Kristen enjoyed last night's game, in particular, Matsuzaka's performance:

... Normally I find myself yelling at the TV, "You don't get candy for every extra pitch you throw, Daisuke!" as he proceeds to take an 0-2 count to 3-2 before either walking the guy or striking him out with a brilliant pitch that, for the love of all things small and furry, I can't figure out why he didn't use twenty minutes ago.

But last night seemed less irritating. I didn't even want to kill Julio Lugo. Well, no more than usual. ...

Jennifer Lord reports that she went downstairs this morning, her fifth-grade son was already there, eating cereal and watching Matsuzaka struggle as he got ready for a day of MCAS exams:

... [T]hese were his parting words this morning when I wished him luck.

"Don't worry mom," David said. "I'm more Big Papi than Dice-K on MCAS."

Japan Grown Masshole Wannabe discovers a tie between Dice-K and the Double D that goes far deeper than that Japanese sign out in right field.

Oga's on Rte. 9 in Natick? Beantown Bloggery has it on good authority - from a sushi-chef friend:

... How often does Daisuke eat there? I was told once a week. How often does his wife eat there? Once or twice a week. Daisuke's a pretty busy guy, so often times it's just his wife and a few of her friends. ...

The Sausage Cook, who cooks and sells sausages at Fenway, reports record sales during Monday's game - 340 sausages. But:

... They will live long in my memory as the most gluttonous and stingiest fans I've encountered. By contrast, on Tuesday night Sausage Cook grilled 240 sausages - and made double the tips! Who knew? ...

Marty just blurts it out: Dice-K sucks.

Amy, meanwhile, says the guy who really sucks is the guy sitting behind her and a friend at the game last night who drenched them with a cup full of spit, leafy remnants of chaw, and sunflower seed shells.

Papel-Blog defines it.

Coolvalley posts a bunch of photos of our new national treasure in action in Kansas City today (along with a photo of the Royals' mascot, which I was going to make fun of because it's weird looking, but then I remembered that our mascot is a fuzzy wall monster).

Beth proclaims: Dice-KKKKKKKKKK.

Nothing, of course, will ever top the 2004 Fenway Park ad.

Or the Dunkin' Donuts iced coffee:

Daisuke Time starts at 2:10 p.m.

"Japan runs on Dunkin'" by Brian Lewandowski (click on photo for more sizes).