From Peter Gammons’ ESPN Insider column:
Walking down Brookline Avenue outside Fenway Park on Tuesday night, one Red Sox player said virtually the same thing. “If there’s anyone who can turn this series around, it’s The Magic Man [Daisuke Matsuzaka],” the player said. He’s right, because Matsuzaka cranked out a two-seamer in Game 1 of the ALCS that made him look like the Japanese Greg Maddux.
“Get us to a seventh game with Jon Lester,” the player said, “and we’ll see what happens.” …
“No one can get them messed up better than Daisuke,” said the Red Sox player. “If that happens, we can still win.”