Last winter, the Boston Red Sox payed about $100 million to get Japanese pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka. Scouts regard Matsuzaka as a legitimate major league starter with ace potential, meaning the signing seems reasonable for a team that finished in third place last year largely due to bad pitching.
Of course, the seething passion, intensity, and hubris of Red Sox fans make the expectations for "Dice-K" to be anything but reasonable. My good buddy Joe believes Matsuzaka will not only pitch amazingly, his leadership will greatly improve a rotation that ranked in the bottom of the AL in ERA. Joe is not alone. Matsuzaka will beat the Yanks and compete for a Cy Young, according to some other friends.
As a result of Joe's expectations and my Yankee loyalties, we have made a bet for Matsuzaka's first game against the Yanks. If Matsuzaka beats the Yanks, I will wear a kimono to school. It sounds humiliating, but I am a senior; everyone's opinions are unimportant. Oh, and silk feels really really good!
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