Dice-K has a very good debut

[Jon_Vilma]

10 K's1 BB1 ER1 HRA7.0 IPBetter than I expected. I expect him to be good, but I figured he'd have a fairly rocky start to the year. He's going to set himself up for the Gold Glove if he keeps gunning runners out the way he did today (starting a double play and beating a runner to first to get out of an inning)

 

[DevinHester23]

Great debut. Next start, he'll be facing Ichiro

 

[Jon_Vilma]

David DeJesus, the Kansas City player who hit the solo shot off of Matsuzaka, said after the game:"I hit it off the Gyroball"

 

[AdropOFvenom]

lol. It wasn't a Gyroball.The Gyroball really isn't all that anyways. All it is (Supposibly) is a pitch with a Bullet-Like Spin to it that doesn't have any break on it. The Arm speed makes it look like a Fastball (And it's slower then a Fastball so their timing would be off), and the Backward spin makes it look more like a breaking pitch to hitters (Except it doesn't break so the batters swing is in the wrong spot), so they really have no idea what's coming if used correctly. But the idea that it's this miracle pitch that is unhittable simply isn't true. Matsuzaka is good because he can throw 5 or 6 pitches for Strikes, and has excellent stuff on those pitches, not because of a Gyroball.

 

[Jon_Vilma]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AdropOFvenom @ Apr 6 2007, 02:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>lol. It wasn't a Gyroball.The Gyroball really isn't all that anyways. All it is (Supposibly) is a pitch with a Bullet-Like Spin to it that doesn't have any break on it. The Arm speed makes it look like a Fastball (And it's slower then a Fastball so their timing would be off), and the Backward spin makes it look more like a breaking pitch to hitters (Except it doesn't break so the batters swing is in the wrong spot), so they really have no idea what's coming if used correctly. But the idea that it's this miracle pitch that is unhittable simply isn't true. Matsuzaka is good because he can throw 5 or 6 pitches for Strikes, and has excellent stuff on those pitches, not because of a Gyroball.</div>I know. He was joking when he said it. Having a good sense of humor after a loss is important if you play for Kansas City.

 

[AdropOFvenom]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jon_Vilma @ Apr 6 2007, 07:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I know. He was joking when he said it. Having a good sense of humor after a loss is important if you play for Kansas City.</div>That must have gotten lost in the translation. And I could play in Kansas City, as long as they want to pay me the same kinda money Gil Meche is making.