 Run, 10 Strikeouts. Daisuke Matsuzaka's Red Sox debut was very impressing. Only running into trouble at two points in the game, Daisuke seemed in control throughout the game.

What was most impressive about Matsuzaka's debut was the movement on his pitches. The KC hitters were whiffing pretty hard, and usually nowhere near where the ball ended up. As the Bill Simmons noted, it looked like Daisuke was throwing a whiffle ball on a windy day. While there was no gyroball per-se, there were a number of lively breaking pitches.

Picture from Boston Herald.