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04/11/2007: "Go Figure"

Tonight was the night Boston Red Sox fans have been waiting for - the home debut of Daisuke Matsuzaka, their new $100 million pitcher. If they were looking for a pitching masterpiece, they weren't disappointed, even if they were surprised. The shock? The masterpiece wasn't pitched by Dice-K but rather by Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez. Hernandez, a 21-yr old right hander, went the distance for the win while yielding only one hit - a dribbling single by ex-Dodger fat ass J. D. Drew. Leave it to Drew to spoil the party - we learned enough about that here the last few years.

Boston fans had to swallow a 3-0 loss, but at least enjoyed the sight of Matsuzaka dominating fellow countryman Ichiro Suzuki. Ichiro lead off the game with a comebacker to Dice-K who fielded it cleanly awash in a sea of flashbulbs. He ultimately went 0-for-5 with a strikeout.

Hernandez finished off his night with a little fistpump after striking out Kevin Youkilis. It was a dominating performance that outshadowed the hype of his opponent. You haven't heard the last of Felix Hernandez ...