Are you ready for it? Y’all know what I’m talking about. Opening Day at Fenway Park is just a mere 32 hours away. That’s right. Just 32 hours away and there will be some Boston Red Sox baseball being played at Fenway Park or on your television, computer or on your radio.
The Red Sox finished up their spring schedule yesterday with a 9-3 shellacking of the New York Mets at Citi Field. Daisuke Matsuzaka got the start for the Sox and believe it or not, he was already working on his Houdini magic. He found himself in trouble a few times but was able to escape allowing no runs on a hit with 4 walks in 4 innings of work.
“I always want to improve from year to year, to be better in my second year and to be better now going into my third year,” Matsuzaka said. “But on the mound I just want to be able to pitch with confidence and attack the hitters.
“I think right now I’m able to pitch as I imagined myself pitching, and I just hope I can keep that up during the regular season,” he said.
Hopefully he attacks the hitters like he did in the first two games of the WBC. If he does, it could prove to be a good year for him.
The Red Sox will work out today at the Fens at 2 PM to prepare for an ALCS rematch with the American League champion Tampa Bay Rays (that doesn’t sound right does it). The Rays will workout at 4 PM and then come Monday at 2 PM, weather permitting of course, the two teams will start up the rivalry once again.
I know I’m looking forward to it as the first Red Sox game is the real sign that spring has sprung here in New England.
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Wild Daisuke Matsuzaka is at ease [Boston Herald]
Red Sox call up Ted Kennedy for 1st pitch [Boston Herald]
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