Dice-K Not Living Up to the Mania

Daisuke has been billed as the great hope for Red Sox Nation. All offseason, we've billed him as the second coming of Pedro - and maybe even better. Tonight, Matsuzaka continued his streak of subpar outings, giving up 7 earned runs, striking out one, and walking 5. Again Matsuzaka walked the bases loaded, setting himself up for a 5 run first inning. And like all his other starts, even though he had trouble, he still managed to confuse the Mariners with a slew of deceptive pitches. Despite Dice-K's troubles, the Sox, behind Manny Ramirez's 2HRs, pulled off a win.