The Pitch

Red Sox pitcher and Japanese phenom Daisuke Matsuzaka makes his first start at Fenway on Wednesday. It's amazing to see how important he is to Japanese popular culture. Hordes upon hordes of Japanese media personnel have descended upon Boston, scrutinizing every game, every pitch, practically every move this man makes. The popularity of the Boston Red Sox has taken on an international aspect and the benefits the team expects to derive from Dice-K's celebrity appears likely to offset the $100,000,000 they paid to secure his services. I think this could be yet another angle from which to look at my project. I think it would be interesting to look at a potential international significance for Fenway. Incidentally, all Matsuzaka's starts will be televised in Japan.