How Will The Dice-K Do?

[Checkerboard]

Daisuke Matsuzaka's got something like 120 Japanese journalists following him around like he's in some kind of fish bowl. Everyone's asking him about 'gyroball' pitch and Schilling is learning conversational Japanese to converse with him. It's crazy in Boston.

I think he'll get somewhere around 15 wins or so. It'd be cool to see him get 20, but I think it's going to take some time to adjust to MLB. It's going to make Boston's spring a little more exciting than usual.

[Illusion]

The media circus is a bit ridiculous in my opinion. Dice will be fine at the beginning of the year until the hitters figure out the gynoball or whatever its called. I have him pegged at 13-15 wins.

[onlooker]

The Boston Red Sox have it going in all directions these days. They just teamed up with Roush Racing of Nascar.

Hard to say. He could go out there and be lights out, or get lit up. I think he will be just fine for a few years.

[Razz]

12-10, 6.05 ERA, moved to middle/long relief next season.

[rjt721]

12-10, 6.05 ERA, moved to middle/long relief next season.

Yankees fan?

[bigboydan]

My guess will be 9 wins.

I think he will get injured at some point of the season that will cost him month or so.

[Stumpage]

I'm thinking a slow start, but 13-15 wins by season's end. I'm hoping for around 33 personally, but I figure that total will at least have the 'Sox in the thick of it.....

[Razz]

Yankees fan?

Yeah, but I really do think he struggles this year, especially considering the other offenses in the East.