Bill:
The morning aftah Labah Day and a 7 game lead in the Division. Who knew how good such a thing could feel?
Doug:
Wait a second, didn't you get the memo? We are supposed to be rattling our Rosaries in perturbation because Matsuzaka has labored for the second straight outing.
Bill:
Jesus, don't these people having a melting ice cap or stranded polah bear to channel their innah Chicken Little ovah rathah than foment false hysteria about the best pitching staff in the Majahs?
Doug:
Seriously. We've been told from the beginning that Matsuzaka would be a work in progress all season. Just because it appeahs we are postseason bound doesn't change that.
Bill:
I know let me say it slowly so the Dice-K doubtahs can get it: transition.
Doug:
Absolutely. He's having a bettah first year in a "new" league than Beckett did last year in his.
Bill:
And Beckett only had to deal with the transition to facing the best-in-the-world hittahs of the AL and, as fah as I know, did not have to concurrently deal with a change in culture, language, food and diet, sleeping style, a disruption to his start/rest pitching routine, so on and so forth.
Doug:
Meanwhile, even if Matsuzaka's struggles get worse, I mean, holy shit, look at the rest of the staff?
Bill:
We've got the aforementioned Josh Beckett morphing nicely into the role of ace. We've got the studly of studliest closahs in all of baseball.
Doug:
Are you kidding me? Paps is so studly that every time he so much as scratches his balls 20 pink hats become impregnated.
Bill:
I know! Then there's Lestah coming back from frickin' cancah for crissakes, Wake being Wake, the unexpected non-batshit moments from Tavarez and, oh yeah, I forgot, the rookie Buchholz throwing a no-hittah in his second majah league staht evah!
Doug:
Yeah, so if you want me to feel "uneasy" about Matsuzaka, I say, go fuck yourself.
