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Baby Dice-K Throws A No-No

Dan over at Red Sox Monster dug up this gem of a video from a no-hitter Daisuke Matsuzaka threw back in high school in the finals of the high school championship tournament. This is Dice-K at just 17 years old, pitching for Yokohama High School against Kyoto Seisho High School.

Wee little Dice-K is just too precious for words. I know you're not supposed to describe a ballplayer as "precious" - but he just is. He's rocking the high socks and the ballcap that is a size or two too big for his head... and it makes me just want to feed him some animal crackers and read him a bedtime story.

Comments (3)

[ joyosity ] says:
on November 2, 2007 7:55 AM

Awww, the best part is that he's already wearing a "Yankee Hater" cap!

[ Meg ] says:
on November 2, 2007 8:12 AM

Awwwwww. He seems so silly in interviews when he's happy...hopefully we get more of those next year, I really want him to do well for his own sake, not just the teams's. I saw him outside of Fenway once loading luggage into his Bentley by himself, it seemed kind of sad haha.

[ Liza ] says:
on November 2, 2007 2:49 PM

Oh my GOD. He is so adorable! And wow, look at his pitching form TEN YEARS AGO. Wow. I'm only a couple years younger than he is when that was made. He's so little! I hope he learns enough English soon to be able to give interviews and press conferences without a translator. He seems so silly and sweet.

Haha, I noticed the "Yankee Hater" thing too.

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