Even though he last pitched for the Boston Red Sox on June 19, Daisuke Matsuzaka expressed confidence about his ability to return to the major leagues.
“I think I can stand on the mound with 100 percent confidence,” Matsuzaka said through an interpreter after allowing two solo home runs in 4 1/3 innings during a rehab start Friday night for the Pawtucket Red Sox against the Syracuse Chiefs. “I approached tonight’s start like it was a regular-season game. I felt close to how I pitch in the regular season.”
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Paul Byrd goes against Freddy Garcia; two pitchers both returning from the dead. Garcia held the Yankees to three runs in six innings last time out, so he may be rounding into form. The ChiSox certainly aren’t; they’re collapsing. A sweep would be nice; I still haven’t given up hope for the division title.
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New Poll Question:
Who should be Papelbon’s primary setup man?
- Daniel Bard: Closer of the future, setup man of present.
- Hideki Okajima: He’s done it since ‘07.
- Billy Wagner: Throws lefty, too filthy for words
It’s going to be a legitimate question heading into the playoffs. Who do you hand the ball to in the eighth?
As always, new poll is up to the right…vote away and argue it out in the comments. Previous poll after the jump…
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As we get later and later into September, the question inevitably crops up: Who is the Most Valuable Player?
In the American League, Joe Mauer all but has the award sewed up. A .367/.435/.612 line out of the catcher position tends to do that. There’s also been the inevitable Yankee calls: Mark Teixeira is unquestionably the MVNP according to a Yankees beat writer. Derek Jeter is in the mix… of course. MLB Network’s Victor Rojas yesterday gave props to Miguel Cabrera.
I ask: Where’s the Youk love? (I asked this of Rojas, who said that we’ll probably start hearing Youkilis’ name bandied about. You are. Right here.)
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