For anyone that was still on the fence, Daisuke Matsuzaka is going to be a solid major league pitcher. I still don't see that spark of a real ace pitcher (I used to cringe when it was Shilling's turn and the Mets were at Philly), but he's going to be a great #3 or a very good # 2. If he gets better than this, if he settles down and starts to pitch the way the Sox thought he could pitch, he could get to that # 1 feel. But he's still picking up how the American League works. We've seen him now against a variety (although a small one) of teams and he's pitched equally well. I think his annual salary is competitive with his stuff, it was that $52 posting fee that makes the deal ridiculous.
Oliver Perez pitched his ass off last year in game 7. That's mostly why he's back in the rotation for 2007. He pitched well his first outing, then go knocked around a bit - couldn't find the zone, but his last two outings he's pitched well enough to win. 9 K's in both outings and nary a walk between them. For a guy that used to strike out 6 and walk 8 in a game, that's a hell of an improvement. If he keeps this up, I think the media outlets of the world should annoint Rick Peterson the new Leo Mazzone and be done with it. Perez pitched 7 and gave up 4. Not a bad outing. The Mets offense just couldn't get it done in the end (no matter how hard Moises Alou tried - my brother Marc is SO wrong about Alou).
Its just one loss. It just infuriates me that it came against the Nationals. They are giving the work suck new meaning. To lose to the Nationals is a shame. A true shame.
NFL draft tomorrow! That should be fun. Then Mets baseball in the nations capital. Let's see if Glavine can help us bounce back from two losses in a row.
Yankees Suck! Yankees Suck!
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