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Memories of Daisuke Matsuzaka

G-Fafif Nov 25 2014 12:46 PM

Notoriously slow upon arrival. Then not particularly Trachselian most outings. More useful than would've dreamed. Good luck back where the Rising Sun lands.

Edgy MD Nov 25 2014 12:54 PM Re: Memories of Daisuke Matsuzaka

Funky to see somebody being so close to released saving his skin in one performance like Matsuzaka did on September 8 against Cleveland. (I initially couldn't come up with any parallels, but Chris Young saved himself with a single game twice this season, it seemed.) Credit to the Mets for sticking with him when nobody else watching saw anything worth keeping.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Nov 25 2014 01:12 PM Re: Memories of Daisuke Matsuzaka

It's no surprise to me how "unexpectedly" hale his late-career appearances with us were, considering how much walking he did. I don't recall seeing a single Gyroball, though.

themetfairy Nov 25 2014 01:46 PM Re: Memories of Daisuke Matsuzaka

I remember him pitching so slowly that SNY had a Matsuclocka to time him between pitches some time in 2013. Inconsistent, but with some gems sprinkled in here and there.

Lefty Specialist Nov 25 2014 07:16 PM Re: Memories of Daisuke Matsuzaka

You were never sure if you were going to get Good Dice-K or Bad Dice-K. Useful in spurts, and despite his erratic use never told Terry Collins to f*ck himself, at least not in English.

MFS62 Nov 25 2014 09:47 PM Re: Memories of Daisuke Matsuzaka

You were never sure if you were going to get Good Dice-K or Bad Dice-K. Useful in spurts, and despite his erratic use never told Terry Collins to f*ck himself, at least not in English. I case you're interested, when I was in the Army, a guy from Hawaii told me that the Japanese words for that are (I'm trying to do this phonetically, and its been a long time): eye-ICK-a-tie. And I have no way of verifying this. As for Dice-K, He was fun to watch. Later

Mets Guy in Michigan Nov 26 2014 06:33 AM Re: Memories of Daisuke Matsuzaka

Considering they got him for nothing, I think he did a nice job. I remember the awful first couple starts, then suddenly getting it together. He exceeded expectations, which is a nice thing.

sharpie Nov 26 2014 06:54 AM Re: Memories of Daisuke Matsuzaka

He was the closer for about 15 minutes.

Edgy MD Nov 26 2014 07:16 AM Re: Memories of Daisuke Matsuzaka

Dice-Kloser! Great IGT, even if it was only 53 posts.

bmfc1 Nov 26 2014 07:26 AM Re: Memories of Daisuke Matsuzaka

With his departure, the average time of MLB games will drop.