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Written by Rob Munstis
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Tuesday, 24 March 2009 07:45 |
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Japan beat Korea in dramatic fashion last night, winning their second consecutive WBC title. Ichiro lined a 2-run single in the 10th to give Japan the 5-3 victory, but it was Daisuke Matsuzaka that earned the WBC MVP award.
Matsuzaka went 3-0 with a 2.35 ERA through in the tournament and knocked team USA out of competition over the weekend. His 2009 line wasn't as impressive as the 3-0, 1.38 ERA line his posted in 2006, but overall, Matsuzaka is 6-0 with a 1.95 ERA in 27 2/3 innings along with 23 strikeouts and eight walks.
"I'm really thankful about the MVP," Matsuzaka said afterward. "I didn't think that it was going to be me at all. I felt that I was lucky, and I felt that it couldn't be compared to Mr. [Hisashi] Iwakuma, who pitched today. So I felt that Iwakuma would get the MVP myself."
Bottom Line: Matsuzaka looked great in the WBC and most fans would be excited to see one of their starters looking so sharp this early. But Tony Mazz is one man who thinks Matsuzaka is working too much, too early. Dice-K threw 98 pitches through 4 2/3 innings in the win over the U.S. and Tony seems convinced that Matsuzaka will feel the effects of the early workload in the second half of the MLB season...
I plan to prove him wrong tomorrow, so be sure to check back.
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